• 48 questions

Number Line Quiz: Find the Point, Read the Number

Look at the drawn number line and tap an answer to see it marked at once, with the reason.

Which point is at 7?
A number line from 0 to 20 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.

Pick an answer, then press Check answer. Then you see Correct or Not quite, with the reason. Keys: A to D pick, Enter checks.

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Whole numbers 12

  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 20 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0, 50 and 100 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
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Whole numbers, continued

  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0, 50 and 100 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point S? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 20 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 7? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 20 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 10? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0, 50 and 100 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 14? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 20 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 15? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 70? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0, 50 and 100 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 85? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 100 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.

Negative numbers 12

  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, 0 and 10 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from −5 to 5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only −5, 0 and 5 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, 0 and 10 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, −5, 0, 5 and 10 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from −5 to 5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only −5, 0 and 5 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point S? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, −5, 0, 5 and 10 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 3? (Picture: A number line from −5 to 5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only −5, 0 and 5 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at −1? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, −5, 0, 5 and 10 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at −3? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, −5, 0, 5 and 10 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at −4? (Picture: A number line from −5 to 5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only −5, 0 and 5 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at −5? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, 0 and 10 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at −7? (Picture: A number line from −10 to 10 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only −10, −5, 0, 5 and 10 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.

Fractions and mixed numbers 12

  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 3 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 4 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 2 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 3 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 4 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point S? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 8 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 1/2? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 2 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 1 3/4? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 4 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 1 5/8? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 8 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 2/3? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 3 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 3/4? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 4 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 7/8? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 with each whole cut into 8 equal parts. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.

Decimals 12

  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point P? (Picture: A number line from 0.4 to 0.5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0.4 and 0.5 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point Q? (Picture: A number line from 0.4 to 0.5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0.4 and 0.5 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point R? (Picture: A number line from 0.4 to 0.5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0.4 and 0.5 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • What number is point S? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots P, Q, R and S sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 0.42? (Picture: A number line from 0.4 to 0.5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0.4 and 0.5 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 0.46? (Picture: A number line from 0.4 to 0.5 cut into 10 equal spaces. Only 0.4 and 0.5 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 0.5? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 0.7? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 1.2? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.
  • Which point is at 1.6? (Picture: A number line from 0 to 2 cut into 20 equal spaces. Only 0, 1 and 2 are written. Dots A, B, C and D sit on four of the marks.) Count the spaces on the drawn line.

How this list was compiled: Own work, written for this site on 2026-10-01. Every question stands over its own drawn number line with four lettered dots: half name a number and ask for its point (dots A to D), half name a point and ask for its number (dots P to S). Each picture is drawn from the same exact numbers as the answer; the value under every dot was then worked out a second time in whole numbers and fractions. No outside fact is used. Licence: own work: the questions and the pictures under /img/quiz/

How it works

This number line quiz draws a line with four lettered points over every question. Some questions name a number and ask for its point. The others name a point and ask for its number.

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Number line questions and answers in four topics

A set is 10 questions. The Start from menu under the question keeps the questions to one kind. Whole numbers has lines from 0 to 20 and from 0 to 100, where one space is 1, 5 or 10. Negative numbers has lines through zero, from −10 to 10 and from −5 to 5. Fractions and mixed numbers has lines from 0 to 2 cut into halves, thirds, fourths or eighths. Decimals has tenths from 0 to 2 and hundredths from 0.4 to 0.5.

Use it as a number line test

Each set ends with a score, such as 8 of 10 right. For more number line practice, Next 10 starts another set, and Missed, under More options, brings back the questions answered wrong.

  • Work out what one space is worth. On the 0 to 100 lines it is 5 or 10, not 1.
  • Count spaces, not marks. From 5 to 10 there are five spaces and six marks.

Questions and answers

What is a number line with letter points?

It is a number line where some marks carry a dot and a letter in place of a number. The task is to say which number each letter stands on, or which letter stands on a given number.

How do you find a number on a number line?

Find the written numbers on each side of the point and count the equal spaces between them to see what one space is worth. Then count spaces from the nearer written number.

Where do negative numbers go on a number line?

To the left of zero. −3 is three spaces to the left of zero, as far from zero as 3 is on the right. A number farther left is smaller, so −7 is less than −3.

How do you read decimals on a number line?

When the space from 0 to 1 is cut into ten equal spaces, each one is a tenth, 0.1. When the space from 0.4 to 0.5 is cut into ten, each one is a hundredth, 0.01, so the first mark after 0.4 is 0.41.

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