Practice using the x-axis and y-axis to locate, name, and plot points in Quadrant I of the coordinate plane.
Read each problem carefully. Use the coordinate plane when needed. Remember that an ordered pair is written as (x, y), with x moving right and y moving up.
Practice reading and plotting ordered pairs
Math - Grade 4-5
- 1
On a coordinate plane, plot the point A(3, 5). Describe how to move from the origin to reach point A.
- 2
What ordered pair is shown by a point that is 6 units right of the origin and 2 units up?
- 3
Point B is located at (4, 7). What is the x-coordinate, and what is the y-coordinate?
- 4
Plot the points C(1, 4), D(5, 4), and E(5, 8). Which two points have the same y-coordinate?
- 5
A treasure is hidden at (8, 3). Write directions from the origin to the treasure.
- 6
Look at the points F(2, 6) and G(7, 6). How many units apart are they horizontally?
- 7
Which point is farther to the right: H(9, 1) or J(4, 8)? Explain your answer.
- 8
Which point is higher on the coordinate plane: K(6, 2) or L(3, 9)? Explain your answer.
- 9
A student plotted point M(5, 2) by moving 2 units right and 5 units up. What mistake did the student make?
- 10
Plot N(2, 3), P(2, 8), and Q(6, 3). Which two points have the same x-coordinate?
- 11
A garden map uses ordered pairs. The tomato plants are at (4, 4), the carrots are at (4, 7), and the peppers are at (8, 4). Which two garden spots are in the same vertical line?
- 12
Write the ordered pair for a point that is on the same horizontal line as (3, 5) and is 4 units to the right of it.
- 13
A point is plotted at (0, 6). Is this point in Quadrant I or on an axis? Explain your answer.
- 14
On a coordinate plane, connect the points (2, 2), (6, 2), (6, 5), and (2, 5), then connect back to (2, 2). What shape is formed?
- 15
Create your own point in Quadrant I with an x-coordinate greater than 3 and a y-coordinate less than 6. Write the ordered pair and explain why it works.