Position & Direction

12 Grade 3 Mathematics questions on Position & Direction, with worked marking schemes. 12 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Wanjiku is facing North. She makes a half turn. Which direction is she now facing?

   A. East

   B. West

   C. South

   D. North

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   Marking scheme

   C. South — a half turn is $180^{\circ }$, which faces you the opposite way, and the opposite of North is South. A quarter turn would give East or West.

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   If you face North and turn to your right, what direction are you now facing?

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Look at a simple map. The school is to the East of the market. If you stand at the market and face the school, which direction are you facing?

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Name the four main compass directions.

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5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Children stand in a line at assembly. Amina is $3$rd in the line and Baraka is $5$th. How many children stand between Amina and Baraka?

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   Marking scheme

   The positions between $3$rd and $5$th are only the $4$th position. So there is $1$ child standing between them.

6. Question 6

   1 mark

   What direction is opposite to North?

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Name the direction that is opposite to East.

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   If you face South and turn 180°, which direction do you face?

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   The post office is North of my house. I walk from my house towards the post office. In which direction am I walking?

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    What direction is between North and East?

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    The sun rises in the ___ direction.

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Draw arrows showing all 4 main directions. Label them correctly.

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    Marking scheme

    N (up), S (down), E (right), W (left) — properly labelled diagram

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