Review of the Coordinate Plane

This lecture series reviews the basic concepts related to graphing points on the Cartesian coordinate plane and associated terminology.

Points on the coordinate plane - Questions

1. For which points is the y-coordinate greater than 0?

Choose all answers that apply:

A. Point A

B. Point B

C. Point C

D. Point D


2. Use the following coordinate plane to write the ordered pair for each point.

Point Ordered Pair
A ( _____. _____ )
B ( _____. _____ )
C ( _____. _____ )


3. Drag the dots to plot \left(7 \frac{1}{2},-2\right),(-3,7), (2,0).


4. Which ordered pair is not graphed below?

Choose 1 answer:

A.  (6, 5 )

B.  (5, -6 )

C.  (-6, 6 )

D.  (6, -5 )


5. For which points is the y-coordinate greater than -3?

Choose all answers that apply:

A. Point A

B. Point B

C. Point C

D. Point D


6. Use the following coordinate plane to write the ordered pair for each point.


Point Ordered Pair
A ( _____. _____ )
B ( _____. _____ )
C ( _____. _____ )


7. Drag the dots to plot \left(0,8 \frac{1}{2}\right),(-4,-9) , and (-6,5).