L2-1 Read, write, order and compare positive and negative numbers of any size Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Which is the smallest number: -12, -3, 0 or 5?

   • -3
   • 5
   • 0
   • -12

2. Which integer is larger, -7 or -2?

   • they are equal
   • -2
   • -7
   • cannot tell

3. How is negative four thousand and twelve written in figures?

   • -4012
   • -40012
   • -4120
   • 4012

4. The temperature is -4 °C and rises by 9 degrees. What is the new temperature?

   • -13 °C
   • -5 °C
   • 5 °C
   • 13 °C

5. Put these in order from smallest: 2, -8, -15 and 0.

   • -8, -15, 0, 2
   • -15, -8, 0, 2
   • 2, 0, -8, -15
   • -15, 0, -8, 2

6. What number is 6 less than 0?

   • -6
   • 0.6
   • 6
   • -60

7. How is seventy thousand written as a negative number?

   • -7 000
   • -70 000
   • 70 000
   • -700 000

8. Which symbol correctly completes this statement: -9 ___ -3?

   • ≥
   • >
   • <
   • =

9. A bank balance is -£35 and £50 is paid in. What is the new balance?

   • -£85
   • -£15
   • £15
   • £85

10. Heights are measured from ground level. A basement is at -3 m and a floor is at 12 m. How far apart are they?

    • 15 m
    • -15 m
    • 9 m
    • 12 m

11. Which is the largest: -0.5, -0.05, -5 or -0.55?

    • -0.5
    • -0.05
    • -5
    • -0.55

12. Which phrase correctly describes negative two degrees Celsius (-2 °C)?

    • Zero degrees
    • Two below zero
    • Two above zero
    • Minus twenty

13. How many integers lie strictly between -3 and 2?

    • 4
    • 3
    • 6
    • 5

14. Where is -4.5 located compared with -4 on a number line?

    • at the origin
    • above zero
    • to the right
    • to the left

15. Temperatures are -6, -11, 3 and -2. What is the difference between the highest and lowest?

    • 8
    • 9
    • 14
    • -14

16. A submarine at -120 m rises 45 m. What is its new depth?

    • -75 m
    • 75 m
    • -165 m
    • 165 m

17. Work out -8 minus (-3).

    • 5
    • -11
    • -5
    • 11

18. Order from largest to smallest: -1.2, -1.02 and -1.5.

    • -1.02, -1.5, -1.2
    • -1.2, -1.02, -1.5
    • -1.02, -1.2, -1.5
    • -1.5, -1.2, -1.02

19. Which number lies between -2.5 and -2.25?

    • -2.75
    • -2.1
    • -2.4
    • -2.6

20. Which value is greater, -(-7) or -(7)?

    • -(7)
    • zero
    • -(-7)
    • they are equal

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