Graphing on the Coordinate Plane Worksheet, 1 or 4 Quadrants

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Coordinates

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Write the coordinates of each point: the x number first, then the y number.

  1. 1.xy−10−10−8−8−6−6−4−4−2−22244668810100ABCDEF

    A ( )B ( )C ( )D ( )E ( )F ( )

Plot each point on the grid and write its letter beside it.

  1. 2.

    Plot A (−8, 3), B (−4, 3), C (2, −2), D (−1, 9), E (2, 3), F (−1, −10).

    xy−10−10−8−8−6−6−4−4−2−22244668810100

Sheet 98C3SF · Made at homeroomtools.com

Answer key: Coordinates

  1. 1.A (−5, 2), B (1, −9), C (−2, 2), D (8, 2), E (−6, 10), F (−4, −8)
  2. 2.A (−8, 3), B (−4, 3), C (2, −2), D (−1, 9), E (2, 3), F (−1, −10), plotted as shown.xy−10−10−8−8−6−6−4−4−2−22244668810100ABCDEF

Sheet 98C3SF · answer key · Made at homeroomtools.com

12 questions on one page, plus the answer key. Sheet 98C3SF.

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How coordinates are read

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Every grid is drawn with numbered axes and every point sits on a crossing of two grid lines, so each answer is a pair of whole numbers.

WordMeaning
Originthe point (0, 0), where the two axes cross
x-coordinatethe first number of the pair: how far along the x-axis, read across
y-coordinatethe second number of the pair: how far up the y-axis
Coordinate pairwritten (x, y), always across first and then up, so (3, 5) and (5, 3) are different points
Negative coordinateson a four-quadrant grid a negative x is left of the origin and a negative y is below it
Quadrantsthe four quarters the axes cut the grid into, numbered I to IV counterclockwise from the top right: I is (+, +), II is (−, +), III is (−, −) and IV is (+, −). A point on an axis is in no quadrant
Moving a pointa move right adds to x and a move left takes away from x; a move up adds to y and a move down takes away from y
Fourth corner of a rectangleit shares its x with one adjacent corner and its y with the other; for any parallelogram ABCD, D = A + C − B

Every sheet has a short code, printed at the foot of the sheet and of its answer key. A share link brings the same sheet back, figure for figure, so a key printed later still fits the copies you handed out.

How it works

This graphing on the coordinate plane worksheet opens with 12 questions on one page: 6 points to read and 6 ordered pairs to plot, on four quadrant grids from −10 to 10. The answer key prints on its own page.

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Six tasks, one grid

On the sheet lights Read the coordinates and Plot the points first. For a plotting points on a graph worksheet, leave only Plot the points lit. For a coordinate plane quadrants worksheet, light only Name the quadrant: students write I, II, III or IV, or the axis. Find the missing corner draws three corners of a rectangle, square or parallelogram. Move a point gives steps such as 1 unit left and 4 units up. Picture grid swaps letters for pictures.

Four grids, four lengths

Grid switches between First quadrant and Four quadrants; Axes run to picks 5 or 10. Questions sets 6, 12, 18 or 24. Reading and plotting fit one page at every count; a third task adds one.

  • Watch for a swapped pair: (−8, 3) plotted at (3, −8). The key draws every plotted point.
  • For graphing x and y axis worksheets with every line numbered, pick 5 under Axes run to.
  • Every full Name the quadrant grid has one point on an axis, such as (−5, 0): the answer is x-axis.

Questions and answers

Is there a plotting points on a coordinate plane worksheet PDF?

Yes, through your browser. Press Print or PDF and choose Save as PDF in the print window; there is no download button. Sheet and key become one file, fitted to Letter or A4, and share a 6 character code at the foot.

Is a Cartesian plane worksheet PDF any different?

No. Cartesian plane is another name for the coordinate plane, after René Descartes, so the sheets and the Save as PDF step are the same. The quadrants are numbered I to IV, counterclockwise from the upper right.

What grade is graphing on the coordinate plane?

Grades 5 and 6 in the Common Core. 5.G.1 defines the axes, origin and ordered pair, and 5.G.2 graphs points in the first quadrant; 6.NS.6 adds negative coordinates and 6.NS.8 all four quadrants. Every point is a pair of integers: no fractions or decimals.

Does it fit Year 4 or Year 6 in England?

For Year 4, set Grid to First quadrant: reading, plotting, moves and completing a polygon are tasks. Year 6 uses the opening four quadrant grid, but no task translates or reflects a shape: Move a point slides single points. Wording is American: slide and units.

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