PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject: Mathematics Chapter 3: Coordinate Geometry

Std.: IX Practice Sheet

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Q1. The name of the vertical line in the Cartesian plane which determines the position of a
point is called
(a) Origin (b) X-axis (c) Y-axis (d) Quadrants

Q2. The point of intersection of horizontal and vertical lines determining the position of a
point in a Cartesian plane is called
(a) Origin (b) X-axis (c) Y-axis (d) Quadrants
Q3. In which quadrant will the point (–7, –5) lie?
(a) Quadrant I (b) Quadrant II (c) Quadrant III (d) Quadrant IV
Q4. The coordinates of the origin are
(a) (1, 0) (b) (0, 0) (c) (0, 1) (d) (1, 1)
Q5. Where will a point with coordinates (3, 0) lie?
(a) On the X-axis (b) On the Y-axis (c) At origin (d) Between X-axis
and Y-axis
Q6. Abscissa of a point is positive in
(a) I and II (b) I and IV (c) I quadrant only (d) II quadrant only
quadrants quadrants
Q7. The point which lies on the y-axis at a distance of 4 units in the negative direction of
y-axis is
(a) (5, 4) (b) (4, 0) (c) (0, –4) (d) (–4, 0)
Q8. Which of the following points does not lie in IV quadrant?
(a) (1, –2) (b) (2, –5) (c) (1, –9) (d) (–6, –3)
Q9. A point, both of whose coordinates are negative, will lie in the
(a) Quadrant I (b) quadrant II (c) quadrant III (d) quadrant IV
Q10. Which point lies in the quadrant II?
(a) (–2, –4) (b) (1, 0) (c) (–5, 2) (d) (3, 6)
Q11. If a < 0 and b > 0 then the point (a, b) lies in the quadrant
(a) I (b) II (c) III (d) IV
Q12. If A (–2, 3) and B(–3, 5) are two given points then (abscissa of A) – (abscissa of B) = ?
(a) –2 (b) –1 (c) 1 (d) 2
Q13. Which of the following point/points lie in the third quadrant: P (–3, 8), Q (7, –5),
R (–3, –8) and T (–7, 9)?
(a) P and T (b) Q and R (c) Only R (d) P and R
Q14. The perpendicular distance of the point A(3, 7) from the y-axis is
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 10
Q15. If the perpendicular distance of a point P from the x-axis is 7 units and the foot of the
perpendicular lies in the negative direction of x-axis, then the point P has

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 (a) y-coordinate = 7 (b) y-coordinate = (c) y-coordinate = (d) x-coordinate = –7
or –7 7 only –7 only

Q16. Which of the points shown in the graph

have a negative value of x- coordinate?

(a) P and R (b) Q and R (c) P and S (d) Q and S

Q17. Which of the points P(0, 3), Q(1, 0),R(0, –1) ,S(–5, 0) and T(1, 2) do not lie on the x-
axis?
(a) P and R only (b) Q and S (c) P, R and T (d) Q, S and T
Q18. A point P(x, y) lies in the third quadrant, if the sign of the ordinate is changed, then it
will lie in
(a) First quadrant (b) Second (c) Third quadrant (d) Fourth quadrant
quadrant
Direction for questions 19 & 20: In question numbers 19 and 20, a statement of
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Q19. Assertion (A): The point (0, 4) lies on the y-axis.
Reason (R): The x-coordinate on the point on y-axis is zero.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Q20. Assertion (A): The abscissa of a point (5, 2) is 5.
Reason (R): The perpendicular distance of a point from y-axis is called its abscissa.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Section B: Short Answer Questions [Type I] (2 marks each)

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Q1. What will be the perpendicular distance of the point (2, 4) from the y-axis?
Q2. What are the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of x-axis and y-axis? What is the
measure of the angle between the x-axis and the y-axis?
Q3. A point lies on x-axis at a distance of 9 units from y-axis. What are its co-ordinates?
What will be its co-ordinates if it lies on y-axis at a distance of (−9) units from x-axis?
Q4. From the given figure, write the
following:
(a) The coordinates of A.
(b) The point identified by (–3, –3).
(c) The points with the same
ordinate.
(d) Point whose abscissa is –1.

Q5. The lengths of perpendiculars AB and AC drawn from a point A on the x-axis and y-
axis are of 5 and 6 units respectively. Find the coordinates of points A, B and C. In
which quadrant does the point A lie?
Q6. In which quadrants do the following points lie?
(a) (2, –1) (b) (–1, 7) (c) (–2, –3) (d) (4, 5)
Q7. In which quadrant will the point lie if
(a) the ordinate is 2 and the abscissa is −3
(b) the abscissa is −4 and the ordinate is −2

Section C: Short Answer Questions [Type II] (3 marks each)

Q1. Write the coordinates of the vertices of a rectangle whose length and breadth are 5 and
3 units respectively, one vertex at the origin, the longer side lies on the x-axis and one
of the vertices lies in the third quadrant. Find the area of the rectangle.
Q2.
In the given figure, ABCD is a
rectangle with length 6 cm and
breadth 3 cm. O is the mid-point of
AB. Find the coordinates of A, B,
C and D.

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Q3. In the given figure, LM is a line parallel to the y - axis at
a distance of 3 units.
(a) What are the coordinates of the points P, R and Q ?
(b) What is the difference between the abscissa of the
points L and M?

Q4. From the given figure, answer the following questions.

(a) Name and write the coordinates of the point in the III quadrant.
(b) Name the two points having the same ordinate.
(c) Find the difference in the abscissa of points A and F.
Q5. If the co-ordinates of points P and Q are (2,8 ),(−4, a), and the sum of the abscissa and
ordinate of both points are equal, then write the possible values of a.
Section D: Long Answer Questions (5 marks each)
Q1. From the given figure, answer the following questions.

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 (a) Write the point/points whose ordinate is 0.
(b) Name the points whose abscissa is –1.
(c) Name the points which have a positive ordiinate.
(d) Name the points which lie on the Y- axis?
(e) Write the coordinates of point H.
Q2. From the graph given alongside write
the following:
(a) The coordinates of B and C.
(b) The points identified by the
coordinates (−3,−5) and (2–4)
(c) Two points with the same abcissa.
(d) Two points with the same ordinate.
(e) Point with the y-coordinate as 0.

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Q3. From the given figure, answer the following questions.

(a) Write the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC.

(b) Find the area of the triangle

Section E: Case Study Based Questions

(Each Case Study is for 4 marks: Q1. and Q2. for 1 mark each and Q3. for 2 marks)
Case Study I
I There is a square park ABCD in the middle of Saket colony in Delhi. Four children
Deepak, Ashok, Arjun and Deepa went to play with their balls.All four children roll
their ball from centre point O in the direction of XOY, X’OY, X’OY’ and XOY’.
Their balls stopped as shown in the given image.

Q1. What are the coordinates of the Arjun’s ball?

Q2. What are the coordinates of Deepa’s ball?
Q3. Name the two children whose balls which have the same ordinate. Give the coordinates
of both the points

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 Case Study II
Aditya is a Class IX student residing in a village. He is studying the map of a nearby
city. He plotted a graph of the city taking Hospital as origin and marked three places
on the graph a School, a Library and a Police Station. The graph is shown below:

Q1. What are the coordinates of the Library?

Q2. What are the coordinates of the Hospital?
Q3. Find the difference between the abscissa of the Library and the abscissa of the police
station.

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