Counting Forwards and Backwards with Whole Numbers and Negative Numbers Te rongopai T3 W4

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Part 1: Whole Numbers

Choose one correct answer for each question. You may use a number line to help you.

1. What number comes next? 24, 25, 26, 27, ____

A. 26

B. 28

C. 29

D. 30

2. What number comes next? 63, 62, 61, 60, ____

A. 59

B. 60

C. 61

D. 64

3. Count forwards in 5s: 15, 20, 25, 30, ____

A. 32

B. 34

C. 35

D. 40

4. Count backwards in 10s: 86, 76, 66, 56, ____

A. 46

B. 45

C. 44

D. 36

5. What number comes immediately before 400?

A. 399

B. 401

C. 390

D. 410

6. What number comes immediately after 999?

A. 998

B. 1,000

C. 1,001

D. 990

7. Count forwards in 3s: 7, 10, 13, 16, ____

A. 18

B. 19

C. 20

D. 21

8. Count backwards in 4s: 32, 28, 24, 20, ____

A. 18

B. 17

C. 16

D. 14

9. Which is a correct forwards sequence?

A. 12, 13, 15, 16

B. 41, 42, 43, 44

C. 90, 80, 70, 60

D. 5, 7, 9, 12

10. Which is a correct backwards sequence?

A. 100, 99, 98, 97

B. 25, 27, 29, 31

C. 64, 63, 61, 60

D. 8, 7, 5, 4

Part 2: Negative Numbers

Remember: on a number line, numbers become greater as you move right and smaller as you move left.

11. Start at −6 and count backwards by 1. Where do you land?

A. −5

B. −6

C. −7

D. 7

12. Start at −3 and count forwards by 1. Where do you land?

A. −4

B. −2

C. 0

D. 3

13. What number comes next? −10, −9, −8, −7, ____

A. −6

B. −8

C. 6

D. −17

14. What number comes next? −2, −3, −4, −5, ____

A. −4

B. −5

C. −6

D. 6

15. Start at −8 and count forwards by 3. Where do you land?

A. −11

B. −6

C. −5

D. −24

16. Start at 5 and count backwards by 3. Where do you land?

A. 8

B. 3

C. 2

D. −2

17. Which is greater: −9 or −4?

A. −9

B. −4

C. They are equal

D. Cannot determine

18. Which is the smallest: −2, 3, 0, or 5?

A. −2

B. 3

C. 0

D. 5

19. What number completes the sequence? −5, −3, −1, ____, 3

A. −2

B. 0

C. 1

D. 2

20. The temperature is −4°C and drops by 3 degrees. What is the new temperature?

A. −1°C

B. −3°C

C. −7°C

D. 7°C

Teacher Answer Key

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. A

6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

11. C 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. C

16. C 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C

Counting Whole Numbers and Negatives

Counting Forwards and Backwards with Whole Numbers and Negative Numbers Te rongopai T3 W4

Part 1: Whole Numbers

Part 2: Negative Numbers

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