PRACTICE UNIT TEST - Integers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent 1.
Write the integer modelled by this set of tiles.
a. +7 b. –1 c. +3 d. +1
2. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent -1.
You have 10 black tiles. What tiles do you need to model 0?
a. 9 black b. 10 white c. 9 white d. 10 black
3. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent 1.
What sum does this set of tiles model? Write the addition equation.
a. (+4) + (+3) = +3 c. (+3) + (+4) = +7
b. (-4) + (+3) = –1 d. (-3) + (+4) = +1
4. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent -1.
What sum is modelled by 6 white tiles and 2 black tiles?
a. +7 b. +8 c. –4 d. +4
5. Add.
(-8) + (+12)
a. -20 b. +20 c. +4 d. 4
6. The temperature is 15°C and drops 8°C.
Write an addition equation to calculate the final temperature. What is the final temperature?
a. (+15) + (+8) = +9; 9°C c. (+8) + (+15) = +23; 23°C
b. (+8) + (-15) = –7; –7°C d. (+15) + (-8) = +7; 7°C
7. Let one black tile represent -1.
Write the subtraction equation modelled by this diagram.
a. (-14) - ( 6) = -8 c. (-14) - (–6) = +8
b. (+14) - (+6) = +8 d. (-14) - (+6) = -8
8. Bryan gets on an elevator at the 35th floor. The elevator goes down 17 floors then up 9 floors.
At what floor does it finally stop?
a. 9 b. 27 c. 61 d. 43
9. Rewrite using addition.
(+7) - (-6)
a. (+6) + (-7) b. (+7) + (+6) c. (+6) + (–1) d. (+7) + (-6)
10. Subtract.
a. –31 b. +25 c. –25 d. +31
Short Answer
11. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent -1.
a) How many zero pairs are in this set of tiles?
b) Write the integer modelled by this set of tiles.
12. Name all pairs of integers that have a sum of +2.
+3 +9
–6
–7 –1
+8
+11 –9
13. Write the addition equation modelled by the number line.
–3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
14. Write the opposite of each integer.
a) +9
b) –6
c) –256
15. Name all pairs of integers that have a difference of +2.
+3 –3
–6
–5 +5
–4
–10 –12
16. Write the subtraction equation modelled by the number line.
–13 –12 –11 –10 –9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3
17. Rewrite using addition to find each difference.
a) (–4) – (+5)
b) (–5) – (–6)
Problem
18. Let one white tile represent +1 and one black tile represent –1.
Each box contains the written number of black and white tiles. What is the integer represented by the tiles
in the 3 boxes combined?
3 black 6 black
2 white 7 white
9 black
3 white
19. Add.
(+6) + (–2) + (+8)
20. Find all sets of 3 integers that have a sum of -2.
–3 –6 –4
+1 +9 –3
–7 +4 +3
21. The table shows the scores for teams of students playing a series of board games.
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Team 1 –10 5 4
Team 2 –3 2 8
a) Determine the total score for each team.
b) Which team had the higher score?
22. Alicia owns a coffee shop. On Wednesday she made a loss of $11 and on Thursday a loss of $15. On Friday
she made a profit of $13 and on Saturday a profit of $14.
Did she make a profit or loss on the four days? Write an addition equation.
23. Which expression has the greater value?
Explain your reasoning.
a) (+7) – (–2)
b) (–7) – (+2)
24. Write the next 2 terms in each pattern.
a) –6, –12, –18, –24,...
b) –13, –17, –21, –25,...
c) –1, –4, –7, –10,...
Integers Practice Test – ANSWER KEY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. B
2. B
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. A
SHORT ANSWER
11. a.) 2 b.) -4
12. +3 and –1; –7 and +9; –6 and +8; +11 and –9
13. (+8) + (–3) = +5
14. a.) -9 b.) +6 c.) +256
15. +5 and +3; –3 and –5; –4 and –6; –10 and –12
16. (–3) – (+5) = –8
17. a.) (-4) + (-5) = -9 b.) (-5) + (+6) = (+1)
PROBLEM
18. –6
19. +12
20. –3, +4, –3; –4, +9, –7; +1, –6, +3
21. a.) Team 1: -1 and Team 3: 7 b.) Team 2
22. (–11) + (–15) + (+13) + (+14) = +1; She made a profit of $1.00
23. a.) (+7) – (-2) = 7 + 2 = 9 b.) (-7) – (-2) = -9; (+9) > (-9)
24. a.) -30, -36 b.) -29, -33 c.) -13, -16
