Coordinates Worksheets: Four Quadrants, Y6

Year 6 maths worksheets on coordinates in the first quadrant and all four quadrants: 36 questions in three levels (All, Most, Some) with answers. Free PDF.

7-page A4 PDF from the Tiger Shark Education question bank. All: Mark points on a grid using coordinates. Most: Mark points and join them to make a shape. Some: Use coordinates in all four quadrants. Each level is two pages of six questions, each with its own diagram and space for working, and the last page has every answer, with the correct drawing for each “draw it” question. Each level is also available as its own 3-page PDF. Example questions from the Some level: Mark the point (−1, −5) with a cross / Mark the point (0, 4) with a cross.

What are coordinates? Coordinates give the position of a point on a grid using two numbers: the x-coordinate (across) and the y-coordinate (up or down). Year 6 pupils use the full coordinate grid with all four quadrants, including negative coordinates, and plot shapes from given vertices.

Common mistakes and tips: The best-known error is reversing the order (plotting (3, 5) as 5 across and 3 up). ‘Along the corridor and up the stairs’ remains a useful reminder. With negative coordinates, pupils sometimes count from the wrong side of zero, so practise reading points in each quadrant.

In the KS2 SATs, this topic can appear on the arithmetic paper, on the two reasoning papers, or both. Reasoning questions often wrap the skill in a context or ask children to explain an answer, so the three levels on this sheet build from fluency to the kind of problem pupils meet in the test.

Ways to use it: whole-class differentiation (three levels for the same lesson), focused intervention for children working towards the expected standard, homework, or targeted revision before the SATs. Set one level as a quick assessment and use the answers to decide who needs another lesson on the topic.

Building fluency over time: revisiting this topic little and often throughout the year, rather than only in one unit, helps children retain it for the SATs. A few questions from the All or Most level make a good retrieval starter several weeks after the topic was first taught.

Use All for children working towards the expected standard, Most for secure Year 5 skills and Some for SATs-standard practice: three entry points to the same lesson. Suits whole-class differentiation, intervention groups, homework and SATs revision, and upper KS2 generally.

Part of a set of 42 Year 6 maths topics.