Position & direction

Position & movement

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1.
What do the letters NE stand for on a compass?
1. ANorth-East
2. BNorth-Every
3. CNew East
4. DNear East
2.
In the coordinates (3, 5), what does the first number, 3, tell you?
1. Ahow far up (vertical)
2. Bthe total
3. Chow far across (horizontal)
4. Dthe direction
3.
To mark the point (3, 5), which number do you find on the horizontal x-axis?
4.
When you write coordinates, which number comes first?
1. Athe up (vertical) number
2. Bthe across (horizontal) number
3. Cthe larger number
4. Dthe smaller number
5.
Which compass direction is directly opposite East?
1. ANorth
2. BSouth
3. CSouth-East
4. DWest
6.
Which direction is opposite to North-East (NE)?
1. ANorth-West
2. BSouth-East
3. CSouth-West
4. DEast
7.
To go from Ibri to Sheki you travel: 1 square NW, 1 square NE, 1 square NW, 1 square NE. Which route travels back from Sheki to Ibri?
1. ASW, SE, SW, SE
2. BNW, NE, NW, NE
3. CSE, SW, SE, SW
4. DSW, NW, SW, NW
8.
You move 3 squares East, then 5 squares West. How many squares West are you from where you started?
squares
9.
A point is 2 squares across and 5 squares up. What are its coordinates?
1. A(5, 2)
2. B(2, 2)
3. C(5, 5)
4. D(2, 5)
10.
In the point (5, 3), what is the y-coordinate (the second number)?
11.
The point (0, 4) lies on the x-axis.
True False
12.
Put these compass directions in clockwise order, starting from North.
Write the order (clockwise from North) in the boxes:
- ?North
- ?East
- ?South
- ?West
13.
What number comes just after 9?
14.
Put these numbers in order, from smallest to largest.
Write the order (smallest to largest) in the boxes:
- ?9
- ?13
- ?14
- ?16
15.
Which symbol makes this true? 12 __ 2
1. A<
2. B>
3. C=
16.
What number comes just after 15?
17.
What comes next? 2, 12, 22, 32, …
18.
What number comes just before 6?
19.
Write this as a single number: 10 + 6
20.
In the number 94, what is the ones digit?

Answer key

Position & direction — Position & movement

1.A. North-East
2.C. how far across (horizontal)
3.3
4.B. the across (horizontal) number
5.D. West
6.C. South-West
7.A. SW, SE, SW, SE
8.2 squares
9.D. (2, 5)
10.3
11.False
12.North, East, South, West
13.10
14.9, 13, 14, 16
15.B. >
16.16
17.42
18.5
19.16
20.4