Class 9 Mathematics Worksheet – Coordinate Geometry
Name: ____________________ Class: ________ Date: __________
Total Marks: 100
Section A: Very Short Answer Questions (20 × 1 = 20 Marks)
- What is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?
- What are the coordinates of the origin?
- Which coordinate represents the horizontal distance?
- Which coordinate represents the vertical distance?
- In which quadrant is the point (5, 4)?
- In which quadrant is the point (−3, 7)?
- In which quadrant is the point (−8, −6)?
- In which quadrant is the point (9, −2)?
- Write the coordinates of a point on the x-axis.
- Write the coordinates of a point on the y-axis.
- Which axis does the point (0, 8) lie on?
- Which axis does the point (−5, 0) lie on?
- Is the point (0,0) in any quadrant?
- Write the sign of x-coordinate in Quadrant III.
- Write the sign of y-coordinate in Quadrant IV.
- Name the four quadrants.
- Can two different points have the same coordinates?
- Write one point in Quadrant II.
- Write one point in Quadrant IV.
- What is the x-coordinate of (−7, 9)?
Section B: Short Answer Questions (20 × 2 = 40 Marks)
- Plot A(3,4).
- Plot B(−5,2).
- Plot C(−4,−6).
- Plot D(7,−3).
- State the quadrant of (6,−8).
- State the quadrant of (−9,5).
- State the quadrant of (−2,−1).
- State the quadrant of (8,6).
- Write the coordinates of a point on positive x-axis.
- Write the coordinates of a point on negative y-axis.
- Which point lies on x-axis: (5,0) or (0,5)?
- Which point lies on y-axis: (0,−8) or (−8,0)?
- Compare the points (4,5) and (5,4).
- Write two points having x-coordinate 3.
- Write two points having y-coordinate −5.
- Find the coordinates of the origin.
- Which quadrant has both coordinates negative?
- Which quadrant has x positive and y negative?
- Which quadrant has x negative and y positive?
- Which quadrant has both coordinates positive?
Section C: Application Questions (15 × 2 = 30 Marks)
- Plot A(2,3), B(5,3).
- Plot P(−3,4), Q(−3,−2).
- Plot M(6,0), N(0,6).
- List all points lying on x-axis:
- A(5,0)
- B(0,6)
- C(−7,0)
- D(2,4)
- List all points lying on y-axis:
- A(0,9)
- B(3,0)
- C(0,−6)
- D(4,5)
- Write the quadrant of:
- (8,9)
- (−4,7)
- (−5,−2)
- (6,−8)
- Draw the coordinate axes and mark:
- (2,2)
- (−2,2)
- (−2,−2)
- (2,−2)
- Name the quadrants in anticlockwise order.
- Plot five points of your choice in Quadrant I.
- Plot five points of your choice in Quadrant II.
- Plot five points of your choice in Quadrant III.
- Plot five points of your choice in Quadrant IV.
- Draw x-axis and y-axis using a ruler.
- Mark the origin and label it O.
- Draw a coordinate plane from −10 to +10.
Section D: Higher Order Thinking Questions (10 × 1 = 10 Marks)
- A point has x = 0. Can it belong to any quadrant? Explain.
- A point has y = 0. Can it belong to any quadrant? Explain.
- Can two points lie on the same vertical line? Give an example.
- Can two points lie on the same horizontal line? Give an example.
- If x is positive and y is negative, identify the quadrant.
- If x is negative and y is positive, identify the quadrant.
- If both coordinates are zero, where is the point located?
- Write any three points on the x-axis.
- Write any three points on the y-axis.
- Draw and label all four quadrants neatly.
Bonus Challenge (Optional)
- Plot the points A(2,3), B(6,3), C(6,7), D(2,7). Name the figure formed.
- Plot P(−4,−4), Q(4,−4), R(4,4), S(−4,4). Name the figure formed.
- Write five real-life examples where coordinate geometry is used.
- Create your own coordinate picture using at least 20 plotted points.
- Write the coordinates of ten objects in your classroom by assuming a coordinate system.
Answer Key:
- Origin
- (0,0)
- x-coordinate
- y-coordinate
- I Quadrant
- II Quadrant
- III Quadrant
- IV Quadrant
- (5,0)
- (0,7)
- y-axis
- x-axis
- No, it is the origin.
- Negative
- Negative
- I, II, III, IV
- No
- (-2,3)
- (4,-5)
- -7
21–24. Plot on the graph. - IV Quadrant
- II Quadrant
- III Quadrant
- I Quadrant
- (6,0)
- (0,-8)
- (5,0)
- (0,-8)
- Different points
- (3,2), (3,-4)
- (1,-5), (-3,-5)
- (0,0)
- III Quadrant
- IV Quadrant
- II Quadrant
- I Quadrant
41–43. Plot on the graph. - A and C
- A and C
- I, II, III, IV
- Plot all four points.
- I → II → III → IV
49–52. Student’s own answers (plotting activity).
53–55. Student’s own drawings. - No, it lies on the y-axis.
- No, it lies on the x-axis.
- Yes, if they have the same x-coordinate.
- Yes, if they have the same y-coordinate.
- IV Quadrant
- II Quadrant
- Origin (0,0)
- (1,0), (4,0), (-5,0)
- (0,2), (0,-6), (0,9)
- Student’s own drawing.
Bonus Answers:
- Rectangle
- Square
- Examples: GPS navigation, maps, computer graphics, architecture, game development.
- Student’s own coordinate picture.
- Student’s own classroom coordinate system.