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ASSIGNMENT SHEET 2025

    Class: VIII Subject: Mathematics

Assignment Number: TACE-AS: 08/24-25/SM: 2/SA2/M22

TOPIC INTRODUCTION TO CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

OBJECTIvE
LEVEL : 1

1. From the options given below, choose in which quadrant the abscissa of a point is positive.
A I and II quadrant B I quadrant only C II quadrant only D I and IV quadrants
2. What is the name of the horizontal line in the Cartesian plane determining the position of a point?
A Origin B X-axis C Y-axis D Quadrants
3. Determine in which quadrant the given points (–5, 3) and (4, –5) will lie in:
A II and III quadrants respectively B I and IV quadrants respectively
C II and IV quadrants respectively D in the same quadrants
4. Determine the values of (x, y) coordinates from the given equation: (x + 2, 4) = (5, y – 2).
A (3, 6) B (2, 1) C (7, 12) D (6, 3)
5. The coordinates of the mirror image in the y-axis of point (9,8) will be
A (–8, –9) B (–9, 8) C (9, 8) D (–9, –8)
6. Determine the coordinates of a point lying on the y-axis at a distance of 5 units in the negative direction of
the y-axis?
A (–4, 0) B (4, 0) C (5, 4) D (0, –5)
7. What will be the value of a? Given the points P, Q, R on x-axis as (2, 0), (–6, 0), and (3, a – 2) respectively.
A 0 B 3 C 2 D –6
8. From the given options, which point lies on the negative side of the Y-axis?
A (–4, 0) B (0, –4) C (3, 2) D (5, 7)
9. A point M lies in the IV quadrant. What will be the coordinates of point M?
A (a, b) B (–a, –b) C (–a, b) D (a, –b)

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10. Determine in which quadrant will the point (–3, –8) will lie.
A I quadrant B II quadrant C III quadrant D IV quadrant
11. What will be the abscissa of all the points on the y-axis?
A 1 B 0 C –1 D Any number
12. Name the sections formed by the intersection of horizontal and vertical lines determining the location of
the point in a Cartesian plane:
A Origin B X-axis C Y-axis D Quadrants
13. In which quadrant will the points Q (1, 2), R(–2, –3), and S(2, –3) lie?
A I quadrant B IV quadrant
C III quadrant D Don’t lie in the same quadrant
14. If x coordinate of a point is 0, then determined in which quadrant or axis the point will lie
A I quadrant B II quadrant C X-axis D Y-axis
15. If y coordinate of a point is 0, then determined in which quadrant or axis the point will lie
A I quadrant B II quadrant C X-axis D Y-axis
16. The ordinates of all points on the x-axis are
A –1 B 1 C 0 D Any number
17. For all points on the x-axis, the abscissa is:
A 0 B 1 C 2 D Any number
18. If the perpendicular distance of a point P from the x-axis is 7 units and the foot of the perpendicular lies on
the negative direction of the x-axis, then the point P will have
A Y-coordinate = 7 or -7 only B Y- coordinate = 7 only
C Y – coordinate = -7 only D X- coordinate = -7
19. Given the coordinates of two points P and Q as (–7, 5) and (–6, 9) respectively. What will be the value of
(abscissa of P) – (abscissa of Q)?
A –3 B 1 C –2 D –1
20. If the coordinates of a point are (–3, –4), then it lies in
A first quadrant B second quadrant C third quadrant D fourth quadrant
21. The name of 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
Case Study based Questions (22-26):
Students of a school are standing in rows and columns in their playground for a drill practice. A, B, C and D are
the positions of four students as shown in the figure.

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22. What are the coordinates of A and B respectively?

