Coordinate Plane Graphing Quiz

Grade 6 · Math · Quiz

Test your knowledge of plotting points, identifying quadrants, and reading ordered pairs.

Questions

1. The point (2, −6) is in which quadrant?

   1. Quadrant I
   2. Quadrant II
   3. Quadrant III
   4. Quadrant IV
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   Answer: Quadrant IV

   Quadrant IV: positive x, negative y; (2, −6) has x = 2 and y = −6

2. Which point is located at the origin?

   1. (1, 0)
   2. (0, 0)
   3. (0, 1)
   4. (1, 1)
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   Answer: (0, 0)

   The origin is always (0, 0)

3. Starting at the origin, you move 4 units left and 3 units up. What ordered pair describes this point?

   1. (4, 3)
   2. (−4, 3)
   3. (3, −4)
   4. (4, −3)
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   Answer: (−4, 3)

   Left = negative x, up = positive y → (−4, 3)

4. A point has coordinates (−5, −2). Which quadrant is it in?

   1. Quadrant I
   2. Quadrant II
   3. Quadrant III
   4. Quadrant IV
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   Answer: Quadrant III

   Quadrant III has both negative coordinates; (−5, −2) qualifies

5. Which ordered pair lies on the y-axis?

   1. (3, 5)
   2. (0, −4)
   3. (2, 0)
   4. (−3, −3)
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   Answer: (0, −4)

   Points on the y-axis have x = 0; (0, −4) has x = 0

6. Point A is at (6, 3) and Point B is at (6, −3). What is the distance between them?

   1. 3 units
   2. 6 units
   3. 9 units
   4. 12 units
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   Answer: 6 units

   Both points share x = 6; the y-values are 3 and −3, which differ by |3 − (−3)| = 6 units

7. All points in Quadrant III have a negative x-coordinate and a negative y-coordinate.

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   Answer: True

   Quadrant III is defined as the region where both x and y are negative

8. The x-coordinate tells you how far to move ___ or right from the origin.

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   Answer: left

   A negative x-coordinate means moving left; a positive x-coordinate means moving right

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