Shape and space · Ages 9–10
The eight compass points worksheet
Part of: Quadrilaterals, tiling and the eight directions
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The eight compass points worksheet
Shape and space · Ages 9–10
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Write each answer in the space. For word problems, show your working and write a sentence answer.
Part A: Choose, or true or false (2 marks each)
1.North is at the top of the map. What is to the east of 🚌?
- A. 🐵
- B. 🦆
- C. 🚗
- D. 🚌
Choose the right answer
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2.North is at the top of the map. In which direction is 🌳 from 🐶?
- A. west
- B. north
- C. south-east
- D. north-west
Choose the right answer
Answer:
3.North is at the top of the map. What is to the south-west of 🐵?
- A. 🚌
- B. 🚗
- C. 🐰
- D. 🐵
Choose the right answer
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4.North is at the top of the map. In which direction is 🐱 from 🌳?
- A. north-west
- B. north
- C. north-east
- D. south
Choose the right answer
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5.North is at the top of the map. What is to the north-east of 🐱?
- A. 🚗
- B. 🐱
- C. 🐻
- D. 🐵
Choose the right answer
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6.North is at the top of the map. 🐱 is to the south-west of 🐸.
True or false?
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7.🌳 is to the north of 🐵. In which direction is 🐵 from 🌳?
- A. north
- B. west
- C. east
- D. south
Choose the right answer
Answer:
8.North is at the top of the map. 🌸 is to the south of 🚗.
True or false?
Answer:
9.🦆 is to the north-west of 🚗. In which direction is 🚗 from 🦆?
- A. south-west
- B. south-east
- C. north-west
- D. north-east
Choose the right answer
Answer:
10.North is at the top of the map. 🐸 is to the west of 🐰.
True or false?
Answer:
11.Ka-yee walks 5 steps north from the start, then 5 steps west. In which direction from the start is Ka-yee now?
- A. north-west
- B. south-east
- C. west
- D. north
Choose the right answer
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12.Ka-yan walks 3 steps north from the start, then 3 steps west. In which direction from the start is Ka-yan now?
- A. west
- B. south-east
- C. north
- D. north-west
Choose the right answer
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Part B: Word problems (4 marks each)
13.Tsz-hin's home is to the east of the park. In which direction is the park from Tsz-hin's home?
- A. south
- B. west
- C. east
- D. north
Choose the right answer
Working:
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14.Chi-keung leaves home, walks 100 m north, then 100 m west, and reaches the library. In which direction is the library from home?
- A. south-east
- B. north-west
- C. north
- D. west
Choose the right answer
Working:
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15.Ka-yan faces south-east and turns a right angle to the right. Which way does Ka-yan face now?
- A. north-west
- B. south-west
- C. south
- D. north-east
Choose the right answer
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16.Ming's home is to the south of the park. In which direction is the park from Ming's home?
- A. west
- B. east
- C. north
- D. south
Choose the right answer
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17.Ka-yan leaves home, walks 550 m south, then 550 m east, and reaches the library. In which direction is the library from home?
- A. south
- B. south-east
- C. east
- D. north-west
Choose the right answer
Working:
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18.Chi-keung faces south-east and turns a right angle to the right. Which way does Chi-keung face now?
- A. south
- B. north-west
- C. south-west
- D. north-east
Choose the right answer
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The eight compass points worksheet: Answers and working
Part A: Choose, or true or false
1. C. 🚗
Start at 🚌 and look east: which way is that on the map?
Looking east from 🚌, you see 🚗.
2. D. north-west
Stand at 🐶. Is 🌳 above or below it? To the left or the right?
Stand at 🐶 and look at 🌳: it is to the north-west.
3. C. 🐰
Start at 🐵 and look south-west: which way is that on the map?
Looking south-west from 🐵, you see 🐰.
4. B. north
Stand at 🌳. Is 🐱 above or below it? To the left or the right?
Stand at 🌳 and look at 🐱: it is to the north.
5. A. 🚗
Start at 🐱 and look north-east: which way is that on the map?
Looking north-east from 🐱, you see 🚗.
6. False
Stand at 🐸 and look at 🐱: above or below, left or right? Then compare with south-west.
From 🐸, 🐱 is to the west.
7. D. south
The places swap: now stand at 🌳 and look at 🐵. How does the direction change?
Seen the other way, the direction flips: south.
8. True
Stand at 🚗 and look at 🌸: above or below, left or right? Then compare with south.
From 🚗, 🌸 is to the south.
9. B. south-east
The places swap: now stand at 🦆 and look at 🚗. How does the direction change?
Seen the other way, the direction flips: south-east.
10. False
Stand at 🐰 and look at 🐸: above or below, left or right? Then compare with west.
From 🐰, 🐸 is to the east.
11. A. north-west
Sketch it: 5 steps north, then 5 steps west. See which side of the start you end up.
As many steps north as west, so it ends between them: north-west.
12. D. north-west
Sketch it: 3 steps north, then 3 steps west. See which side of the start you end up.
As many steps north as west, so it ends between them: north-west.
Part B: Word problems
Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.
13. B. west
The places swap: standing at Tsz-hin's home and looking at the park, how does the direction change?
Home is east of the park, so the park is west of home.
14. B. north-west
Sketch it: 100 m north, then 100 m west. See which side of home the library is.
The two walks are equally long, so the library lies between north and west: north-west.
15. B. south-west
Neighbouring directions are half a right angle apart. How many steps is a right angle? Count clockwise from south-east.
Neighbouring directions are half a right angle apart, so a right angle is two steps: clockwise from south-east, two steps on is south-west.
16. C. north
The places swap: standing at Ming's home and looking at the park, how does the direction change?
Home is south of the park, so the park is north of home.
17. B. south-east
Sketch it: 550 m south, then 550 m east. See which side of home the library is.
The two walks are equally long, so the library lies between south and east: south-east.
18. C. south-west
Neighbouring directions are half a right angle apart. How many steps is a right angle? Count clockwise from south-east.
Neighbouring directions are half a right angle apart, so a right angle is two steps: clockwise from south-east, two steps on is south-west.
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