Absolute value is the distance from numbers on a number line. The absolute value of -7 is 7 b/c it is 7 units from 0. The absolute value of 5 is 5 b/c it is 5 units from 0.
A negative number is a number that is negative. On a horizontal number line negative numbers are to the left.
A positive number is a number that is positive. On a horizontal number line positive numbers are to the right.
I don't understand the last paragraph though. Hope this helped :D
