Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Guided Practice • Work with your teacher or a partner. Discuss the model or strategy, then complete each problem.

Sample questions

1. On the vertical number line, mark 2 and −(2). Explain which is higher.
2. A student says the opposite of -1.5 is always negative. Correct this rule and give the opposite of -1.5.
3. Mark −3 and its opposite on the number line. Explain how their distances from 0 compare.
4. Plot 2, 0 and -2. Describe the distances between each nonzero point and zero without performing signed-number arithmetic.
5. Plot 0.5, 0 and -0.5. Describe the distances between each nonzero point and zero without performing signed-number arithmetic.
6. Mark -3 and its opposite. Explain why the opposite of the opposite returns to -3.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.NS.C.6a,c. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

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