6.2(B) Supporting: Identify a number, its opposite, and its absolute value.
STAAR Released Tests Questions
Easy
Low
1.
1
Which situation is best represented by the integer −14 ?
A
A grocery store clerk helps 14 times as many customers as another clerk.
B
A coach divides the players on his team into 14 equal groups.
C
A mail carrier delivers mail to 14 additional houses not on his normal mail route.
D
A carpenter shortens the length of a board by 14 inches.
Answer: D
Practice Questions
N/A
Medium
1.
1
Sue wrote down a
number. The absolute value of Sue's number and the opposite of her
number are equal, but her number and its opposite are not equal. Which
of these best describes Sue's number?
A
It is negative.
B
It is zero.
C
It is a fraction.
D
It is positive.
Answer: A
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Medium
2.
1
Let x be a negative number. Which of these best represents the absolute value of x?
A
0 − (−x)
B
0 − x
C
x − 0
D
x2
Answer: B
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High
3.
1
Which equation does not have the set of all numbers as its solution?
A
||x|| = |x|
B
|−x| = |x|
C
−(−x) = x
D
|−x| = −(−(−x))
Answer: D
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Medium
4.
1
Which number is the same in value as its opposite?
A
0, only
B
1, only
C
0 and 1
D
1 and −1
Answer: A
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Medium
5.
1
On the number line below, x and y represent numbers, and the distance d between x and 0 is the same as the distance between 0 and y.
Which of these is true?
A
y = x + d
B
|x| = d
C
|x + y| = 2d
D
x = y
Answer: B
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Medium
6.
1
On the number line below, x and y represent numbers, and the distance d between x and 0 is the same as the distance between 0 and y.
Which of these is true?
A
The opposite of y is −x.
B
y = −x
C
The opposite of x is −y.
D
y = x
Answer: B
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Medium
7.
1
Which of these does not describe the number 20?
A
It is the opposite of −(−(−20)).
B
It is the absolute value of 20.
C
It is the absolute value of −20.
D
It is the opposite of .
Answer: D
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Medium
8.
1
Which of these is the same as ?
A
B
C
D
Answer: A
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Medium
9.
1
Which of these is the opposite of ?
A
−7
B
C
−(−(−()))
D
7
Answer: C
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Medium
10.
1
Which of these is the opposite of ?
A
B
C
D
Answer: C
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Low
11.
1
What is the opposite of ?
Answer: 1 to 4
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Low
12.
1
Which pairs represent numbers that are the same distance from on a number line but on opposite sides of ?
A
and
B
and
C
and
D
and
Answer: C
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Low
13.
1
Select all the number lines on which the dots represent numbers that are opposites.
A
B
C
D
E
Answer: B
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Low
14.
1
Jennifer drew
one point at −3 on a number line, and another point at the opposite of
−3. How far apart are Jennifer's two points on the number line?
A
units
B
units
C
units
D
units
Answer: D
N/A
Low
15.
1
What number is its own opposite?
A
‒1
B
0
C
1
D
4
Answer: B
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Low
16.
1
What is the opposite of 0 written in simplest terms?
Answer: 0
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Low
17.
1
What is the opposite of −4 written in simplest terms?
Answer: 4
N/A
Medium
18.
1
What is the opposite of written in simplest terms?
Answer: 1 to 4
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Low
19.
1
What is the opposite of written in simplest terms?
Answer: 1 to 4
N/A
Low
20.
1
What is the opposite of written in simplest terms?
Answer: 1 to 4
Medium
Medium
21.
1
Which expression BEST represents the length of line segment AB on the number line below?
A
−8
B
2
C
−2
D
8
Answer: D
Easy
Low
22.
1
The opposite of −7 = _______ and |−7| = ________.
A
7
B
−7
Answer: A
Easy
Low
23.
1
The opposite of −62 = _______ and the |−62| = ________.
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