Grade: Grade 5 Subject: Mathematics Unit: Coordinate Plane Lesson: 6 of 6 SAT: Algebra ACT: Math

Coordinate Plane Unit Quiz

Test your understanding of the coordinate plane!

Instructions

Answer each question, then click "Show Answer" to check your work.

Quiz Questions

Question 1

What are the coordinates of the origin?
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Answer: (0, 0)

The origin is where the x-axis and y-axis meet.

Question 2

To plot (4, 7), which direction do you move first?
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Answer: Right 4 units (horizontal)

Always move along the x-axis first (right or left), then along the y-axis (up or down).

Question 3

A point is 5 units right and 3 units up from the origin. What are its coordinates?
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Answer: (5, 3)

X-coordinate (horizontal) = 5, Y-coordinate (vertical) = 3

Question 4

Which axis is horizontal: x-axis or y-axis?
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Answer: x-axis

The x-axis runs horizontally (left to right). The y-axis runs vertically (up and down).

Question 5

What is the y-coordinate of the point (8, 2)?
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Answer: 2

In the ordered pair (x, y), the second number is the y-coordinate.

Question 6

If you plot points (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), what pattern do they form?
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Answer: A diagonal line going up and to the right

When x and y are always equal, the points form a diagonal line through the origin.

Question 7

Point A is at (3, 6) and Point B is at (3, 2). How far apart are they?
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Answer: 4 units

They have the same x-coordinate, so find the difference in y: 6 - 2 = 4 units.

Question 8

A point is on the x-axis at x = 7. What are its full coordinates?
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Answer: (7, 0)

Points on the x-axis always have a y-coordinate of 0.

Question 9

Start at (2, 3). Move right 4 and up 2. What are the new coordinates?
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Answer: (6, 5)

New x = 2 + 4 = 6. New y = 3 + 2 = 5.

Question 10

Are (4, 9) and (9, 4) the same point?
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Answer: No

(4, 9) is at right 4, up 9. (9, 4) is at right 9, up 4. Different locations!

How Did You Do?

9-10 correct: Excellent! You've mastered the coordinate plane!

7-8 correct: Great job! Review any topics you missed.

5-6 correct: Good effort! Consider reviewing earlier lessons.

Below 5: Keep practicing! Go back through the unit.

Unit Summary

Ordered Pairs

(x, y) - x first, then y

Origin

The center point (0, 0)

X-Axis

Horizontal line

Y-Axis

Vertical line

Congratulations!

You've completed the Coordinate Plane unit!