Coordinate Geometry Quiz

What is the coordinate of the origin in the Cartesian plane?

• (0, 1)

• (1, 0)

• (0, 0)

• (1, 1)

Which of the following points lies on the x-axis?

• (3, 2)

• (2, 0)

• (0, -1)

• (4, 3)

The point (2, -3) lies in which quadrant?

• First quadrant

• Second quadrant

• Third quadrant

• Fourth quadrant

What does the x-coordinate represent in a point (x, y)?

• The vertical position of the point

• The horizontal position of the point

• The distance from the origin

• None of the above

Which of the following points is on the y-axis?

• (5, 3)

• (0, -4)

• (-3, 0)

• (2, 4)

What is the coordinate of a point that lies 3 units to the right of the origin on the x-axis?

• (3, 0)

• (0, 3)

• (-3, 0)

• (0, -3)

If a point has coordinates (x, 0), where does it lie?

• On the y-axis

• On the x-axis

• In the first quadrant

• In the fourth quadrant

The point (-2, 3) lies in which quadrant?

• First quadrant

• Second quadrant

• Third quadrant

• Fourth quadrant

Which of these points is in the third quadrant?

• (1, 2)

• (-2, -3)

• (3, -1)

• (-1, 1)

The coordinates (0, -5) represent a point located:

• On the x-axis

• On the y-axis

• Above the origin

• Below the origin