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Coordinates in four quadrants.

Read coordinates with positive and negative values.

Numihana · England Year 6

Coordinates in four quadrants

Practice sheet

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Read coordinates with positive and negative values.

1

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
2

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
3

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
4

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
5

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
6

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: ________, ________
Numihana · England Year 6 · Coordinates in four quadrants
Numihana · England Year 6

Coordinates in four quadrants

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Read coordinates with positive and negative values.

1

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 2, -5
2

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: -1, -4
3

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 3, -2
4

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 5, -4
5

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 0, -2
6

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 2, -1
Numihana · England Year 6 · Coordinates in four quadrants

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Read coordinates with positive and negative values.

Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗

Year 6 → Geometry → Position and direction · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.

For teachers and parents

Read across the horizontal x axis first, then along the vertical y axis. Check the signs when a point is left of or below zero.

A common slip

Reversing x and y usually locates a different point.

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Worked example

What are the coordinates of the marked point?

-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-101122334455xy
Answer: 1, -5

Read across the horizontal x axis first, then along the vertical y axis. Check the signs when a point is left of or below zero.