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EP.M107 Negative Numbers in Context

GL ASSESSMENT GL-11PLUS-MATHS · Calculators not allowed · about 55 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Which of these numbers is the smallest?
  • A) -3
  • B) 2
  • C) -7
  • D) 0
  • E) 5
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Calculate -5 + 3.
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
The temperature was -2 degrees Celsius in the early morning. By noon it fell by 5 degrees. Work out the temperature at noon.
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Aisha has £12 in her bank account. She withdraws £30. What is her new balance?
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
What is the difference between -4 and 6? (Give the distance between the numbers.)
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -2, -11, 3, 0, -1
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
7
The temperature in a town is -3 degrees. It rises by 9 degrees, then falls by 15 degrees. Work out the final temperature.
(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
8
Sam's bank balance is -£12.
(a)He pays in £20. What is his new balance?(1)
(b)He then withdraws £5. What is the balance now?(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
9
Calculate -3 - (-8).
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
What is the difference in temperature between -6 degrees and -14 degrees?
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
11
A weather station records -10 degrees. During the day it warms by 4 degrees and then by a further 7 degrees. What is the temperature at the end of the day?
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
12
A pond's temperature is reduced by 5 degrees and becomes -2 degrees. What was the temperature before the reduction?
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13
Which number is larger: -0.5 or -1.0?
  • A) -1.0
  • B) -0.5
  • C) they are equal
  • D) cannot be compared
  • E) 0
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
Order these numbers from smallest to largest: -1.2, -0.03, 0, 0.5, -0.99
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
15
Mia owes £4 and Noah has £7. What is their combined balance?
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
16
The highest recorded temperature one day was -2 degrees and the lowest was -9 degrees. What is the temperature range that day?
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
Complete the sequence: -3, -1, 1, 3, ____.
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
A car thermometer shows 5 degrees. It falls by 12 degrees, then rises by 6 degrees. Work out the final temperature.
(Total for Question 18 is 2 marks)
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