← Below zero: money and temperature lesson New set →

Negative Numbers Worksheet for Kids

Maths tricks trick 23: Below zero: money and temperature · Set 356 · 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 night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −16 (b) 2 (c) 16 (d) 26
  2. 2.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 13 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 11 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 25
  3. 3.At sunset it was 2 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −13 (d) −3
  4. 4.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 35 (b) 25 (c) 1 (d) −25
  5. 5.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 17 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −18 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 18
  6. 6.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 14 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −3 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d) 25
  7. 7.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −15 (b) −5 (c) 15 (d) 7
  8. 8.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 19 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 23 (b) 15 (c) −15 (d) 25
  9. 9.At sunset it was −1 °C. By midnight it was 4 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 5 (b) −15 (c) 3 (d) −5
  10. 10.At night a hill town was −6 °C and a beach town was 34 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 28 (d) −40
  11. 11.A school club has ₹5 and pays a bill of ₹44. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 39 (b) −29 (c) −39 (d) 49
  12. 12.In the morning it was −12 °C. It got 9 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 3 (b) 7 (c) −3 (d) 21
  13. 13.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 1 (b) 11 (c) −9 (d) −1
  14. 14.At sunset it was 8 °C. By midnight it was 11 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 19 (b) −3 (c) 3 (d) 7
  15. 15.At night a hill town was −1 °C and a beach town was 9 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) −10
  16. 16.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 13 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −7 (b) 19 (c) 7 (d) 3
  17. 17.In the morning it was −6 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 0 (c) 10 (d) −10
  18. 18.A school club has ₹12 and pays a bill of ₹25. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 13 (b) −3 (c) −13 (d) 37
  19. 19.At sunset it was 6 °C. By midnight it was 5 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −9 (b) 11 (c) −1 (d) 1
  20. 20.A school club has ₹29 and pays a bill of ₹17. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) −12 (b) 22 (c) 46 (d) 12
  21. 21.In the morning it was −8 °C. It got 6 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 2 (c) −2 (d) 8
  22. 22.At night a hill town was −2 °C and a beach town was 29 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 41 (d) −31
  23. 23.At night a hill town was −8 °C and a beach town was 32 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −40 (b) 50 (c) 24 (d) 40
  24. 24.A school club has ₹33 and pays a bill of ₹55. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 22 (b) −12 (c) −22 (d) 88
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.At night a hill town was −5 °C and a beach town was 24 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 39 (b) 29 (c) 19 (d) −29
  27. 27.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 18 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 7 (b) 17 (c) −7 (d) 29
  28. 28.At night a hill town was −9 °C and a beach town was 13 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) −22 (d) 4
  29. 29.At night a hill town was −12 °C and a beach town was 31 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −43 (b) 19 (c) 53 (d) 43
  30. 30.In the morning it was −4 °C. It got 16 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −12 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 22
  31. 31.In the morning it was −1 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −16 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 16
  32. 32.At night a hill town was −11 °C and a beach town was 14 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) −25 (b) 25 (c) 35 (d) 3
  33. 33.At sunset it was 5 °C. By midnight it was 3 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) −2
  34. 34.A school club has ₹36 and pays a bill of ₹16. What is its balance now (₹)? (minus means it owes money) (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 52 (d) −20
  35. 35.In the morning it was −5 °C. It got 17 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 12 (b) 2 (c) −12 (d) 22
  36. 36.In the morning it was −2 °C. It got 20 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) 22 (b) −18 (c) 28 (d) 18
  37. 37.At sunset it was −4 °C. By midnight it was 10 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) 14 (b) 6 (c) −4 (d) −14
  38. 38.At night a hill town was −7 °C and a beach town was 21 °C. How many degrees warmer was the beach town? (a) 14 (b) −28 (c) 38 (d) 28
  39. 39.In the morning it was −11 °C. It got 5 degrees warmer. What is the temperature now (°C)? (a) −6 (b) 16 (c) 6 (d) 4
  40. 40.At sunset it was 10 °C. By midnight it was 6 degrees colder. What was it at midnight (°C)? (a) −4 (b) 4 (c) 14 (d) 16

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 1
  3. −3
  4. 25
  5. 18
  6. 3
  7. −15
  8. 15
  9. −5
  10. 40
  11. −39
  12. −3
  13. 1
  14. −3
  15. 10
  16. −7
  17. 0
  18. −13
  19. 1
  20. 12
  21. −2
  22. 31
  23. 40
  24. −22
  25. 1
  26. 29
  27. 7
  28. 22
  29. 43
  30. 12
  31. 16
  32. 25
  33. 2
  34. 20
  35. 12
  36. 18
  37. −14
  38. 28
  39. −6
  40. 4

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