Scatter Plots Quiz – Grade 8 (10 Questions)

Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers

Standards: 8.SP.A.1 · Level: Grade 8

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What this Reading Scatter Plots and Spotting Patterns quiz checks

• A scatter plot graphs two numerical variables as ordered pairs.
• Rising points mean positive association; falling points mean negative association.
• Points near a line show linear association; points along a curve show nonlinear association.
• A cluster is a group of nearby points; an outlier is far from the pattern.
• Association does not prove cause and effect.

The 10 questions of the quiz

1. What does a scatter plot show?
2. What is a positive association?
3. Which statement describes scatter plot A?
4. Which statement describes scatter plot B?
5. A point far away from the pattern of the other points is called…
6. Points on a scatter plot form two separate groups with a gap between them. What are these groups called?
7. Which pair of variables most likely has no association?
8. Which pair of variables most likely has a negative association?
9. What does a linear association mean?
10. Ice cream sales and sunburns both rise in summer. What does this tell us?

After the quiz

Missed a question? Reread the Reading Scatter Plots and Spotting Patterns lesson, then take the quiz again. Next, solve the Grade 8 worksheet on Reading Scatter Plots and Spotting Patterns, one star first, then two and three stars. Finally, take the chapter test under real conditions, without notes and with a timer.