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Numbers on a number line

Mathematics · Addition & Subtraction · ages 7-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A dot sits on the mark 7. How many jumps of 1 reach the mark 10?

    Answer: ______________

  2. Which number sits halfway between 0 and 10?

    • 4
    • 5
    • 6
    • 15

  3. Which direction do bigger numbers go on a number line?

    012345678910
    • Left
    • Right
    • It doesn't matter

  4. Subtracting on a number line means you jump forward.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Start at 46. Jump 30 forward. Where do you land?

    Answer: ______________

  6. A number line shows 20, 25, 30, ?, 40. What number is missing?

    202530?40
    • 30
    • 35
    • 45

  7. Start at 38. Jump 20 forward, then 7 forward. Where do you land?

    • 55
    • 75
    • 65
    • 58

  8. Olga says 38 + 27 = 55 because she jumped 10 then 7. Is Olga right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Zara jumped forward from 26 to 61 to show an addition. What number did she add?

    • 25
    • 35
    • 45

  10. Start at 100. Jump 45 back. Where do you land?

    Answer: ______________

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  1. 3 · From 7 to 10 is 3 jumps of 1.
  2. 5 · Five sits exactly in the middle of 0 and 10.
  3. Right · Numbers grow bigger as you move to the right on the line.
  4. False · Subtracting means jumping backward, toward smaller numbers.
  5. 76 · Forty-six plus 30 is 76.
  6. 35 · Each spot is 5 more than the last, so the missing number is 35.
  7. 65 · Thirty-eight plus 20 is 58, plus 7 more is 65.
  8. False · Olga is wrong. Jumping 20 then 7 from 38 lands on 65, not 55.
  9. 35 · The distance from 26 to 61 is 35, so she added 35.
  10. 55 · One hundred back 45 is 55.
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