Year 4 negative numbers test to download as PDF

This Year 4 negative numbers test lasts 40 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 8-9, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 40 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Reading and ordering
Look at these numbers: 3, −4, 0, −9, 6, −1.
1. Write the numbers in order, smallest first. (2 marks)
2. Which is the largest negative number? (1 mark)
3. Write < or > in the box: −5 [ ] −8. (1 mark)
Question 2 – Counting through zero
Use the number line to help you.
1. Start at 5 and count back 8. Where do you land? (1 mark)
2. Start at −6 and count up 9. Where do you land? (1 mark)
3. Write the next two numbers in the sequence 6, 3, 0, −3, … (2 marks)
Question 3 – Thermometer
The thermometer shows the temperature one night. Later, the temperature falls by 5 degrees.
1. What temperature does the thermometer show? (1 mark)
2. What is the temperature after it falls by 5 degrees? (1 mark)
3. How many degrees is it below freezing now? (1 mark)
4. What is the difference between the original temperature and 4 °C? (1 mark)
Question 4 – City temperatures
The table shows the temperature in four cities at midday.
City Temperature
Oslo −8 °C
London 3 °C
Moscow −12 °C
Madrid 9 °C
1. Which city was the coldest? (1 mark)
2. What is the difference between London and Oslo? (2 marks)
3. By midnight the temperature in London has fallen by 6 degrees. What is it? (1 mark)
Question 5 – The long day
At 6 am the temperature in a village is −4 °C. By 10 am it has risen by 5 degrees. By 2 pm it has risen by 3 more degrees. Then it falls by 7 degrees by 10 pm.
1. What is the temperature at 10 am? (1 mark)
2. What is the temperature at 2 pm? (1 mark)
3. What is the temperature at 10 pm? (1 mark)
4. What is the difference between the warmest and the coldest temperature of the day? (1 mark)

City	Temperature
Oslo	−8 °C
London	3 °C
Moscow	−12 °C
Madrid	9 °C

How to use this Year 4 negative numbers test

First, revise with the negative numbers lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 40 minutes. After that, mark your work with the negative numbers test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 4 negative numbers test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.