This Year 7 negative numbers test lasts 45 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 11-12, and the full answers are on a separate page.
- β±οΈ Duration : 45 min
- π― Total : 20 marks
- β 5 questions
Question 1 β Negative numbers
Work out each answer.
- \(-7+12\) (1 mark)
- \(-5-(-9)\) (1 mark)
- \(-6\times7\) (1 mark)
- \(-56\div(-8)\) (1 mark)
Question 2 β Factors and multiples
(a) Write down all the factors of 30. (2 marks)
(b) Find the HCF of 30 and 45. (1 mark)
(c) Find the LCM of 6 and 8. (1 mark)Question 3 β Prime numbers
(a) Write 72 as a product of prime factors, in index form. (2 marks)
(b) List the prime numbers between 20 and 40. (1 mark)
(c) Explain why 57 is not a prime number. (1 mark)Question 4 β Problem: the winter weather
The table shows the lowest temperature recorded in five towns on one night in January.
Town Lowest temperature (Β°C) Aberdeen -4 Leeds -1 Cardiff 2 Inverness -9 Belfast 0 - Which town was the coldest? (1 mark)
- What is the difference between the coldest and the warmest town? (1 mark)
- The next night the temperature in Leeds falls by 6 degrees. What is the new temperature? (1 mark)
- The temperature in Aberdeen rises by 7 degrees by noon. Is it above or below freezing point? (1 mark)
Question 5 β Problem: the sports day relay
On sports day, red team runners finish a lap every 12 seconds and blue team runners finish a lap every 18 seconds. They cross the starting line together at the start of the race.
- Find the LCM of 12 and 18. (2 marks)
- After how many seconds do they next cross the line together? How many laps has each team run by then? (2 marks)
How to use this Year 7 negative numbers test
First, revise with the negative numbers, factors, multiples and primes lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 45 minutes. After that, mark your work with the negative numbers, factors, multiples and primes test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.
Finally, you can download this Year 7 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.


















