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Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Position 2 (Questions)

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Knowing position involves being able to read the coordinates of shapes on a grid. Coordinates are used for map reading and also in knowing where to place a specific point on a grid. But how do the coordinates change when shapes are rotated or reflected? Working out the new coordinates of a rotated shape can be difficult without a pencil and paper!

See how much you remember from your math classes by trying this quiz all about position.

What do we call two lines that cross one another?

[ ]	Intersecting
[ ]	Friends
[ ]	Meeting
[ ]	Crisscross

What is the intersection?

[ ]	The point where two angles meet
[ ]	The point where two coordinates meet
[ ]	The point where two shapes meet
[ ]	The point where two lines meet

What is used to measure angles?

[ ]	Ruler
[ ]	Protractor
[ ]	Tape measure
[ ]	Compass

What do the angles of a triangle total?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o
[ ]	200^o
[ ]	90^o

If a triangle has a 60^o angle and a 40^o angle what angle is the third corner?

[ ]	60^o
[ ]	70^o
[ ]	80^o
[ ]	90^o

What is the total size of the other two angles in a right angled triangle?

[ ]	30^o
[ ]	45^o
[ ]	60^o
[ ]	90^o

If I turn 60^o how much more do I need to turn to complete one full turn?

[ ]	100^o
[ ]	200^o
[ ]	300^o
[ ]	400^o

A rectangle has the coordinates (2,2) (2,4) (6,4). What is the fourth coordinate?

[ ]	(2,6)
[ ]	(6,2)
[ ]	(1,6)
[ ]	(4,6)

A shape has the coordinates (5,1) (1,4) (5,6) (9,4). What shape is it?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Rhombus
[ ]	Kite

10.

A triangle has the coordinates (1,1) (1,4) (4,1). What will the coordinates be after a quarter turn clockwise?

[ ]	(1,1) (4,1) (1,-2)
[ ]	(1,-1) (4,1) (1,-4)
[ ]	(1,1) (4,1) (1,4)
[ ]	(1,1) (4,1) (4,-4)

Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Position 2 (Answers)

What do we call two lines that cross one another?

[x]	Intersecting
[ ]	Friends
[ ]	Meeting
[ ]	Crisscross

Intersecting lines meet but parallel lines never do

What is the intersection?

[ ]	The point where two angles meet
[ ]	The point where two coordinates meet
[ ]	The point where two shapes meet
[x]	The point where two lines meet

Where two roads meet it is also called an intersection

What is used to measure angles?

[ ]	Ruler
[x]	Protractor
[ ]	Tape measure
[ ]	Compass

Most protractors are semi-circles divided into 180^o

What do the angles of a triangle total?

[x]	180^o
[ ]	360^o
[ ]	200^o
[ ]	90^o

No matter what lengths its sides are or what shape it is, the angles in a triangle always add up to 180^o

If a triangle has a 60^o angle and a 40^o angle what angle is the third corner?

[ ]	60^o
[ ]	70^o
[x]	80^o
[ ]	90^o

60^o + 40^o = 100^o so 180^o - 100^o = 80^o

What is the total size of the other two angles in a right angled triangle?

[ ]	30^o
[ ]	45^o
[ ]	60^o
[x]	90^o

180^o - 90^o = 90^o so the other two angles must add up to that

If I turn 60^o how much more do I need to turn to complete one full turn?

[ ]	100^o
[ ]	200^o
[x]	300^o
[ ]	400^o

360^o - 60^o = 300^o

A rectangle has the coordinates (2,2) (2,4) (6,4). What is the fourth coordinate?

[ ]	(2,6)
[x]	(6,2)
[ ]	(1,6)
[ ]	(4,6)

This rectangle would have its longest sides at the top and bottom

A shape has the coordinates (5,1) (1,4) (5,6) (9,4). What shape is it?

[ ]	Square
[ ]	Rectangle
[ ]	Rhombus
[x]	Kite

It can be hard to imagine coordinates in your head. Drawing on some paper might help you to visualize the shape

10.

A triangle has the coordinates (1,1) (1,4) (4,1). What will the coordinates be after a quarter turn clockwise?

[x]	(1,1) (4,1) (1,-2)
[ ]	(1,-1) (4,1) (1,-4)
[ ]	(1,1) (4,1) (1,4)
[ ]	(1,1) (4,1) (4,-4)

If you worked that out without drawing on some paper then very well done!