Coordinate Plane Study Guide

​Coordinate Plane Study Guide

By Kathleen Clerc

Follow along with the slides to fill in your study guide. Then answer the practice questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

How many quadrants are in a coordinate plane?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

The __ - axis is vertical in the coordinate plane.

• X
• Y
• Z
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

The __ - axis is the horizontal axis of the coordinate plane.  

• X
• Y
• Z
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

How do you correctly write an ordered pair?

• (y,x)
• (x,y)
• (0,0)
• (yy,x)

Multiple Choice

What are the coordinates for the origin on a coordinate plane?

• (0)
• (1,1)
• (0,0)
• (0,1)

Multiple Choice

In which quadrant is the following point?

(-3, -12)

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant II

• Quadrant III

• Quadrant IV

Multiple Choice

Name the quadrant where POINT C is located. 

• Quadrant I
• Quadrant II
• Quadrant III
• Quadrant IV

Multiple Choice

Which Quadrant is highighted yellow?

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant II

• Quadrant III

• Quadrant IV

Multiple Choice

Which quadrant contains the point named by (2, 5)?

• Quadrant I
• Quadrant II
• Quadrant III
• Quadrant IV

Multiple Choice

What is the ordered pair for point A?

• ( 2, 0)
• ( 0 , 2)
• (0, -2)
• (-2,0)

Multiple Choice

Which point would be on the x-axis

• (0, -4)

• (-4, 0)

Multiple Choice

Which point is in the y-axis?

• (9, 0)

• (0, 9)

Multiple Choice

Points G, H, and I are plotted on the coordinate grid.  How many units are between points G and H?

• 9 units
• 14 units
• 13 units
• 12 units

Multiple Choice

What is the distance between points (-7, 8) and (2, 8)?

• 4 units
• 5 units
• 3 units
• 9 units

Multiple Choice

What is the distance between points (3, -5) and (3, -8)?

• 1 unit
• 2 units
• 3 units
• 4 units

Multiple Choice

Find the distance between the two ordered pairs.

• -5

• 9

• 15

• 5

Multiple Choice

Ordered pair (-4, -4) would lead you to which plot point?

• H

• L

• I

• K

Multiple Choice

What letter is at the ordered pair (0, 3)?

• A
• M
• R
• L

Multiple Choice

What are the coordinates of point H?

• (-4, 2)

• (4, -2)

• (-2, 4)

• (4, 4)

Multiple Choice

What is the ordered pair of point L?

• (4, 4)

• (4, 2)

• (-4, -4)

• (2, -4)

Graphing

Plot the following points.

(2 ,4)

( 3 , -5)

(0 -8)

( -4, 6)

Multiple Choice

The rectangle shown has coordinates (3, 2), (-2, 2), (-2, -1), (3, -1)
What is the length of the longest side of the rectangle?

• 4 units
• 5 units
  5 units
• 6 units
• 8 units

Multiple Choice

What is the area (length x width or count all the boxes inside) of the shape?

• 35 units squared
• 24 units squared
• not enough information
• 22 units squared

Multiple Choice

What is the length of the shortest side of the rectangle?

• 3 units
• 4 units
• 9 units
• 2 units