Grade 8 Math: Slope of a Line

This worksheet helps 8th-grade students understand and calculate the slope of a line from graphs, points, and equations.

Grade 8 Math AlgebraLinear EquationsSlope of a Line

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3 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.5CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.B.6

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mathalgebraslopelinear equationsgrade 8

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculation problems.

1. In your own words, what does the 'slope' of a line represent?

2. Slope is often described as 'rise over '.

3. A horizontal line has a slope of .

4. A vertical line has an slope.

5. What is the slope of the line shown in the graph below?

1/2

-2

-1/2

6. Calculate the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 5) and (7, 13).

7. Find the slope of the line passing through (-2, 6) and (4, -3).

8. A line with a positive slope rises from left to right.

True

False

9. The slope of the line y = 3x - 5 is -5.

True

False

10. A ramp rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 16 feet. What is the slope of the ramp?