Securing understanding of plotting coordinates | Maths

Starter quiz

We call the vertical axis in the Cartesian coordinate system the __________.
- $x$ -axis
- $y$ -axis ✓
- straight axis
- upright
Which language best describes this coordinate position?
- 5 along, 2 up.
- 5 right, 2 up.
- 5 in the $x$ direction, 2 in the $y$ direction.
- 5 in the positive $x$ direction, 2 in the positive $y$ direction.
- From the origin, 5 in the positive $x$ and 2 in the positive $y$ direction. ✓
What is this coordinate?
- $(3,5)$ ✓
- $x=3, y=5$
- $(5,3)$
- $x=5, y=3$
What's wrong with the labelling of this coordinate?
- Nothing.
- We always use dots, not crosses to mark coordinates.
- There is no comma between the $x$ and $y$ coordinates. ✓
- The $x$ and the $y$ coordinates are the wrong way round. ✓
Match the coordinates for the vertices of this rectangle.
- A
  
  ⇔
  
  $(5,3)$ ✓
- B
  
  ⇔
  
  $(3,5)$ ✓
- C
  
  ⇔
  
  $(0,2)$ ✓
- D
  
  ⇔
  
  $(2,0)$ ✓
Alex says, "That's the coordinate $(2,4)$ . I've gone right two squares and up four". What has Alex misunderstood?
- Nothing. He is correct.
- A coordinate is a single point, not a shaded region. ✓
- For the coordinate $(2,4)$ he should have gone four right and two up.