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Celeste International School

Grade 4 · Worksheet

Addition and subtraction

Positive & negative numbers

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20
  1. 1.

    What is 1 − 6?

  2. 2.

    Calculate −4 + 2.

  3. 3.

    Calculate 2 − 6.

  4. 4.

    Calculate −1 + 3.

  5. 5.

    What is 5 less than 2?

  6. 6.

    What is 4 more than −3?

  7. 7.

    The temperature is 2 °C and falls 5 degrees. What is the new temperature, in °C?

    °C
  8. 8.

    The temperature is −3 °C and rises 8 degrees. What is the new temperature, in °C?

    °C
  9. 9.

    Which of these numbers is the smallest?

    1. A−5
    2. B−2
    3. C0
    4. D3
  10. 10.

    What is a negative number?

    1. AA number that is less than zero
    2. BA number that is greater than zero
    3. CThe number zero
    4. DAny number with a decimal point
  11. 11.

    Put these numbers in order, from smallest to largest.

    Write the order (smallest to largest) in the boxes:

    • ?3
    • ?-5
    • ?0
    • ?-2
  12. 12.

    −3 is smaller than −5.

    True False
  13. 13.

    Calculate (-5) − 8.

  14. 14.

    Calculate 2 + 4.

  15. 15.

    Calculate (-4) − 7.

  16. 16.

    Calculate (-4) − 6.

  17. 17.

    Calculate 4 + 5.

  18. 18.

    Calculate 5 − 7.

  19. 19.

    Calculate 8 − 4.

  20. 20.

    Calculate (-5) + 11.

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Answer key

Addition and subtraction — Positive & negative numbers

  1. 1.-5
  2. 2.-2
  3. 3.-4
  4. 4.2
  5. 5.-3
  6. 6.1
  7. 7.-3 °C
  8. 8.5 °C
  9. 9.A. −5
  10. 10.A. A number that is less than zero
  11. 11.-5, -2, 0, 3
  12. 12.False
  13. 13.-13
  14. 14.6
  15. 15.-11
  16. 16.-10
  17. 17.9
  18. 18.-2
  19. 19.4
  20. 20.6