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7th Grade Math · Unit 5

Describe
the Slope

Decide whether a graphed line rises, falls, or stays flat.

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Key Ideas Easy Medium Hard
What to Remember

Rise, fall, or flat

A positive slope rises from left to right.

A negative slope falls from left to right. A slope of 0 is horizontal.

No vertical lines

A vertical line is not used on this page.

Level 1

Easy

A line that rises

Example
Look at line A. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−1123

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

1
Look at line B. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123−112345
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As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

2
Look at line C. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−11234
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As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

3
Look at line D. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−1123−1123
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As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

4
Look at line E. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−1123456
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

5
Look at line F. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−1123
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

6
Look at line G. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−3−2−112−2−11234
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As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

7
Look at line H. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−2−112
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

8
Look at line I. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−11234567
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

9
Look at line J. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−1123−112345
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

10
Look at line K. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123456−11234
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

Level 2

Medium

A line that falls

Example
Look at line L. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−112345

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

1
Look at line M. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123−11234
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As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

2
Look at line N. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−1123456
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

3
Look at line O. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−1123−2−1123
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

4
Look at line P. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−2−1123
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

5
Look at line Q. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−3−2−112
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

6
Look at line R. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−3−2−112−11234
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

7
Look at line S. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123−1123456
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

8
Look at line T. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123456−112345
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

9
Look at line U. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−11234−112345
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

10
Look at line V. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−2−11234
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

Level 3

Hard

Positive, negative, or 0

Example
Look at line W. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−1123456

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

1
Look at line X. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−1123
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As x increases, y stays the same. The line is horizontal, so the slope is 0.

Answer: 0

2
Look at line Y. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−3−2−11234−2−11
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As x increases, y stays the same. The line is horizontal, so the slope is 0.

Answer: 0

3
Look at line Z. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123456−11
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As x increases, y stays the same. The line is horizontal, so the slope is 0.

Answer: 0

4
Look at line AA. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−1123−11234
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As x increases, y stays the same. The line is horizontal, so the slope is 0.

Answer: 0

5
Look at line BB. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−1123
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

6
Look at line CC. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−112345−3−2−112
Show Answer

As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

7
Look at line DD. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123−4−3−2−11
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As x increases, y increases. The line rises from left to right.

Answer: positive

8
Look at line EE. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−11234−3−2−112
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

9
Look at line FF. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−2−1123−112345
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

10
Look at line GG. Is the slope positive, negative, or 0?
−1123456−2−1123
Show Answer

As x increases, y decreases. The line falls from left to right.

Answer: negative

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