KS2 Maths Quiz: Master Negative Numbers Adventure

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Maths Quiz - Negative Numbers (Year 6) (Questions)

In KS2 Maths, you'll learn about negative or minus numbers. In Year Six, it's important to feel comfortable counting up and down in negative numbers and filling in missing numbers in a sequence. You'll also tackle addition and subtraction problems with 2 and 3 figure negative numbers.

Negative numbers are whole numbers below zero. Think about temperatures – if it's colder than 0^oC, we say it's a minus temperature. Adding and subtracting with negatives can be tricky, but one trick is to rearrange the problem. For example:

14 - 8 = 6, so 6 - 14 = -8. It gets easier with practice!

Now, have some fun and test your skills with addition and subtraction of negative numbers in this quiz.

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Which is the largest of these numbers?

[ ]	2
[ ]	-35
[ ]	-3
[ ]	-14

Which of these is the lowest number?

[ ]	-1
[ ]	0
[ ]	-28
[ ]	-15

Which is the next number in the following sequence? 10, 5, 0, -5

[ ]	10
[ ]	-1
[ ]	-10
[ ]	-15

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	-1 < -58
[ ]	-23 < -1
[ ]	2 < -99
[ ]	-15 < -20

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	-33 > -3
[ ]	-29 > -28
[ ]	-7 > -17
[ ]	-44 > -34

Which are the missing numbers in this sequence? -33, -35, ___, -39, -41, ___?

[ ]	-36 and -43
[ ]	-37 and -42
[ ]	-37 and -43
[ ]	-37 and -40

The temperature is -15^o. If it falls 8^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	23^o
[ ]	-7^o
[ ]	-23^o
[ ]	7^o

The temperature is -28^o. If it rises 13^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	-41^o
[ ]	-15^o
[ ]	15^o
[ ]	41^o

The temperature is 6^o. If it falls 18^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	24^o
[ ]	-24^o
[ ]	-8^o
[ ]	-12^o

10.

The temperature is -13^o. If it rises 39^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	26^o
[ ]	39^o
[ ]	13^o
[ ]	-26^o

Maths Quiz - Negative Numbers (Year 6) (Answers)

Which is the largest of these numbers?

[x]	2
[ ]	-35
[ ]	-3
[ ]	-14

Even the lowest positive number is higher than all the negative numbers

Which of these is the lowest number?

[ ]	-1
[ ]	0
[x]	-28
[ ]	-15

Remember that the higher the negative number the less its value

Which is the next number in the following sequence? 10, 5, 0, -5

[ ]	10
[ ]	-1
[x]	-10
[ ]	-15

The numbers are decreasing by 5

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	-1 < -58
[x]	-23 < -1
[ ]	2 < -99
[ ]	-15 < -20

The symbol < means smaller than

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	-33 > -3
[ ]	-29 > -28
[x]	-7 > -17
[ ]	-44 > -34

The symbol > means greater than

Which are the missing numbers in this sequence? -33, -35, ___, -39, -41, ___?

[ ]	-36 and -43
[ ]	-37 and -42
[x]	-37 and -43
[ ]	-37 and -40

The numbers in this sequence are decreasing by 2 each time

The temperature is -15^o. If it falls 8^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	23^o
[ ]	-7^o
[x]	-23^o
[ ]	7^o

15 + 8 = 23 so -15 - 8 = -23

The temperature is -28^o. If it rises 13^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	-41^o
[x]	-15^o
[ ]	15^o
[ ]	41^o

28 - 13 = 15 so -28 + 13 = -15

The temperature is 6^o. If it falls 18^o what is the temperature now?

[ ]	24^o
[ ]	-24^o
[ ]	-8^o
[x]	-12^o

18 - 6 = 12 so 6 - 18 = -12

10.

The temperature is -13^o. If it rises 39^o what is the temperature now?

[x]	26^o
[ ]	39^o
[ ]	13^o
[ ]	-26^o

39 - 13 = 26 so -13 + 39 = 26