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BSU 5: Coordinate Geometry

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Point (0 , -5) lies ______

a)

On the x-axis

b)

At the origin

c)

On the y-axis

d)

Fourth quadrant

2.
In the ordered pair (4,9), which number is the y-coordinate?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
neither
d)
both
3.

What is the coordinates of point C?

a)

(0,6)

b)

(-4,3)

c)

(-8,0)

d)

(-6,-6)

4.

Which axis runs horizontally (side to side)?

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

5.

When the line is upward sloping, the gradient is ___________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

d)

Undefined

6.
How do you write an ordered pair?
a)
(X,X)
b)
(Y,X)
c)
(X,Y)
d)
(Y,Y)
7.

When the line is upward sloping, the gradient is ____________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

d)

Undefined

8.

When the line is a horizontal (flat), the gradient is _____________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Zero

d)

Undefined

9.

Which line is parallel to y-axis?

a)

AB

b)

CD

10.

What is the gradient of the line WV?

a)

4

b)

1/4

c)

0

d)

undefined

11.

We can choose any two points on a line to find its gradient.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When two lines are parallel, they have the same gradient.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The equation of a straight line is in the form of _________________ .

a)

y = mx + mc

b)

y = mx

c)

y = mx + c

d)

Diagram

14.

In y = mx + c, what does 'm' represent?

a)

Marshmallow

b)

the value of x

c)

the value of marks

d)

the slope of a line (gradient)

15.

What gradient is represented here

a)

Positive

b)

negative

c)

undefined

d)

zero

16.

Slopes of perpendicular lines are...

a)

negative reciprocals

b)

opposites

c)

identical

d)

reciprocals

17.

What slope is parallel to:

m = 4

a)

4

b)

-1/4

c)

-4

d)

1/4

18.
y = 6x + 2
y = -6x + 2
These lines are...
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Neither
19.

A line is parallel to y = 5x - 7.


What is it's slope?

a)

-5

b)

1/5

c)

-1/5

d)

5

20.

What slope is perpendicular to:

m = 4

a)

4

b)

-1/4

c)

-4

d)

1/4

21.

y = 5/7 x + 2

y = 5/7 x - 30


These lines are ___

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Invisible

d)

Neither

22.
Name the quadrant in which the point (-2 , 3) lies 
a)
I QUADRANT
b)
II QUADRANT
c)
III QUADRANT
d)
IV QUADRANT
23.
a)
(3, 0)
b)
(0, 3)
c)
(0 , -3)
d)
(-3, 0)
24.

What are the coordinates of N?

a)

(7,6)

b)

(5,5)

c)

(6,6)

d)

(7,7)

25.

The ordered pair (0,0) is also known as the ___.

a)

y-axis

b)

x-axis

c)

origin

d)

home

26.

How would you plot point (7,2) correctly on the coordinate grid?

a)

Begin at the origin. Go up 7 units and to the right 2 units.

b)

Begin at the origin. Go up 2 units and to the right 7 units.

c)

Begin at the origin. Go to the right 2 units and up 7 units.

d)

Begin at the origin. Go to the right 7 units and up 2 units.

27.
What is the ordered pair?
a)
(8, 2)
b)
(2,7)
c)
(2,8)
d)
(8,3)
28.
Where would you plot (1,-5)?
a)
quadrant 1
b)
quadrant 2
c)
quadrant 3
d)
quadrant 4
29.

y = mx + c, where m =  ΔxΔy\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta y}  For this table of values

a)

 \Delta x = 2

b)

 \Delta x = -2

c)

 \Delta x = 3

d)

 \Delta x = 4

30.
What is the slope of this equation? 
y = 3x - 4 
a)
3
b)
-4
c)
3x
d)
4
31.

Which graph has an undefined slope?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.
At what rate did the rain fall?
a)
2 cm per hour
b)
1/4 cm per hour
c)
1/2 cm per hour
d)
4 cm per hour
33.
How many quadrants are in a coordinate plane?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
34.

What is the distance between points C and D?

a)

3 units

b)

4 units

c)

5 units

d)

6 units

35.
If you start at (0,0) and you run 2miles East and 4miles North. What plot would you be at on a coordinate grid?
a)
(2,4)
b)
(-4,2)
c)
(4,2)
d)
(-2,4)