1. r is the degree of the line or group of dots that makes a line. for r=1, the line is going to be as close to a linear line as possible. the dots will be close together a make either a close or perfect straight line. This is why we pick figure 4, because the points are decently close together and form a positive slope.
2. a linear relationship can be tested by a straight line test, and in this case you pick the figure that fails the test the most. in this case, Figure 1 fits.
3. looking for r=-1 is looking for the opposite of r=1, so since figure 3 is the opposite of figure 4, we know it fits the description
