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CBSE Class 6 · Computational Thinking · 2026-27

The Other Side of Zero: Worksheet

Skills: Abstraction, Algorithmic thinking, Pattern recognition. Circle the correct answer. Show your working in the space beside each question.

  1. A lift is on floor 3. It goes down 5 floors. Which floor is it on now? (Ground floor = 0.)
    • (a) −2
    • (b) 2
    • (c) −8
    • (d) 8
  2. What is −7 + 4?
    • (a) −11
    • (b) −3
    • (c) 3
    • (d) 11
  3. Which number is the smallest?
    • (a) −2
    • (b) 0
    • (c) −9
    • (d) 3
  4. The temperature is 5°C at noon and drops 8°C by night. What is the night temperature?
    • (a) 3°C
    • (b) −3°C
    • (c) −13°C
    • (d) 13°C
  5. What is 3 − (−4)?
    • (a) −1
    • (b) 1
    • (c) 7
    • (d) −7
  6. Each positive token is +1 and each negative token is −1; one of each cancels out. What is the value of 5 positive and 8 negative tokens?
    • (a) 3
    • (b) −3
    • (c) 13
    • (d) −13

Free interactive practice with hints and worked solutions: aikaschool.com/cbse/class-6/ct/the-other-side-of-zero

Answer key: The Other Side of Zero

  1. (a) −2 – The lift is on floor −2, two floors below ground.
  2. (b) −3 – So −7 + 4 = −3.
  3. (c) −9 – So −9 is the smallest.
  4. (b) −3°C – The night temperature is −3°C.
  5. (c) 7 – 3 + 4 = 7.
  6. (b) −3 – The value is −3.

Original practice questions by AI Ka School, mapped to the CBSE CT&AI handbook. Step-by-step solutions: aikaschool.com/cbse/class-6/ct/the-other-side-of-zero