Position and Direction Quizzes for Year 4 Maths

Question 1

Which point is at (5, 3) on the grid?

Accepted Answer

(C) 5, 3

Answer

(A) 3, 5

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(B) 3, 2

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(D) 2, 3

Question 2

Which point is in the first quadrant of the grid?

Accepted Answer

(1, 2)

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(0, 3)

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(3, -1)

Answer

(-3, 1)

Question 3

A treasure map shows the location of the hidden treasure at coordinate (3, 4). To move the treasure 2 units to the right, which transformation is needed?

Accepted Answer

Move 2 units right

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Move 2 units up

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Move 2 units left

Question 4

Where is the coordinate (2, 3) located on a 2-D grid?

Accepted Answer

First quadrant

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Second quadrant

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Third quadrant

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Fourth quadrant

Question 5

When you fold a symmetrical shape in half along a vertical line, what happens to the x-coordinates of the points on the shape?

Accepted Answer

They stay the same.

Answer

They change.

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They disappear.

Question 6

In the coordinate (3, 5), what does the first number, '3', tell us about the position of the point on the grid?

Accepted Answer

It tells us the horizontal position of the point.

Answer

It tells us the vertical position of the point.

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It tells us the quadrant in which the point lies.

Question 7

Susie is standing at point (2, 3) on a grid. She takes 4 steps to the right, and then 2 steps up. Where is she now?

Accepted Answer

(6, 5)

Answer

(6, 3)

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(8, 5)

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(10, 5)

Question 8

On a city map, the Art Gallery is at (3, 4). If you walk 2 blocks right and 3 blocks up, where will you be on the grid?

Accepted Answer

(5, 7)

Answer

(1, 7)

Answer

(3, 1)

Question 9

A train travels from Station A at (2, 3) to Station B at (6, 7) on a grid map. Which path shows the train's journey?

Accepted Answer

A straight line from (2, 3) to (6, 7)

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A curved path from (2, 3) to (6, 7)

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A zigzag path from (2, 3) to (6, 7)

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The train does not move

Question 10

Where is the point with coordinates (3, 4) on the coordinate grid?

Accepted Answer

3 units right and 4 units up

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Top right corner

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Middle of the grid

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On the x-axis

Question 11

What are the coordinates of the point that is 3 units to the right of the origin and 2 units up?

Accepted Answer

(3, 2)

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(2, 3)

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(-3, 2)

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(3, -2)

Question 12

On a map, London is at the point (3, 5). To get from London to the point (8, 5), which direction should you move?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 13

On a grid in the first quadrant, point (4, 3) is marked. How many steps should you move right and up to reach point (6, 5)?

Accepted Answer

2 steps right and 2 steps up

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2 steps left and 2 steps down

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4 steps right

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4 steps up

Question 14

You're on a treasure hunt and the map shows the treasure chest is at coordinates (4, 6). You walk 2 blocks to the right and 3 blocks up. Which point on the grid will you reach?

Accepted Answer

(6, 9)

Answer

(2, 3)

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(8, 6)

Question 15

Which ordered pair represents the point that is 2 units to the right and 3 units up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(-2, -3)

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(3, 2)

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(-3, -2)

Question 16

What are the coordinates of the blue dot on the grid?

Accepted Answer

(1, 2)

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(2, 1)

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(2, 2)

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(1, 1)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a polygon?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Square

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Star

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Triangle

Question 18

How many units to the right of point B is point C?

Accepted Answer

3

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1

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2

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4

Question 19

Which ordered pair shows the point that is 2 squares to the right and 3 squares up from the origin?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(3, 2)

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(2, -3)

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(3, -2)

Question 20

Which of the following is a true statement about the point (4, 5)?

Accepted Answer

It is 4 squares to the right and 5 squares up from the origin.

Answer

It is located in the second quadrant.

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It has an x-coordinate of 5.

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It is below the horizontal line y = 4.

Question 21

A ship is located at the point (2, 7) on a grid map. It sails 4 squares to the right and then 2 squares down. What is the ordered pair representing the ship's new location?

Accepted Answer

(6, 5)

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(2, 5)

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(6, 9)

Answer

(2, 9)

Question 22

Which of the following is the best way to describe the position of the point (3, 0) on a 2-D grid?

