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Exam Tips for Gradients and Intercepts

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This exam tips covers Exam Tips for Gradients and Intercepts within Gradient & Intercept for GCSE Mathematics. Revise Gradient & Intercept in Graphs for GCSE Mathematics with 10 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 7 of 8 in this topic. Treat this as a marking guide for what examiners are looking for, not just a fact list.

Topic position

Section 7 of 8

Practice

10 questions

Recall

20 flashcards

💡 Exam Tips for Gradients and Intercepts

  • Be careful with signs: Check if gradients are positive or negative
  • Simplify fractions: Express gradients in simplest form
  • Use clear points: Choose points where grid lines intersect when reading from graphs
  • Show working: Always write out the gradient calculation formula
  • Check your answer: Does the gradient direction match what you see?
  • Label intercepts: Write coordinates as ordered pairs (x, y)

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Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in Gradient & Intercept. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.

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Practice Questions for Gradient & Intercept

The gradient of a straight line is calculated by:

  • A. change in x ÷ change in y
  • B. change in y ÷ change in x
  • C. change in y × change in x
  • D. sum of y-values ÷ sum of x-values
1 markfoundation

A graph shows the distance (km) travelled by a car plotted against time (hours). The line has gradient 80. What does the gradient represent in this context?

2 markshigher

Quick Recall Flashcards

What is the y-intercept?
The point where a line crosses the y-axis. Found by setting x = 0.
What is the x-intercept?
The point where a line crosses the x-axis. Found by setting y = 0.

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