NZ Curriculum Year 7 Mathematics free practice questions with answers
Read question 1 and its full worked answer from paper 1 of our 20-paper NZ Curriculum Year 7 Mathematics set, then download the 3-page PDF. These are original practice questions, not official past papers. Page updated 3 November 2026.
In which quadrant of the coordinate plane is the point (−3, 4)?
A the second quadrant
B the fourth quadrant
C the third quadrant
D the first quadrant
Correct answer: A — the second quadrant
- Quadrants go anticlockwise from the top right: first (+, +), second (−, +), third (−, −), fourth (+, −).
- (−3, 4) is in the second quadrant.
- Why the other options are wrong:
- B (the fourth quadrant): Check the signs of x and y: x is negative and y is positive.
- C (the third quadrant): Check the signs of x and y: x is negative and y is positive.
- D (the first quadrant): Check the signs of x and y: x is negative and y is positive.
Skill: Four quadrants
The signs of x and y tell you the quadrant.
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What is in the NZ Curriculum Year 7 Mathematics free sample?
The first 3 questions from paper 1 of the set, in the real exam layout, followed by the step-by-step worked answers. It is a 3-page PDF; this page shows question 1 with its answer.
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20 original papers for New Zealand Year 7 students following the NZ Curriculum. Each is 30 multiple-choice questions (A to D) across number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability, aligned to the refreshed NZ Curriculum, with a worked solution and a reason each wrong option is wrong, with a worked solution for every question. Papers start at A$11.99 and download instantly as a PDF.
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