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Number Line Understanding Worksheet
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Number Line Understanding Worksheet
Use the marked points and equal spaces to read each number line. Show your jumps when you solve a subtraction problem.
Read and use number lines
1.What is one useful thing a number line shows?
- How numbers are ordered
- Which numbers are the prettiest
- How to spell number names
- How many letters are in a word
2.Choose every task a number line can help you do.
- Count forwards
- Count backwards
- Find the result of addition
- Find the result of subtraction
- Name a colour
3.Fill in the three missing numbers. Each tick mark increases by 1.
4.The marked point is halfway from 10 to 20. What number is it?
Place numbers and solve
5.Place dots at 4, 11 and 18 on the number line. Which number is greatest?
6.Draw a number line from 0 to 20. Mark 6, 13 and 19. Which marked number is closest to 10?
7.Start at 16 and jump backwards 8 spaces. What number do you land on?
8.Use the number line to work out 14 − 5. Show five backward jumps.
9.Work out 18 − 9 by counting backwards on a number line. Write the number you reach.
10.Write a subtraction fact that has an answer of 7 and can be shown on a number line from 0 to 20.
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