Linear Relationships Practise POU 6

NAME: __________________________________

TIME ALLOWED: 40 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answer all questions on the question paper provided
 Show ALL necessary working out. Correct answers for questions that require working will receive 1
mark.
 USE A RULER AND A PENCIL FOR ALL GRAPHS
 Calculators are allowed.

OVERVIEW
Section A Understanding 24

Section B Fluency and Problem

solving. 13

Total 37
Section A

MULTPLE CHOICE
Multiple Choice: Put a circle around the letter A, B, C or D that you think has the correct answer.

Q1. Which of the 4 lines below has the smallest gradient?

A B C

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D /1

Q2. Which of the 4 lines below has a negative gradient?

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D /1

Q3. On the number plane y=4 represents

(A) a point
(B) a vertical line
(C) a horizontal line
(D) none of the above /1

Q4. The table below shows a number of points that lie on a line.
x -2 -1 0
y 0 3 6
The rule for this table is:

(A) y=3 x +6 (B) y=3 x (C) y=3 x−6 (D) y=x +6 /1

Q5 x -2 -1 0 1
y 7 4 0 -2
Mrs Henry used a rule to make this table.

When she plotted the points, one of the points was not in line with the others. Which point did
not lie on this line? /1

A) (-2,7) (B) (-1,4) (C) (0,0) (D) (1,-2)

Q6 A line has the equation y=4 x−5 . The gradient and the y-intercept of this line are:

(A) gradient=4 , y−intercept =5

(B) gradient=5 , y−intercept =4
(C) g radient=4 , y−intercept =−5
(D) gradient=−5 , y −intercept=4 /1

Q7 In 24 hour time, 1603 hours is the same as:

(A) 6:03pm (B) 6:03am (C) 4:03pm (D) 4:30pm /1

Q8 2.15 minutes is the same as

(A) 2 minutes and 9 seconds

(B) 2 minutes and 15 seconds /1
(C) 135 seconds
(D) 2:15am
Short Answer Questions

Q9. The following questions refer to the the diagram below

(i) Write down the co-ordinates of the point A. -2 5 /1

(ii) What is the y-intercept of the line AB? 0,2 /1

(iii) Find the gradient of the line AB. -3/2 /2

(iv) Write down the equation of the line AB. Y=-3/2 /1

(v) On the diagram draw the vertical line through the point B. What is the equation of
this line? X=2 /2

(vi) On the diagram draw the horizotal line through the point A. What is the equation
of this line? Y=5 /2

(vii) Write down the co-ordinates of the point of intersection of the 2 lines you have
drawn in (v) and (vi) _______________ /1
Q10. Match each graph on the left with its correct equation from the list on the right (there are
more equations than graphs- choose the correct equation and write it next to the graph)

Graph Equation

y=3 x

y=2

−x
y= +1
3

y=−3 x +1

x=2

y=3 x +1

/3

Q11. Neatly draw the graph of y=3 x +2 by first completing this table of values.

x -1 0 1
y -3

Label your diagram clearly.

/3
SECTION B Fluency and Problem Solving.

Q1. What is the gradient and y-intercept of the following lines:

x
a) y= −3
2 /2

/2
b) y=1−x

Q2. Find the rule connecting x and y for this number pattern shown below:

x 3 4 5
y 4 2 0

/2
Q3 Does the point (2 ,−4) lie on the line 2 x−16=3 y ?
Support your answer with calculations.

/2
Q3. The line y=5 x−6 is drawn below.

a) Find the exact value of the x intercept of this line.

/2
0 = 5x -6
6=5x
X=1.2

A = 1.2x6/2
=30

/2

b) Find the shaded area of the triangle which is enclosed by the y−¿axis, the x−¿ axis
and the line y=5 x−6

Q4. I am a straight line.

2 points that lie on me are (-3,-2) and (-3, 5). What is my gradient? /1

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