KS2 Year 6 Maths SATs Practice: Negative Numbers Booklet

Develop your students’ mastery of the number system with this focused 30-question practice booklet on Negative Numbers. Designed specifically for Year 6 pupils, this resource provides essential practice for navigating numbers below zero, a key component of the KS2 Mathematics curriculum.

This booklet guides students through a variety of contexts, including temperature, depth, and abstract sequences, ensuring they are prepared for both arithmetic and reasoning-style questions.

• 30 Targeted Questions: A progressive set of problems covering simple subtractions, number sequences, and multi-step temperature changes.
• Complete Mark Scheme: A detailed answer key for all 30 questions to support efficient teacher marking or student self-assessment.
• Practical Learning Aids: Dedicated “Working space/Number line space” boxes to encourage students to visualize their calculations—a proven strategy for avoiding errors with negative values.

• Basic Arithmetic: Solving calculations that result in negative answers (e.g., $5 - 8$).
• Temperature Contexts: Calculating new temperatures after rises and falls, and finding the difference between positive and negative readings.
• Sequences: Identifying and completing number sequences that cross through zero.
• Comparison & Ordering: Using symbols ($<$ and $>$) to compare negative values and ordering lists of temperatures from coldest to warmest.
• Real-World Scenarios: Applying knowledge to contexts such as sea level (depth), financial balances, and historical timelines.
• Inverse Operations: Determining starting numbers after a given increase or decrease.

• Exam Readiness: Includes a recommended 35-minute time limit to help students build the necessary speed and focus for formal assessments.
• Clear Formatting: Professionally laid out with clear instructions and a variety of question types (multiple choice, circling, and written answers).
• Versatile Utility: Ideal for intensive SATs revision, morning “maths mastery” sessions, or as a homework task to reinforce classroom learning.

Equip your Year 6 students with the confidence to handle negative numbers accurately with this “Assembly Academy” revision essential!