Accepted Answer

On the x-axis, 3 squares to the right

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On the y-axis, 3 squares up

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At the origin

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In the first quadrant

Question 23

On a map, London is at (3, 5). To get to (8, 5), which way should you go?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 24

Where is the point (3, 2) located on a coordinate grid?

Accepted Answer

3 units to the right of the origin and 2 units up

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2 units to the right of the origin and 3 units up

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3 units to the left of the origin and 2 units down

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2 units to the left of the origin and 3 units down

Question 25

Which point is described as 2 units right and 5 units up?

Accepted Answer

(2, 5)

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(2, -5)

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(-2, 5)

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(-2, -5)

Question 26

A train travels 5 units north and 3 units east. What are its new coordinates?

Accepted Answer

(5, 3)

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(3, 5)

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(-5, 3)

Answer

(-3, 5)

Question 27

Which point is at position (2, 3)?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(2, 4)

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(3, 2)

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(3, 3)

Question 28

Which point on the grid is at (2, 3)?

Accepted Answer

C. Two squares to the right and three squares up from the bottom left corner

Answer

A. Top left corner

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B. Bottom right corner

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D. Three squares to the left and two squares down from the top right corner

Question 29

Which of these describes the position of point A on the grid below?

(Image of a grid with point A located at (3, 5))

Accepted Answer

A. Three squares to the right and five squares up from the bottom left corner

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B. Five squares to the right and three squares up from the bottom left corner

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C. Three squares to the left and five squares down from the top right corner

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D. Five squares to the left and three squares down from the top right corner

Question 30

A robot is moving on a grid. It starts at (1, 1) and moves 3 squares to the right and then 2 squares up. What are the coordinates of its new position?

Accepted Answer

A. (4, 3)

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B. (3, 4)

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C. (2, 3)

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D. (3, 2)

Question 31

A farmer has a rectangular field that is 5 squares long and 3 squares wide. What is the perimeter of the field?

Accepted Answer

C. 12 squares

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A. 8 squares

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B. 10 squares

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D. 15 squares

Question 32

The point (x, y) is 5 squares away from the origin along the x-axis. What is the possible value of y?

Accepted Answer

0

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1

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5

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Any value

Question 33

Which of the following transformations will move the point (2, 3) 2 squares to the right and 1 square up?

Accepted Answer

Translation: (+2, +1)

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Translation: (+1, +2)

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Reflection: y-axis

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Rotation: 90 degrees clockwise

Question 34

Which point on the grid is located at (2, 4)?

Accepted Answer

2 squares right and 4 squares up

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4 squares right and 2 squares up

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2 squares left and 4 squares down

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4 squares left and 2 squares down

Question 35

Which transformation will move the point (2, 3) to the point (4, 3) on the grid?

Accepted Answer

Translation 2 squares to the right

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Translation 2 squares to the left

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Reflection over the x-axis

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Rotation 90 degrees clockwise

Question 36

What is the perimeter of the triangle with vertices at (1, 2), (3, 4), and (5, 2)?

Accepted Answer

8 units

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6 units

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10 units

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12 units

Question 37

Which point is located at (3, 2)?

Accepted Answer

(3, 2)

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(1, 3)

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(2, 3)

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(4, 1)

Question 38

Which point is the origin?

Accepted Answer

(0, 0)

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(2, 0)

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(0, 2)

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(2, 2)

Question 39

Which point represents the top-right corner of a field that is 5 squares wide and 3 squares long on a grid map?

Accepted Answer

(5, 5)

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(3, 5)

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(5, 3)

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(3, 3)

Question 40

Which point is located in the fourth quadrant of the grid?

Accepted Answer

(-2, -1)

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(2, -1)

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(-2, 1)

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(2, 1)

Question 41

Which shape has exactly two points located on the y-axis?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 42

Which transformation maps the point (2, 2) to the point (-2, -2)?

Accepted Answer

Reflection across the y-axis

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Translation

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Reflection across the x-axis

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Rotation

Question 43

On a grid, the point with the coordinate (3, 5) is:

Accepted Answer

3 units to the right and 5 units up from the origin

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5 units to the right and 3 units up from the origin

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3 units to the left and 5 units down from the origin

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5 units to the left and 3 units down from the origin

Question 44

Which of the following represents the point that is 1 unit to the left and 2 units down from point (4, 5)?

