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Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Algebra - Graphs Introduction (Questions)

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A graph is a type of chart or diagram. Very often Math students are afraid of graphs but there is no need to be. Think of graphs as a diagram or drawing that records information. We have five Algebra quizzes on the subject.

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A graph is normally drawn on a what?

[ ]	Grad
[ ]	Grid
[ ]	Grod
[ ]	Grud

To start drawing a graph you first need to put two lines on the paper that show units of measurement. What is the name given to one of these lines?

[ ]	Axis
[ ]	Axle
[ ]	Axon
[ ]	Axura

What is the plural of axis?

[ ]	Axes
[ ]	Axii
[ ]	Axisis
[ ]	Azisisisisisis

Which way on the page does the y axis go?

[ ]	Diagonal left to right
[ ]	Diagonal right to left
[ ]	Horizontally - left to right
[ ]	Vertically - up and down

The axis that goes horizontally left to right is called what?

[ ]	The a axis
[ ]	The b axis
[ ]	The x axis
[ ]	The z axis

Do axes have negative values as well as positive values?

[ ]	No, never
[ ]	Yes, always
[ ]	Only in the northern hemisphere
[ ]	Sometimes

What is the name given to the point where the x and y axes intersect?

[ ]	Intersection
[ ]	Mid point
[ ]	Origin
[ ]	Starting point

On the x axis, where are the negative figures relative to the y axis?

[ ]	Above the y axis
[ ]	Below the y axis
[ ]	To the left of the y axis
[ ]	To the right of the y axis

What is the term used to define the exact position of a point on a graph?

[ ]	Coordinate
[ ]	Marker
[ ]	Pin
[ ]	Pointer

10.

There is only one quadrant on a graph that contains coordinates that have only positive figures in them. Which quadrant is it?

[ ]	1 (top right)
[ ]	2 (top left)
[ ]	3 (bottom left)
[ ]	4 (bottom right)

Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Algebra - Graphs Introduction (Answers)

A graph is normally drawn on a what?

[ ]	Grad
[x]	Grid
[ ]	Grod
[ ]	Grud

The paper on which a graph is drawn is often referred to as grid paper or graph paper - it has regular lines both across the page and up-and-down the page

To start drawing a graph you first need to put two lines on the paper that show units of measurement. What is the name given to one of these lines?

[x]	Axis
[ ]	Axle
[ ]	Axon
[ ]	Axura

What is the plural of axis?

[x]	Axes
[ ]	Axii
[ ]	Axisis
[ ]	Azisisisisisis

One axis but two axes (pronounced ack-sees)

Which way on the page does the y axis go?

[ ]	Diagonal left to right
[ ]	Diagonal right to left
[ ]	Horizontally - left to right
[x]	Vertically - up and down

You need to ensure that you never confuse the two axes and therefore it is important to remember this rhyme: 'y goes high to the sky'

The axis that goes horizontally left to right is called what?

[ ]	The a axis
[ ]	The b axis
[x]	The x axis
[ ]	The z axis

Do axes have negative values as well as positive values?

[ ]	No, never
[x]	Yes, always
[ ]	Only in the northern hemisphere
[ ]	Sometimes

It should be noted that graphs are often drawn that show only the positive values, but this does not always mean that the negative values are unimportant

What is the name given to the point where the x and y axes intersect?

[ ]	Intersection
[ ]	Mid point
[x]	Origin
[ ]	Starting point

The coordinates of the origin are (0, 0)

On the x axis, where are the negative figures relative to the y axis?

[ ]	Above the y axis
[ ]	Below the y axis
[x]	To the left of the y axis
[ ]	To the right of the y axis

What is the term used to define the exact position of a point on a graph?

[x]	Coordinate
[ ]	Marker
[ ]	Pin
[ ]	Pointer

The coordinates firstly give the position along the x axis and then the position along the y axis. To remember which number comes first, remember that x comes before y in the alphabet

10.

There is only one quadrant on a graph that contains coordinates that have only positive figures in them. Which quadrant is it?

[x]	1 (top right)
[ ]	2 (top left)
[ ]	3 (bottom left)
[ ]	4 (bottom right)

The first quadrant is the top right and then you move from one quadrant to the next in an ANTICLOCKWISE direction