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Directions and Routes practice

Unit: Shape, Space and Measures

Practise directions and routes at your own pace. Choose a support level, try each question on paper or in your jotter, use a hint if you need a first step, then show answers to check your work.

Pupil practice

Build your confidence

Choose a difficulty and practice length. Try one question at a time, write down your working, then reveal answers only when you are ready to check. Hints give a first step without giving away the answer.

Practice set

Current set: Mixed. Try each question first, then use the hint if you need a first step.

  1. 1. You are facing north. You turn right. Which direction are you facing now?

  2. 2. Which instruction matches this route: W, W, N, N?

  3. 3. Which direction is opposite to east?

  4. 4. Start at the blue marker. Follow E, E, S. Where do you finish?

  5. 5. Which short code describes: one square west, then two squares north?

  6. 6. You are facing east. You turn right. Which direction are you facing now?

  7. 7. Which direction is opposite to south?

  8. 8. Start at the blue marker. Follow N, N, E. Where do you finish?

  9. 9. Which instruction matches this route: N, N, E?

  10. 10. Which instruction matches this route: S, W, W?

Practice answers

Check your work when you are ready.