Anticipation Guide

Integers

 

Directions:  In the column labeled M, place a check next to any statement with which you agree.  After reading the text, compare you opinions about those statements with information in the text.

 

Me                Text           

 

_____        _____      1.  The sum of two integers is always greater than both of the numbers being added.

 

_____        _____      2.  It is possible to add two integers and get a sum less than zero.

 

_____        _____      3.  The sum of zero and any other integer is always the other integer.

 

_____        _____      4.  The product of two integers is always greater than both of the numbers being multiplied.

 

_____        _____      5.  The product of two positive integers is always positive.

 

_____        _____      6.  The product of two negative integers is always negative