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Coordinates in all four quadrants worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions on "coordinates in all four quadrants" — DfE statement A8. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.

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Coordinates in all four quadrants worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · A8 · Coordinates in all four quadrants · 15 questions

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1.A triangle has vertices at (1, 1), (1, 5) and (6, 1). Work out the area of the triangle.
(a)20
(b)15
(c)5
(d)10
2.Point P has coordinates (5, 2). Point P is rotated 180° about the origin to point Q. Write down the coordinates of Q.
(a)(2, 5)
(b)(−5, −2)
(c)(−5, 2)
(d)(5, −2)
3.Work out the distance of the point (−6, 4) from the x-axis.
(a)10
(b)−6
(c)4
(d)6
4.Point P has coordinates (2, −5). P is reflected in the x-axis to point Q. Write down the coordinates of Q.
(a)(2, −5)
(b)(−2, 5)
(c)(2, 5)
(d)(−2, −5)
5.A point has coordinates (−6, 9). Work out the sum of the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate.
(a)15
(b)3
(c)−15
(d)−3
6.The point D has coordinates (3, −8). Write down the distance of D from the y-axis.
(a)8
(b)3
(c)11
(d)−8
7.Which of these points lies in the first quadrant?
(a)(−1, −4)
(b)(4, −1)
(c)(−2, 3)
(d)(3, 5)
8.The point (−4, 7) is moved 4 units to the right and 9 units down. Write down the coordinates of the point it reaches.
(a)(0, 16)
(b)(0, −2)
(c)(−8, −2)
(d)(5, 3)
9.The point A is at (5, −3). In which quadrant does A lie?
(a)the first quadrant
(b)the third quadrant
(c)the fourth quadrant
(d)the second quadrant
10.A park is drawn on a grid in which 1 unit represents 1 km. The car park is at the point (0, 0) and the lake is at the point (3, 5). Work out the direct distance, in km, from the car park to the lake, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)5.8
(b)4.0
(c)8.0
(d)34.0
11.In which quadrant does the point (−3, 0.5) lie?
(a)the second quadrant
(b)the fourth quadrant
(c)the third quadrant
(d)the first quadrant
12.On a map, where each grid unit represents 1 km, Ravi's house is at (−3, 4) and the library is at (6, 4). Work out the distance between Ravi's house and the library.
(a)9 km
(b)0 km
(c)−9 km
(d)3 km
13.The point C is 6 units to the right of the origin and 0 units up. Write down the coordinates of C.
(a)(6, 0)
(b)(0, 6)
(c)(0, 0)
(d)(7, 0)
14.ABCD is a parallelogram. A has coordinates (−3, 1), B has coordinates (2, 1) and C has coordinates (4, 4). Work out the coordinates of D.
(a)(1, 3)
(b)(−1, 3)
(c)(9, 4)
(d)(−1, 4)
15.Write down the coordinates of the point that is 4 units to the left of the origin and 7 units up.
(a)(−4, −7)
(b)(7, −4)
(c)(−4, 7)
(d)(4, 7)

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