Interpret sets of negative and positive numbers in a range of contexts | Maths

Starter quiz

Tick all of the options where the numbers are arranged in ascending order.
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ✓
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
- 3, 9, 52, 106 ✓
- 106, 52, 9, 3
- −1, 0, 1 ✓
Tick all of the negative values.
- −1 ✓
- 0
- 1
- 0.5
- −0.5 ✓
Match the parts of the thermometer with their descriptions.
- a
  
  ⇔
  
  positive ✓
- b
  
  ⇔
  
  neither positive nor negative ✓
- c
  
  ⇔
  
  negative ✓
Which positive temperature is the same distance from zero as −20℃? ______℃
- '20' ✓
What number is exactly halfway between −7 and −6?
- There is no number in between −7 and −6.
- −7.5
- −6.5 ✓
- −6.25
- −7.25
Match the pairs of numbers with their correct differences.
- 18 and 34
  
  ⇔
  
  16 ✓
- 31 and 16
  
  ⇔
  
  15 ✓
- −2 and −20
  
  ⇔
  
  18 ✓
- −18 and −1
  
  ⇔
  
  17 ✓