Drawing Straight Line Graphs Worksheet

1. Draw the graph of y = x + 2 for values of x 2. Draw the graph of y = 2x + 1 for values of x
from -3 to 3. from -3 to 3.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y y
y y
5 8
7
4
6
3 5
2 4
3
1
2
x 1
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
x
-1 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1
-2 -2

-3 -3
-4
-4
-5
-5 -6

3. Draw the graph of y = x – 1 for values of x 4. Draw the graph of y = 3x – 4 for values of x
from -3 to 3. from -3 to 3.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y y
y y
4 6

3 4

2 2

1 x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
x -2
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
-1 -4

-2 -6

-3 -8

-4 -10

-5 -12

-6 -14

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 Drawing Straight Line Graphs Worksheet
5. Draw the graph of y = -x + 3 for values of x 6. Draw the graph of y = 5 – x for values of x
from -3 to 3. from -3 to 3.

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3

y y

y y
10 10

9 9

8 8

7 7

6 6

5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

x x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

Challenge
Draw the graph of x + y = 6 for values of x from -3 to 3.
Hint 1: You will need to draw a table of values.
Hint 2: You will need to rearrange the equation so that y is the subject of the equation.
y

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Equation of a Straight line:
Gradient and Intercept from Equations
Without drawing the graphs, write down i) the gradient and ii) the y-intercept of the graphs with
the following equations:

a. y = -7x + 5

b. y = 4x + 1

c. y = 3x − 2

d. y = -2x

e. y = -x + 4

x
f. y = +9
2

g. 3x + y = 5

h. -4x + y = 2

i. 3x + y = 5 + 2x

j. x = -7 − y

k. 2x + 3y = -2

l. -3x + y = 5 + 2y

m. -4x = 7 + y

n. 3x + 4y = 4
Equations of Straight-Line Graphs –
Codebreaker
Find the equation of each straight line in the form y = mx + c. Then, find the corresponding letter
to each answer to spell out a maths-related word.

Question Equation of a Straight Line Letter

A gradient of 3 and y-intercept of 6.

4y = 2x + 20

3(x + y) = 24

A gradient of 2 and y-intercept of 1.

A gradient of 2 and passes through the point (2, 5).

A gradient of 1 and y-intercept of 0.

A gradient of 3 and passes through the point (-2, 0).

A gradient of 1 and passes through the point (6, 6).

A gradient of -1 and passes through the point (5, 3).

1
A gradient of and y-intercept (0, 6).
5

A gradient of 5 and y-intercept (0, -2).

A B C D E F G

1
y = 3x – 6 y=x+8 y = 3x + 6 y = -x – 8 y=8–x y = 2x + 1 y = x + 20
2

H I J K L M N

1
y = 2x y=x y = 2x + 7 y = 2x – 5 y = 3x + 3 y=x–9 y= x+6
5

O P Q R S T U

1
y= x+5 y = 8x – 2 y = -2x + 4 y = 10 + 5x y = 2x + 3 y = 5x – 2 y = 5x + 2
2

V W X Y Z

y = 3x x+y=6 y = 10 – x y = 4x + 6 y = 12x – 2