L1-2 Recognise and use positive and negative numbers Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 1

The 20 questions

1. Which is smaller, -7 or -3?

   • -3
   • 3
   • -7
   • 7

2. A temperature of -4 °C rises by 6 °C. What is the new temperature?

   • -2 °C
   • -10 °C
   • 2 °C
   • 10 °C

3. Which temperature is the coldest?

   • -3 °C
   • 0 °C
   • -12 °C
   • 5 °C

4. Put these in ascending order: -2, 4, -9, 0.

   • -9, 0, -2, 4
   • -2, -9, 0, 4
   • 4, 0, -2, -9
   • -9, -2, 0, 4

5. What is 3 + (-8)?

   • 11
   • -5
   • -11
   • 5

6. What is 2 - 9?

   • -11
   • 11
   • -7
   • 7

7. A bank account is overdrawn by £45. £60 is paid in. What is the new balance?

   • -£15
   • £15
   • £105
   • -£105

8. What are the numbers to the left of zero on a number line called?

   • negative numbers
   • prime numbers
   • square numbers
   • positive numbers

9. A lift starts in basement level -2 and goes up 5 floors. Which floor is it on?

   • 3
   • -7
   • 7
   • -3

10. What is the value of -(-6)?

    • -6
    • -12
    • 0
    • 6

11. A temperature falls from 3 °C to -5 °C. By how many degrees does it fall?

    • 2 °C
    • 8 °C
    • 15 °C
    • -8 °C

12. Which is greater, -15 or -20?

    • -20
    • -15
    • Cannot be compared
    • They are equal

13. What is 9 + (-9)?

    • 0
    • -18
    • 18
    • 1

14. A diver is 35 m below the surface. How far must the diver rise to reach the surface?

    • 0 m
    • -35 m
    • 70 m
    • 35 m

15. What is -4 × -3?

    • 7
    • 12
    • -12
    • -7

16. What is -12 ÷ 3 + 5?

    • 1
    • -1
    • 9
    • -9

17. A shop's profit is -£250 in month 1, +£400 in month 2 and -£180 in month 3. What is the total?

    • £30
    • -£830
    • -£30
    • £150

18. Which statement is true?

    • -2 is greater than -6
    • -6 is equal to -2
    • -2 is less than -6
    • -6 is greater than -2

19. A lift travels from floor -3 up to floor 4. How many floors does it go up?

    • 1
    • 12
    • -7
    • 7

20. Find the mean of -2, 1, -5 and 4.

    • -1.5
    • -2
    • 0.5
    • -0.5

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