Accepted Answer

(3, 3)

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(5, 3)

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(3, 7)

Answer

(5, 7)

Question 45

A shape has vertices at (2, 3), (5, 3), and (5, 6). What is the shape?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 46

Which of the following points is in the second quadrant of the grid?

Accepted Answer

(3, -4)

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(3, 4)

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(-3, 4)

Answer

(-3, -4)

Question 47

If point P is at (x, 5) and point Q is at (x + 3, 5), what is the horizontal distance between points P and Q?

Accepted Answer

3 units

Answer

0 units

Answer

5 units

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8 units

Question 48

Which of the following is the correct way to describe the movement from point (2, 4) to point (6, 4)?

Accepted Answer

4 units to the right

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4 units up

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4 units down

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4 units to the left

Question 49

The origin of a grid is the point where two lines cross. A point is located 2 squares right and 3 squares up from the origin. What are the coordinates of this point?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

Answer

(3, 2)

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(2, -3)

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(3, -2)

Question 50

On a grid, the point (4, 1) is:

Accepted Answer

4 squares right of the origin and 1 square up

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1 square right of the origin and 4 squares up

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4 squares left of the origin and 1 square down

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1 square left of the origin and 4 squares down

Question 51

What is the difference between the x-coordinates of the points (3, 2) and (7, 2)?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

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6

Answer

8

Question 52

A farmer has a rectangular field that is 5 squares wide and 7 squares long. What are the coordinates of the bottom-right corner of the field?

Accepted Answer

(5, 7)

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(7, 5)

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(5, -7)

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(7, -5)

Question 53

Which of these describes the movement from point (3, 2) to point (3, 5)?

Accepted Answer

3 squares up

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3 squares down

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2 squares right

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2 squares left

Question 54

From the starting point at the origin, move 2 squares to the right and 3 squares up. Where are you now?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(3, 2)

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(2, -3)

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(3, -2)

Question 55

In the ordered pair (2, 5), what is the x-coordinate?

Accepted Answer

2

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5

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-2

Answer

-5

Question 56

Which point is highest on the grid?

Accepted Answer

(5, 5)

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(1, 5)

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(5, 1)

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(1, 1)

Question 57

Which point is in the first quadrant of the coordinate grid?

Accepted Answer

(2, 3)

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(0, 0)

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(-1, 2)

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(3, -4)

Question 58

Which pair of coordinates represents the point that is directly to the right of (1, 1)?

Accepted Answer

(2, 1)

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(1, 0)

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(1, 2)

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(0, 1)

Question 59

Which transformation maps the triangle with vertices (1, 2), (3, 4), and (5, 2) onto itself?

Accepted Answer

180-degree rotation about the origin

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Reflection over the x-axis

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90-degree rotation about the origin

Question 60

Which statement about the coordinate grid is true?

Accepted Answer

The x-axis and y-axis are perpendicular to each other.

Answer

The x-axis and y-axis are parallel to each other.

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The x-axis is vertical and the y-axis is horizontal.

Question 61

On a grid, a robot starts at (2, 3). It moves 2 squares **higher** on the grid. What are the robot's new coordinates?

Accepted Answer

(2, 5)

Answer

(4, 3)

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(2, 1)

Answer

(4, 5)

Question 62

Which of the following coordinates is on the **horizontal** x-axis?

Accepted Answer

(5, 0)

Answer

(5, 5)

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(0, 5)

Answer

(1, 5)

Question 63

A treasure is buried at coordinates (8, 2) on a map grid. To get to the treasure from the starting point (0, 0), how many squares should you move to the **right** and how many squares **up**?

Accepted Answer

8 squares right, 2 squares up

Answer

2 squares right, 8 squares up

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8 squares left, 2 squares down

Question 64

A point is located 6 squares to the **right** of the starting point and 1 square **up**. What are the coordinates of this point?

Accepted Answer

(6, 1)

Answer

(0, 6)

Answer

(6, 0)

Answer

(1, 6)