Position & direction

What do the letters NE stand for on a compass?

1. ANorth-East
2. BNorth-Every
3. CNew East
4. DNear East

A compass shows N, NE, E, SE, S, SW and W. Which of the eight directions is missing?

1. ANE
2. BNW
3. CSE
4. DSW

How many compass directions are there when you use the eight-point compass?

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

In the coordinates (3, 5), what does the second number, 5, tell you?

1. Ahow far across (horizontal)
2. Bthe total
3. Cthe compass direction
4. Dhow far up (vertical)

To mark the point (3, 5), which number do you find on the horizontal x-axis?

To mark the point (3, 5), which number do you find on the vertical y-axis?

Safiya says a point that is 1 across and 4 up has coordinates (4, 1). Why is she wrong?

1. AShe swapped the numbers; it should be (1, 4).
2. BShe is right, it is (4, 1).
3. CIt should be (1, 1).
4. DIt should be (4, 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

Which compass direction is directly opposite North?

1. AEast
2. BWest
3. CSouth
4. DNorth-East

Which compass direction is directly opposite East?

1. ANorth
2. BSouth
3. CSouth-East
4. DWest

On a compass, which direction is exactly between North and East?

1. ANorth-East
2. BNorth-West
3. CSouth-East
4. DSouth-West

On a compass, which direction is exactly between South and West?

1. ANorth-West
2. BSouth-West
3. CSouth-East
4. DNorth-East

Which direction is opposite to North-East (NE)?

1. ANorth-West
2. BSouth-East
3. CSouth-West
4. DEast

Which direction is opposite to North-West (NW)?

1. ASouth-West
2. BNorth-East
3. CWest
4. DSouth-East

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

To go from Ibri to Sheki you travel 1 square NW, 1 square NE, 1 square NW, 1 square NE. How many squares do you travel north-west (NW) in total?

You move 4 squares South, then 1 square North. How many squares South are you from where you started?

You move 3 squares East, then 5 squares West. How many squares West are you from where you started?

Which of these points lies on the y-axis?

1. A(4, 0)
2. B(0, 4)
3. C(3, 2)
4. D(1, 1)