Coordinate Adventures: Solving Grid Challenges

1. A treasure map shows a treasure located at point (3, 4). If you start at the origin (0, 0), how many units do you need to move right and up to reach the treasure?

• 2 units right and 5 units up

• 3 units right and 4 units up

• 3 units right and 3 units up

• 4 units right and 3 units up

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

2. A park is designed on a coordinate grid. The entrance is at point (1, 2) and the playground is at (4, 5). How far do you need to walk to get from the entrance to the playground?

• 2√2

• 3√2

• 5

• 3

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

3. If a bird flies from point (2, 3) to point (5, 3), how many units did it move horizontally?

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 2

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

4. A farmer has a field represented on a grid. The barn is at (6, 1) and the fence starts at (6, 5). How many units apart are the barn and the start of the fence?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 3

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

5. A delivery truck starts at point (0, 0) and needs to deliver a package to (3, 2). What are the coordinates of the point where the truck will turn to head towards the delivery point?

• (1, 1)

• (0, 3)

• (2, 2)

• (3, 0)

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

6. A school is located at (2, 3) and a library is at (5, 3). If a student walks from the school to the library, how many units does the student walk?

• 5 units

• 3 units

• 4 units

• 2 units

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

7. A zoo has a lion enclosure at (4, 6) and a tiger enclosure at (4, 2). How many units apart are the two enclosures vertically?

• 2 units

• 6 units

• 3 units

• 4 units

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

8. If you plot the points (1, 1), (1, 4), and (4, 1) on a grid, what shape do they form?

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Square

• Triangle

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

9. A cyclist starts at (0, 0) and rides to (3, 4). If they then ride to (3, 1), how many units did they move vertically after reaching (3, 4)?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 2

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

10. A map shows a restaurant at (2, 5) and a movie theater at (5, 5). If you walk from the restaurant to the movie theater, how many units do you travel?

• 2 units

• 3 units

• 4 units

• 5 units

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CCSS.6.G.A.3