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Identify parts of a Parabola

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Does this graph have a maximum or minimum?
a)
Minimum
b)
Maximum
2.
What is the equation for axis of symmetry?
a)
y=3
b)
x=3
c)
x=5
d)
x=1
3.
What is the green dot on the parabola called?
a)
maximum
b)
minumum
c)
roots
d)
zeros
4.
Does the quadratic have a max/min vertex, and does the parabola open up/down?
a)
max/ opens down
b)
min/ opens up
c)
max/ opens up
d)
min/ opens down
5.
The axis of symmetry line passes through which point?
a)
y-intercept
b)
any random point
c)
vertex
d)
symmetrical point for the vertex
6.
Which best describes the vertex of a parabola?
a)
Any point on the parabola.
b)
A point on the x-axis.
c)
The highest or lowest point of a parabola
d)
A point on the y-axis.
7.
What is the vertex?
a)
(4,-4)
b)
(2,0)
c)
(0,2)
d)
(6,0)
8.
The graph of a quadratic function is called a
a)
Parabola
b)
Vertex
c)
Axis of Symmetry 
d)
Vertex Form
9.
What is the axis of symmetry?
a)
the slope of the graph
b)
the dividing line for a parabola
c)
a way to spin my pencil
d)
the x-axis
10.
Identify the y-intercept
a)
(-1,9)
b)
(0,-8)
c)
(-4,0)
d)
(0,0)
11.
What is a Parabola?
a)
The graph of a quadratic function
b)
The graph of a linear function
c)
The graph of an absolute value function
d)
A boat
12.
What are the x- intercepts?
a)
x= 0 and x= -4
b)
x= 0 and x= 4
c)
y= 0
d)
x= 2
13.
.How many zeros does this parabola have? 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
0
d)
1
14.
What are the x-intercepts?
a)
0 and 2
b)
-4 and 0
c)
2 and 3
d)
0 and 4
15.
What divides the parabola into 2 perfect halves?
a)
Axis of Symmetry
b)
Vertex
c)
Axis of Doom
d)
x - intercept
16.
What is another word for ROOTS?
a)
Zeros
b)
y-intercept
c)
Maximum
d)
Vertex
17.

What is the vertex?

a)

(1, -3)

b)

(-1, 3)

c)

(3, -1)

d)

(-3, 1)

18.

What is the axis of symmetry?

a)

x = -1

b)

x = -2

c)

y = -1

d)

y = -2

19.
What is the vertex?
a)
(0, - 1)
b)
(0, 0.5)
c)
(-1, 0)
d)
(0.5, 0)
20.
Does this graph have a maximum or minimum value?
a)
maximum
b)
minimum
c)
neither
d)
both
21.

What are the x-intercepts of this graph?

a)

(0,3)

b)

(-3,0) and (-1,0)

c)

x = -2

d)

There are no x-intercepts.

22.
The axis of symmetry (line of symmetry) of this parabola is...
a)
y=4
b)
y=-4
c)
x=4
d)
x=-4