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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.Point R has coordinates (3, −5). Point R is reflected in the line y = 2 to point S. Write down the coordinates of S.
(a)(3, 5)
(b)(−3, 9)
(c)(3, 9)
(d)(3, 7)
2.Work out the distance of the point (−6, 4) from the x-axis.
(a)10
(b)−6
(c)4
(d)6
3.Work out the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining (−3, 5) and (7, 9).
(a)(2, 7)
(b)(4, 14)
(c)(5, 2)
(d)(2, 9)
4.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)
5.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)
6.A line segment has one endpoint at (−6, 2) and its midpoint at (−1, 5). Work out the coordinates of the other endpoint.
(a)(−3.5, 3.5)
(b)(5, 3)
(c)(4, 5)
(d)(4, 8)
7.The point B has coordinates (−2, −2). In which quadrant is B?
(a)the fourth quadrant
(b)the second quadrant
(c)the first quadrant
(d)the third quadrant
8.Work out the coordinates of the point halfway between (−9, −2) and (−1, −2).
(a)(−10, −2)
(b)(−5, −2)
(c)(−4, −2)
(d)(5, −2)
9.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)
10.The point P has coordinates (0, 12). Write down the axis that P lies on and the y-coordinate of P.
(a)the y-axis, and 0
(b)the x-axis, and 0
(c)the x-axis, and 12
(d)the y-axis, and 12
11.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
12.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
13.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
14.Which of these points lies in the first quadrant?
(a)(−1, −4)
(b)(4, −1)
(c)(−2, 3)
(d)(3, 5)
15.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)

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