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FORM 3 (IGCSE/PT3 SHORT QUIZ)

NAME: ___________________________________________
CLASS: ___________________________________________
TOPIC: STRAIGHT LINE
TIME: 45 MINUTES (15:20 16:05)
SECTION A (MULTIPLE CHOICE) select the correct answer and circle your answer

1. What is the slope of the line

a)

3
4

b)

3
4

2
3
x
3
4

c)

2
3

d)

2
3

2. Which point is on the line 3x 5y 9 =0 ?

a) (-4,-1)

b) (1,-2)

c) (-3,-2)

d) (-2,-3)

3. What is the value of the parameter b so that the point (2,3) is on the line 4x + by 23 = 0?

a) 5

b) -5

c) 3

d) -3

4. What is the y intercept of the line 5x 3y + 30 = 0?

a) -6

b) 10

c) 6

d) -10

5. What is the slope of any line perpendicular to the line given by 4x + 5y 16 = 0 ?

a)

4
5

b)

5
4

c)

5
4

d)

4
5

FORM 3 (IGCSE/PT3 SHORT QUIZ)


y

6. Which point is on the line


a) (2,2)

3
x 2
4

b) (-6,-4)

c) (-4,5)

d) (-3,-1)

7. What is the slope of every line parallel to the line 7x 5y + 35 = 0?

a) 5/7

b) 5/7

c) 7/5

d) 7/5

c) 3

d) -4

8. What is the y intercept of the line y = -3 + 4x?

a) -3

b) 4

9. Which of the following lines is the steepest?

a)

2
x 1
5

b)

7
x 5
8

2x 3y 6 0

c)

d) 11x 12y + 1 = 0

10. Which of the following lines runs downhill from left to right?

a) y = 2x - 3

b) 5x + 2y 1 = 0

c) x + 4 = 0

d) x y + 1 =

c) x 1 = 0

d) y 3 = 0

11. Which of the following lines has an undefined slope?

a) x + 5 = 0

b) x + y 1 = 0

12. Which line is parallel to the line x 6 = 0?

a) x = -2

b) y = 5

c) y = 2x + 3

d) y 1 = 0

FORM 3 (IGCSE/PT3 SHORT QUIZ)


13. For what value of t is the point (-2 , t) on the line 2x + 3y 8 =0?

a) 4

b) 3

c) 4

d) 4

14. What is the x intercept of the line y = -3x + 9?

a) 3

b) 9

c) 3

d) 9

15. What is the x intercept of the line -5x + 8y 2 = 0?

a) 2/5

b) -8/5

c) 5/8

d) 2/5

SECTION B (SUBJECTIVE)
y

1.

a) Plot the lines

2
x 2
3

and 5x 3y + 15 = 0 on the grid below.

b) Plot the lines y = -3 and x 4 = 0 on the grid below.


y

c) Through the point (-4 , -1) draw a line perpendicular to

2
x 2
3

FORM 3 (IGCSE/PT3 SHORT QUIZ)

2. Find the equation of the line through the points ( -2 , 4) and (4 , 6) in both general and standard
forms.
3. Find the equation of the line through (2 , -4) which is perpendicular to the line 3x + 5y - 2 = 0. Use
the standard form.
4. Find the equation of the line through (-1 , 4) having the same x intercept as the line
4x 2y + 8 =0. Use general form.

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