Card Sorting Activity Integers: Always, Sometimes, Never

ALWAYS SOMETIMES NEVER

A positive integer is greater than a

negative integer.

The sum of two positive integers is

positive.

The sum of two negative integers is

positive.

The sum of an integer and its opposite

equals zero.

The product of a positive integer and its opposite is zero.

The product of two negative integers is

negative.

The sum of a positive integer and negative integer is a negative

integer.

The absolute value of a positive integer plus the absolute value of

the opposite of the integer equals zero.

The product of two negative integers is

less than the product of two positive

integers.

The product of three negative integers is

negative.

Whole numbers are integers.

The more digits an integer has, the

larger is its value.

The difference between two

negative integers is negative.

The square of an integer is greater than that integer.

The difference between two positive

integers is positive.

If you subtract a positive integer from a negative integer,

the difference is negative.

When you multiply an integer by 10, the

product will be greater than 10.

If you subtract a negative integer from a positive integer, the

difference will be positive.

ANSWER KEY A positive integer is

greater than a negative integer.

ALWAYS

The sum of two positive integers is

positive. ALWAYS

The sum of two negative integers is

positive. NEVER

The sum of an integer and its opposite

equals zero. ALWAYS

The product of a positive integer and its opposite is zero.

NEVER

The product of two negative integers is

negative. NEVER

The sum of a positive integer and negative integer is a negative

integer. SOMETIMES

The absolute value of a positive integer plus the absolute value of

the opposite of the integer equals zero.

NEVER

The product of two negative integers is

less than the product of two positive

integers. SOMETIMES

The product of three negative integers is

negative. ALWAYS

Whole numbers are integers. ALWAYS

The more digits an integer has, the

larger is its value. SOMETIMES

The difference between two

negative integers is negative.

SOMETIMES

The square of an integer is greater than that integer.

SOMETIMES

The difference between two positive

integers is positive. SOMETIMES

If you subtract a positive integer from a negative integer,

the difference is negative. ALWAYS

When you multiply an integer by 10, the

product will be greater than 10.

SOMETIMES

If you subtract a negative integer from a positive integer, the

difference will be positive. ALWAYS