6th Grade Integers and Rational Numbers on the Number Line Test with Point Values (PDF)

6th Grade math test: Integers and Rational Numbers on the Number Line – Maths PDF

This integers rationals test for 6th Grade covers integers and rational numbers on the number line (Common Core 6.NS.C.5, 6.NS.C.6a, 6.NS.C.6c), with a free PDF to print.

This 45-minute test has 9 questions worth 20 points. It covers integers in context, opposites, plotting rational numbers, and vertical number lines (Common Core 6.NS.C.5 and 6.NS.C.6). Show your work.

Time and points

About this test
  • Grade: Grade 6
  • Chapter: Integers and Rational Numbers on the Number Line
  • Standards: 6.NS.C.5, 6.NS.C.6a, 6.NS.C.6c
  • Time: 45 minutes
  • Total: 20 points

Integers rationals test: questions

Question 1 – Integers in context [2 pts]

  1. A submarine is 300 feet below the surface.
  2. Jamal earns $15 for mowing a lawn.

Question 2 – Opposites [2 pts]

  1. Find the opposite of \(-15\).
  2. Find the opposite of \(\frac{2}{5}\).
  3. Find the value of \(-(-6)\).

Question 3 – Name the points [2 pts]

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456MNP
Points M, N, and P.

Write the integer shown by each point.

Question 4 – Plot rational numbers [2 pts]

−3−2−10123
Number line.

Plot \(-2.5\) and \(1\frac{1}{2}\) on the number line.

Question 5 – Vertical number line [2 pts]

−8−6−4−202468HK
A thermometer in degrees Celsius.

Find the temperature at H. Then estimate the temperature at K.

Question 6 – Meaning of zero [2 pts]

In a football game, a team gains 7 yards on one play and loses 4 yards on the next. Write an integer for each play and tell what 0 would mean.

Question 7 – Which is farther left [2 pts]

Decide which number is farther to the left on a number line: \(-4\) or \(-9\). Explain.

Question 8 – Opposites on a line [3 pts]

−6−5−4−3−2−10123456RS
Points R and S.
  1. Write the number shown by each point. (1 point)
  2. Explain how the two numbers are related. (1 point)
  3. Write a real-world situation for R. (1 point)

Question 9 – Debt and savings [3 pts]

Priya owes her brother $12 (write an integer) and Noah has $12 saved (write an integer). Explain how the two integers are related and plot both on a number line from -15 to 15 with scale 5.

See the solutions: Integers and Rational Numbers on the Number Line test solutions

Key facts behind this integers rationals test

Key facts
  • Positive numbers are above zero or to the right; negative numbers are below zero or to the left.
  • Opposites are the same distance from 0 on opposite sides.
  • The opposite of the opposite of a number is the number itself.
  • Integers are whole numbers and their opposites; rational numbers include fractions and decimals.
  • A vertical number line, like a thermometer, puts positive numbers on top.

How to use this integers rationals test

Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.

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