Grade 7, Measurement and geometry
Coordinates: four quadrants
Read and plot points with positive and negative coordinates in all four quadrants.
Three levels
One skill, rising difficulty
Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.
- Level 1: Three points, top half
- Write the coordinates of each point as (x, y).
- Level 2: Four points, all four quadrants
- Write the coordinates of each point as (x, y).
- Level 3: Plot the points
- Plot each point on the grid and label it.
Worked example
How the sheet explains it
The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.
Level 1: Three points, top half
- Start at the origin. Right and up are positive. Left is negative.
- A: right 3, then up 2. A is (3, 2).
- B: left 4, so x = 0 − 4 = −4. Then up 1. B is (−4, 1).
Level 2: Four points, all four quadrants
- Go across for x, then up or down for y. Left and down are negative.
- A: left 2, down 3. x = 0 − 2 = −2 and y = 0 − 3 = −3. A is (−2, −3).
- B: right 4, down 1, so y = 0 − 1 = −1. B is (4, −1).
Level 3: Plot the points
- Start at the origin. Move across for x, then up or down for y.
- A (−3, 4): go left 3, then up 4. Mark the dot A.
- B (2, −5): go right 2, then down 5. Mark the dot B.
Goes with
Reference sheets
One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:
- Coordinates
Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.
In the BC curriculum
Content standards
The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:
- bc.math.7.c.9
The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.
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