Positives and Negatives in Everyday Life

Which word(s) or situations suggest a positive change?

• Climbing up a mountain

• Borrowing money.

• Next Saturday

• 423 B.C.

Which word(s) or situations suggest a negative change?

• Taking out a loan.

• Using a credit card.

• Opening a savings account.

• Buying groceries.

What word(s) or phrases suggest a positive change?

• gaining weight

• getting taller

• Making a payment on a loan. (Remember, when you make a payment on a loan, it means you don't owe as much as you did.)

• Filling up the fuel tank.

Which word(s) or phrases suggest a negative change?

• A plane landing.

• A helicopter taking off.

• A plant growing

• Descending (climbing down) a hill.

Making 45 points better on your post-test than you did on your pre-test is an example of:

• positive change

• negative change

• no change

Running faster today than you did yesterday is an example of:

• positive change

• negative change

• no change

Would the year 2020 A.D., compared to the year 2020 B.C be considered:

• positive

• negative

• neutral

The word "advanced" is most closely associated with:

• positive change

• negative change

• no change

Which of these word(s) would be considered negative?

• debit (Having money taken from your account.)

• credit (Having money added to your account.)

Which of these word(s) or situations suggest a positive change?

• Learning how positive and negative integers work.

• Forgetting how positive and negative integers work.