Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Negative Numbers and Integers
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is a negative number? [1]
(A) A number less than zero
(B) A number greater than zero
(C) Zero itself
(D) A fraction only
2. How are negative numbers shown? [1]
(A) With a minus sign
(B) With a plus sign
(C) With no sign
(D) With a percentage sign
3. What do integers include? [1]
(A) Positives, negatives and zero
(B) Only positives
(C) Only negatives
(D) Only fractions
4. What can negative numbers represent? [1]
(A) Temperatures below zero
(B) Only positive amounts
(C) Only whole objects
(D) Nothing useful
5. What else can negative numbers represent? [1]
(A) Debt or money owed
(B) Only money saved
(C) Only time
(D) Only distance
6. Where are negative numbers on a number line? [1]
(A) To the left of zero
(B) To the right of zero
(C) Above zero
(D) Below the line entirely
7. Which is smaller, -5 or -2? [1]
(A) -5
(B) -2
(C) They are equal
(D) Neither is smaller
8. Why learn about negative numbers? [1]
(A) They help represent real-life values below zero
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is a negative number? [1]
(A) A number less than zero
(B) A number greater than zero
(C) Zero itself
(D) A fraction only
10. How are negative numbers shown? [1]
(A) With a minus sign
(B) With a plus sign
(C) With no sign
(D) With a percentage sign
11. What do integers include? [1]
(A) Positives, negatives and zero
(B) Only positives
(C) Only negatives
(D) Only fractions
12. What can negative numbers represent? [1]
(A) Temperatures below zero
(B) Only positive amounts
(C) Only whole objects
(D) Nothing useful
13. What else can negative numbers represent? [1]
(A) Debt or money owed
(B) Only money saved
(C) Only time
(D) Only distance
14. Where are negative numbers on a number line? [1]
(A) To the left of zero
(B) To the right of zero
(C) Above zero
(D) Below the line entirely
15. Which is smaller, -5 or -2? [1]
(A) -5
(B) -2
(C) They are equal
(D) Neither is smaller
16. Why learn about negative numbers? [1]
(A) They help represent real-life values below zero
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests