Reading Points on a Coordinate Grid Worksheets

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Grade 5CCSS 5.G.A.1Answer key includedPDF · Print

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Easy: Coordinates up to 5

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An ordered pair gives directions from the origin (0, 0): the first number says how far to go right along the x-axis, the second how far to go up. A point on an axis has 0 for one of its coordinates.

EasyCoordinates up to 5 MediumCoordinates up to 10 HardIncluding points on an axis

How to solve it: a worked example

Write the coordinates of point P.

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From the origin: 1 right, then 2 up
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Common mistakes to watch for

Writing the coordinates in the wrong order, (up, across) instead of (across, up).
Counting grid lines from 1 instead of from 0.
For a point on the x-axis, writing (0, 4) instead of (4, 0).

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