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Zero Pairs Practice Worksheet

Grade 3 Math worksheet to practice understanding and identifying zero pairs using integers.

Grade 3 Math Number SenseZero Pairs
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NBT.A.2

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Zero Pairs Practice

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Remember that a zero pair is a positive number and a negative number that add up to zero (e.g., +1 and -1).

1. Which of the following is a zero pair?

a

+5 and +5

b

-3 and -3

c

+2 and -2

d

+4 and -5

2. If you have +7, what number would make a zero pair with it?

a

+7

b

-7

c

0

d

-1

3. A zero pair is made of a positive number and a   number.

4. When you add a zero pair together, the sum is  .

5. The numbers +6 and -6 form a zero pair.

T

True

F

False

6. The numbers +10 and +10 form a zero pair.

T

True

F

False

7. Explain in your own words what a zero pair is.

8. Draw a number line and show how +3 and -3 form a zero pair.

-5-3-10135

Draw an arrow from +3 to -3 to show they cancel each other out.

Match each number with its zero pair.

9. +1

 

a. -8

10. -4

 

b. +4

11. +8

 

c. -1

12. Imagine you have 5 red chips (representing -1 each) and 3 blue chips (representing +1 each). How many zero pairs can you make? What is the total value of all the chips?