Understanding Positive & Negative Numbers Pretest

What number is the opposite of the opposite of 5?

• 5
• -5
• 1/5
• -1/5

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What can you say about the opposite of the opposite of a number?

• It is the reciprocal of the number you started with.
• It is the number you started with.
• It is the negative of the number.
• It is the positive of the number.

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

Which of the following completes the table?

• Feb:10, Mar: -5, Apr: 50, May: -25, June: -20
• Feb: -10, Mar: 5, Apr: -50, May: 25, June: 20
• Feb: 10, Mar: 5, Apr: 45, May: 25, June: -20

Which letters represent negative integers?

• b, d
• a, b, d
• a, c
• All are negative

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

Which of the following represent positive integers?

• a, c
• a, b, c
• b, d
• All are positive

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6C

If b and c are the same distance from 0, how can you describe them?

• opposites
• reciprocals
• positive
• integers

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What can you say about the sum of a number and its opposite?

• The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.
• The sum of a number and its opposite is always negative.
• The sum of a number and its opposite will always be the reciprocal of the number.
• The sum of a number and its opposite will be double the number.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1B