Lesson T2.4.1

T2.4.1 Coordinates in four quadrants Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which quadrant of the coordinate grid contains the point (-3, 4)?

    • Third quadrant (bottom left)
    • Fourth quadrant (bottom right)
    • Second quadrant (top left)
    • First quadrant (top right)
  2. In which quadrant is the point (5, -2)?

    • Second quadrant (top left)
    • Fourth quadrant (bottom right)
    • Third quadrant (bottom left)
    • First quadrant (top right)
  3. In which quadrant is the point (-6, -1)?

    • Fourth quadrant (bottom right)
    • Third quadrant (bottom left)
    • First quadrant (top right)
    • Second quadrant (top left)
  4. Which of these points lies on the x-axis?

    • (4, 4)
    • (0, 4)
    • (-4, 4)
    • (4, 0)
  5. Which of these points lies on the y-axis?

    • (-7, 0)
    • (-7, -7)
    • (7, 7)
    • (0, -7)
  6. The point (2, 3) is reflected in the x-axis. What are the coordinates of its image?

    • (3, 2)
    • (-2, 3)
    • (2, -3)
    • (-2, -3)
  7. The point (-1, 5) is reflected in the y-axis. What are the new coordinates?

    • (-1, -5)
    • (1, 5)
    • (-5, 1)
    • (5, -1)
  8. A rectangle has corners at (1, 1), (1, 4), (5, 4) and (5, 1). What is its area?

    • 12 square units
    • 14 square units
    • 7 square units
    • 20 square units
  9. A triangle has vertices (0, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 3). What is its area?

    • 3 square units
    • 12 square units
    • 6 square units
    • 7 square units
  10. Which of these points lies in the fourth quadrant?

    • (3, 5)
    • (-3, -5)
    • (-3, 5)
    • (3, -5)
  11. Point P is 3 units to the left of the y-axis and 5 units above the x-axis. What are its coordinates?

    • (-3, -5)
    • (-3, 5)
    • (-5, 3)
    • (3, 5)
  12. A square has vertices (-2, 2), (2, 2), (2, -2) and (-2, -2). What is the length of each side?

    • 4 units
    • 8 units
    • 2 units
    • 16 units
  13. What is the name of the point (0, 0) where the two axes cross?

    • The centroid
    • The turning point
    • The origin
    • The vertex
  14. The point (3, -4) is rotated 180 degrees about the origin. What are the new coordinates?

    • (-3, -4)
    • (4, 3)
    • (-3, 4)
    • (3, 4)
  15. The point (-4, 2) is moved 6 units to the right. What are its new coordinates?

    • (2, 2)
    • (-10, 2)
    • (2, -4)
    • (-4, 8)
  16. If a point is in the third quadrant, which statement is always true?

    • The y-coordinate is zero
    • Both coordinates are negative
    • The x-coordinate is positive
    • Both coordinates are positive
  17. Points A (-2, 5) and B (-2, -3) lie on the same vertical line. How far apart are they?

    • 3 units
    • 2 units
    • 5 units
    • 8 units
  18. Which point is in the second quadrant and lies on the line where y equals minus x?

    • (-3, 3)
    • (3, -3)
    • (3, 3)
    • (-3, -3)
  19. A triangle has vertices (-3, 1), (1, 1) and (-3, 6). What is its area?

    • 5 square units
    • 10 square units
    • 9 square units
    • 20 square units
  20. Which point is 4 units to the right of the y-axis and 2 units below the x-axis?

    • (4, 2)
    • (-4, 2)
    • (2, -4)
    • (4, -2)

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