Q.1
What is the word that means to cross over?
  • Interscope
  • Intersect
  • Interserve
  • Intersport
Q.2
What is the meaning of the word 'gradient'?
  • The length of a line
  • The starting-point of a line
  • The steepness of a slope
  • The width of a line
Q.3
Working out the points on a graph and putting them in the right place is known as what?
  • Plodding
  • Plonking
  • Plotting
  • Ploughing
Q.4
If a curve on a graph is said to be 'symmetrical about the y axis', what would you expect?
  • Most of the curve to be in quadrant 2
  • Most of the curve to be in quadrant 1
  • None of the curve to be below the x axis
  • The left hand side to be a mirror image of the right hand side
Q.5
A part of a line is called what?
  • Line part
  • Line piece
  • Line portion
  • Line segment
Q.6
This is an example of coordinates on a graph: (7, -9). To what do the figures refer?
  • Both numbers within brackets are on the same axis
  • Figures in brackets are always for the y axis
  • The x axis value, then the y axis value
  • The y axis value, then the x axis value
Q.7
When a graph is said to be 'linear' what would you expect?
  • Lines that are curved
  • Lines that are straight
  • No lines, just points that have been plotted
  • Numerous lines starting at the same point
Q.8
If a graph is described as 'quadratic' then what would you expect to see in the equation?
  • The squared sign: 2
  • The cubed sign: 3
  • The power of 4 sign: 4
  • Any exponent
Q.9
What would you expect a 'conversion graph' to do?
  • Convert letters into numbers
  • Convert one unit to another
  • Convert you to become a lover of graphs
  • Convert your family to Buddhism
Q.10
Which of these could not be shown on a 'distance-time graph'?
  • The number of people on a journey
  • The speed during part of a journey
  • The time spent stationary during a journey
  • The total time taken for a journey
0 h : 0 m : 1 s