A A(3, 5); B(7, 8) B A(5, 3); B(8, 7) C A(3, 5); B(7, 9) D A(5, 3); B(9, 7)
23. What are the coordinates of C and D respectively?
A C(11, 5); D(7, 1) B C(5, 11); D(1, 7) C C(5, 11); D(7, 1) D C(5, 11); D(-1, 7)
24. What is the distance between B and D?
A 5 units B 14 units C 8 units D 10 units
25. What is the distance between A and C?
A 5 units B 14 units C 8 units D 10 units
26. What are the coordinates of the point of intersection of AC and BD?
A (7, 5) B (5, 7) C (7, 7) D (5, 5)
Assertion-Reasoning Questions (Q. 27 – Q. 30)
Each question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). For selecting the correct
answer, use the following code:
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
27. 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 a B b C c D d
28. Assertion(A): The point (0, 4) lies on y -axis.
Reason(R): The x co-ordinate on the point on y -axis is zero.
A a B b C c D d
29. Assertion(A): The point (-2, 0) lies on y -axis and (0, 4) on x -axis.
Reason(R): Every point on the x -axis has zero distance from x -axis and every point on the y -axis has zero
distance from y -axis.
A a B b C c D d
30. Assertion(A): Point (4, -2) lies in IV quadrant.
Reason(R): The perpendicular distance of a point from y-axis is called its abscissa.
A a B b C c D d
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suBJECTIvE
1. Which of the following points lie in I and II quadrants?

(1, 1), (2, –3), (–2, 3), (-1, 1), (–3, –2), (4, 3)
2. Which of the following points lie on (a) x-axis (b) y-axis?

(5, 1), (8, 0), (0, 4), (–3, 0), (0, –3), (0, 5), (0, 0)
3. If the x-coordinate of a point is negative, it can lie in which quadrants?
4. From the figure, write the coordinates of the point P, Q, R and S. Does the line joining P and Q pass through
origin?

5. Write the coordinates of the following points:

(i) lying on both axes   (ii) lying on x-axis and with x-co-ordinate 4
(iii) lying on y-axis with y-co-ordinate-3.
6. The coordinates of the three vertices of a rectangle ABCD are A(3, 2), B(–4, 2), C(–4, 5). Plot these points and
write the coordinates of D.
7. ABC is an equilateral triangle as shown in the figure. Find the coordinates of its vertices.

8. Plot the following points on a graph paper:

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 5 8 11 14 17

Join these points. What do you observe?

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9. What is the name of horizontal and the vertical lines drawn to determine the position of any point in the
Cartesian plane?
10. What is the name of each part of the plane formed by x-axis and y-axis?
11. Write the name of the point where x-axis and y-axis intersect.
12. Locate the points (5, 0), (0, 5), (2, 5), (5, 2), (–3, 5), (–3, –5), (5, –3) and (6, 1) in the Cartesian plan.
13. Draw the line passing through (2, 3) and (3, 2). Find the coordinates of the points at which this line meets
the x-axis and y-axis.
14. In which quadrant or on which axis do each of the points (–2, 4), (3, –1), (– 1, 0), (1, 2) and (–3, –5) lie? Verify
your answer by locating them on the Cartesian plane.
15. Plot the point P (– 6, 2) and from it draw PM and PN as perpendiculars to x-axis and y-axis, respectively.
Write the coordinates of the points M and N.

A N S W E R

LEVEL – 1

1. D 4. A 7. C 10. C 13. D 16. C 19. D 22. C 25. C 28. A

2. B 5. B 8. B 11. B 14. D 17. D 20. C 23. A 26. A 29. D
3. C 6. D 9. D 12. D 15. C 18. A 21. C 24. C 27. A 30. B

SUBJECTIVE
1. (1, 1), (4, 3) lie in I quadrant (–2, 3), (–1, 1) lie in II quadrant
2. On x-axis : (8, 0), (–3, 0), (0, 0)
  On y-axis : (0, 4), (0, –3), (0, 5), (0, 0)
3. It can lie either II quadrant or III quadrant.
4. P (1, 4), Q(3, 2), R(–4, –2), S(–2, –4)
  The line joining P and Q does not pass through origin.
5. (i) (0, 0), (ii) (4, 0), (iii) (0, –3)
6. D(3, 5)    7. B(–3, 0), C(3, 0), A(0, 3 3 )   8. All points lie on a line.
9. x-axis and y-axis respectively.    10. Quadrant   11. Origin   13. (5, 0) and (0, 5)
14. (–2, 4) in 2nd quadrant
   (3, –1) in 4th quadrant
   (–1, 0) on x-axis
   (1, 2) in 1st quadrant
   (–3, –5) in 3rd quadrant
15. M(–6, 0), N(0, 2)
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