← Back to the Coordinate Plane test
Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers
Standards: 6.NS.C.6b, 6.NS.C.6c, 6.NS.C.8, 6.G.A.3 · Level: Grade 6
Question 1 Quadrant or axis (2 points)
(a) Both coordinates are negative: Quadrant III.
(b) The x-coordinate is 0: the y-axis.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 2 Reflecting a point (2 points)
(a) The y-coordinate changes sign: (−9, −2).
(b) The x-coordinate changes sign: (9, 2).
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 3 Reading a graph (2 points)
(a) P(−2, 4) and R(5, −3).
(b) P has − and +: Quadrant II. R has + and −: Quadrant IV.
Scoring: 1 point per part; both points must be right to earn the point.
Question 4 Distances (2 points)
(a) y matches; the x-values have different signs: 8 + 3 = 11 units.
(b) x matches; both y-values are negative: 10 − 4 = 6 units.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 5 Triangle on the plane (3 points)
(a) A and B share y = −3: 4 + 2 = 6 units.
(b) B and C share x = 2: 3 + 2 = 5 units.
(c) Flip each x-coordinate: (4, −3), (−2, −3), (−2, 2).
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 6 Camp map (3 points)
(a) Same x = −6: 3 + 5 = 8 blocks.
(b) Same y = 5: 6 + 4 = 10 blocks.
(c) 8 + 10 = 18 blocks.
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 7 Missing coordinates (2 points)
(a) The x-coordinate changes sign: a = −7.
(b) The fourth vertex has x = 2 and y = −5: (2, −5).
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 8 Decimal coordinates (3 points)
(a) − and +: Quadrant II.
(b) (−1.5, −2.5).
(c) (1.5, 2.5).
Scoring: 1 point per part.
Question 9 Order matters (1 point)
The first number is the horizontal move and the second is the vertical move. (11, −3) is 11 right and 3 down in Quadrant IV; (−3, 11) is 3 left and 11 up in Quadrant II.
Scoring: 1 point for a correct explanation that order or location differs.