Name _________________________________
Name _________________________________
Date _________________Section ______________
Algebra Quiz
Plotting points
I. Label the parts below in the blanks.
1) _____
6) _____________ 7) ______________
5) _______
2) _____
3) _____
8) _____________ 9) _______________
4) _____
II. Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks with
a word from the list below. (words may be used more than once or
not at all!)
X
Y
One
Horizontal
Coordinate Plane
Graph
Redfield
Vertical
Zero
DeCartes
Cartesian Plane
ZAxis
Alphabetical
Numerical
Origin
Starting Place
Plotting Plane
Original
Exit
10) We call the figure above a ________________ only when there
is a line on it.
11) We call the figure above a ________________ when it stands
alone.
12) We call the figure where we plot points a
____________________, named after the French mathematician Renee
_______________.
13) The y-axis is the ___________ axis where x = __________.
14) The x-axis is the ___________ axis where y = __________.
15) In a table, the ______ value is the input and the ________
value is the output.
16) In a coordinate pair, the coordinates are listed in
________________ order, with the _______ value first.
17) When plotting points, we always start at the ___________,
unless told otherwise.
III. Plot the table below. Connect the points to form a straight
line.xy
-5-7
-3-3
03
27
39
