Coordinate Grid Basics Quiz

What is the vertical number line on a coordinate grid called?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

• quadrant

What is the first number in an ordered pair of numbers called?

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• origin

• quadrant

What is the point where the horizontal axis intersects the vertical axis called?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

• quadrant

Which statements about the points on this coordinate grid are true?

• Statement III only

• Statements I and II only

• Statements I and III only

• Statement II only

Which answer choice best describes the x-coordinate in an ordered pair?

• The horizontal line composed of the set of points that all have a y-coordinate of 0

• The first number in an ordered pair that determines the movement left or right from the origin on a coordinate grid

• The second number in an ordered pair that determines the movement up or down from the origin on a coordinate grid

• The intersection of two lines on a coordinate grid

Which statement is NOT true about a coordinate grid?

• The vertical number line is the y-axis.

• In a coordinate grid, the x-axis and the y-axis are perpendicular to each other.

• The x-coordinate is the second number in an ordered pair.

• The origin is the intersection of the x-axis and the y-axis.

What are the coordinates of the point where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane?

• (5, 5)

• (5, 0)

• (0, 5)

• (0, 0)

A student graphs a point that is represented by the ordered pair (3, 0). In this ordered pair, what does the number 3 indicate?

• The point is 3 units above 0 on the x-axis.

• The point is 3 units above 0 on the y-axis.

• The point is 3 units to the right of 0 on the y-axis.

• The point is 3 units to the right of 0 on the x-axis.

Carmella plotted the ordered pair (1, 3) on a coordinate grid by moving 1 unit up and 3 units left from the origin. Which statement is true?

• Carmella plotted both the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate incorrectly.

• Carmella plotted the x-coordinate incorrectly and the y-coordinate correctly.

• Carmella plotted the x-coordinate correctly and the y-coordinate incorrectly.

• Carmella plotted both the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate correctly.

Starting at the origin, which movement should Yvonne do first to find the location of the ordered pair (3, 7) on the grid?

• Move right along the x-axis to 3

• Move up along the y-axis to 3

• Move right along the y-axis to 7

• Move up along the x-axis to 7