Compass directions and turns worksheet

Part A: Working out and filling in

1. 1. North of the park: 1

   North points up on this map, so north is above the park: number 1

2. 2. East of the park: 6

   North points up on this map, so east is to the right of the park: number 6

3. 3. North of the park: 6

   North points up on this map, so north is above the park: number 6

4. 4. East of the park: 6

   North points up on this map, so east is to the right of the park: number 6

Part B: Choose, or true or false

1. 5. A. south

   Clockwise, the order is north, east, south, west. Facing east, your right is the next direction clockwise.

   Clockwise is north, east, south, west: facing east, your right is the next one, south.

2. 6. D. west

   North is up, south down, west left, east right. Is 🐵 above, below, left or right of 🐱?

   North up, south down, west left, east right: see whether 🐵 is above, below, left or right of 🐱.

3. 7. False

   Find where the N arrow points first, then see which way 🐱 is from 🐻, and compare with north.

   Find the N arrow first: 🐱 is south of 🐻.

4. 8. C. north

   First find where the N arrow points: that way is north. Then go clockwise from north for east, south and west.

   The N arrow is north; count clockwise for east, south and west: 🐰 is north of 🐶.

5. 9. D. west

   See where the arrow points now. Anticlockwise goes north → west → south → east, one right angle a step.

   The arrow points north; turning it anticlockwise one right angle at a time, 1 of those steps, points it west.

6. 10. B. west

   Clockwise goes north → east → south → west, one right angle a step. How many steps is three quarters of a turn?

   Turning clockwise from north one right angle at a time, three quarters of a turn (3 of those steps) ends facing west.

7. 11. A. a half turn

   Step clockwise from south to north, one right angle each step. Count the steps.

   Step clockwise from south to north, one right angle each: a half turn in all.

8. 12. True

   A half turn is 2 right angles, which takes you to face the opposite way. What is the opposite of east?

   A half turn is 2 right angles, to the opposite way: the opposite of east is west, clockwise or anticlockwise.

Part C: Word problems

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

1. 13. A. west

   Turning left is anticlockwise: north, west, south, east. Count 3 directions anticlockwise from south.

   Turning left is anticlockwise (north, west, south, east): 3 directions from south is west.

2. 14. B. north

   Find where the N arrow points, go clockwise from north for east, south and west, then see which way the 🦆 house is.

   The N arrow is north; count clockwise from it: the 🦆 house is north of the 🐵 house.

3. 15. 3 minutes

   A full turn splits into 4 right angles. Work out how long one right angle takes first.

   A full turn is 4 right angles of 3 minutes each, so turning through a quarter turn takes 3 minutes.

4. 16. A. south

   Turn one step at a time: first work out where Ka-lok faces after the half turn, then turn a half turn anticlockwise from there.

   After the half turn Ka-lok faces north; turning a half turn anticlockwise from north faces south.

5. 17. Tsz-ching leaves home and walks 4 blocks east, then 5 blocks north, then 3 blocks west. How many blocks east of home is she now? (Answer: 1 blocks)

   4 − 3 = 1

6. 18. Ka-yee leaves home and walks 8 blocks east, then 5 blocks north, then 5 blocks west. How many blocks east of home is she now? (Answer: 3 blocks)

   8 − 5 = 3