Careful with Signs: Fluency & Practice
Mathematics
GCSE Higher
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focused on the importance of signs when substituting negative values into algebraic expressions. Designed to develop procedural accuracy and understanding of sign changes.
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Careful with Signs: Fluency & Practice
Subject: MathematicsGrade: GCSE Higher
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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Evaluate the expression 3 - (−5) + 2.
[2 marks]2.
Calculate the value of 2x - 5 when x = -3.
[2 marks]3.
Simplify: −4 + 6 − (−3).
[2 marks]4.
Substitute x = −2 into 5x + 7 and find the result.
[2 marks]5.
Evaluate the expression: (−3)^2 + (−4)^2.
[2 marks]6.
Two friends are at positions x = 4 and y = −6 on a number line. Find the distance between them.
[3 marks]7.
Evaluate 7 − (−2) + (−3) + 4.
[2 marks]8.
Solve for x: 4x − 3 = −5 when x is negative.
[3 marks]9.
Calculate the value of −(2 + 3) + 4.
[2 marks]10.
Construct an algebraic expression with a negative coefficient, substitute x = −4, and evaluate.
[3 marks]11.
Identify and correct the mistake in evaluating: 5 − (−3) = 8.
[3 marks]12.
Evaluate: −(−7) + 2 − (−4).
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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