Multiple Choice Quiz: Slope of a Line
1. What does the slope of a line represent?
A. The distance between two points
B. The steepness or rate of change of a line
C. The starting point of a line
D. The length of the line
2. Which formula is used to find the slope of a line given two points?
A. m = x■ − x■
B. m = (x■ − x■)/(y■ − y■)
C. m = (y■ − y■)/(x■ − x■)
D. m = y■ + y■
3. What is the slope of the line passing through (2, 4) and (6, 12)?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
4. In the equation y = 3x − 5, what is the slope?
A. −5
B. 3
C. 5
D. −3
5. What type of slope does a horizontal line have?
A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. Undefined
6. What type of slope does a vertical line have?
A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. Undefined
7. If a line goes down from left to right, its slope is:
A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Undefined
D. Negative
8. What is the slope of y = −1/2x + 4?
A. 4
B. −4
C. 1/2
D. −1/2
9. Which equation has a slope of 1?
A. y = x + 3
B. y = 3x + 1
C. y = −x + 2
D. y = 1/3x − 5
10. A line with slope 0 is:
A. Vertical
B. Diagonal
C. Horizontal
D. Curved
Answer Key: 1-B, 2-C, 3-B, 4-B, 5-C, 6-D, 7-D, 8-D, 9-A, 10-C