← Below zero: money and temperature lesson New set →

Negative Numbers Worksheet for Kids

Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 272 · 40 questions
TalentJR

The trick (Cross zero): Warmer or more money: move up the number line. Colder or spending: move down. Crossing zero: count the steps to 0 first, then the steps left over. The gap between a number below zero and one above zero: add the two distances from 0.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.At sunset it was 4 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 18 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  2. 2.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 7 (d) 1
  3. 3.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −5 (b) −25 (c) 15 (d) −15
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 28 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) −40 (d) 50
  5. 5.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 14 (c) 8 (d) 2
  6. 6.A school club has ₹30 and pays a bill of ₹54. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 24 (b) 84 (c) −14 (d) −24
  7. 7.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 3 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) −6
  8. 8.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 4 (b) −4 (c) 14 (d) 22
  9. 9.In the morning it was −10 °C. It got 4 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 14 (c) 6 (d) 4
  10. 10.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) −2 (d) 8
  11. 11.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 7 (c) 19 (d) 3
  12. 12.A school club has ₹7 and pays a bill of ₹14. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 7 (b) −7 (c) 3 (d) 21
  13. 13.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) −12 (d) 12
  14. 14.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 1 (d) −11
  15. 15.At sunset it was 0 °C. By midnight it was 12 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 (d) −22
  16. 16.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 21 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  17. 17.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 14 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) −4 (d) 24
  18. 18.In the morning it was −9 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 15 (b) 3 (c) 7 (d) −3
  19. 19.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) −40 (c) 18 (d) 50
  20. 20.At night a hill town was −4 °C and a beach town was 26 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −30 (b) 22 (c) 40 (d) 30
  21. 21.At sunset it was −5 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 15 (b) −5 (c) 5 (d) −15
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 23 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) −28
  23. 23.A school club has ₹14 and pays a bill of ₹11. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 25
  24. 24.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 4 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  25. 25.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 10 (b) −22 (c) 32 (d) 22
  26. 26.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 2 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) −2
  27. 27.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 18 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −27 (b) 9 (c) 37 (d) 27
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 10 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) −19 (d) 1
  29. 29.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 9 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −8 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) 10
  30. 30.In the morning it was −3 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −10 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 20
  31. 31.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 16 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 26 (b) 6 (c) −26 (d) 36
  32. 32.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 20 (b) −8 (c) 8 (d) 18
  33. 33.A school club has ₹25 and pays a bill of ₹37. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 12 (b) −12 (c) −2 (d) 62
  34. 34.A school club has ₹40 and pays a bill of ₹59. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 19 (b) 99 (c) −19 (d) −9
  35. 35.At sunset it was 1 °C. By midnight it was 15 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 16 (b) −4 (c) −14 (d) 14
  36. 36.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 33 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 21 (b) −45 (c) 55 (d) 45
  37. 37.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 8 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 14
  38. 38.A school club has ₹11 and pays a bill of ₹22. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −1 (b) 11 (c) 33 (d) −11
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 12 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) 23 (d) −1
  40. 40.At night a hill town was −10 °C and a beach town was 7 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −3 (b) −17 (c) 27 (d) 17

Answer key

  1. −10
  2. 1
  3. −15
  4. 40
  5. −8
  6. −24
  7. −6
  8. 4
  9. −6
  10. −2
  11. −7
  12. −7
  13. 12
  14. −11
  15. −12
  16. −3
  17. −4
  18. −3
  19. 40
  20. 30
  21. −15
  22. 28
  23. 3
  24. 28
  25. 22
  26. 2
  27. 27
  28. 19
  29. −8
  30. 10
  31. 26
  32. 8
  33. −12
  34. −19
  35. −14
  36. 45
  37. −2
  38. −11
  39. 1
  40. 17

Free maths tricks lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-tricks