Interpreting negative numbers quiz

The Y5 Place Value Quiz 5 is designed to test Year 5 students on their understanding of counting forwards and backwards using positive and negative whole numbers, a skill which includes transitioning through zero. This quiz presents a series of questions that challenge students to apply their knowledge of place value and the number line to determine the resulting numbers after counting backwards from a given starting point, or to find the starting number when given an ending point and the number of steps counted backwards.

For example, one of the questions prompts students to begin at the number 14 and count back by 19 steps, which would land them at a negative number. Another question asks students to identify the starting number if they finished on -14 after counting back 6 steps. The quiz includes a variety of scenarios, some starting with positive numbers, others with zero, and even a case where students start with a positive number and count back by a negative amount, thus moving forward on the number line. The answers provided at the end of the quiz serve as a key for students or educators to check their work and ensure a solid understanding of the concepts involved.