Year 1 position and direction worksheet answers to download as PDF

These Year 1 position and direction worksheet answers give a full worked solution to all 20 questions of the position and direction worksheet. Try each question yourself first, then check your method step by step.

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Answer to Question 1
1. Box B has box A on one side and box C on the other side, so B is between A and C.
2. Box A is right beside box B, touching it in the row. A is next to B, not under it.
3. Box C is the last box of the row, so it is at the end. A row does not have a top.
4. A bird in the sky is higher than the boxes, so it flies above them.
Answer to Question 2
1. We read from left to right, so the left end is 1.
2. The right end is the last number: 5.
3. Move one place to the right of 2 to get 3.
4. Move one place to the left of 5 to get 4.
5. There are 5 numbers. Two are on each side of the middle one, so the middle number is 3.
Answer to Question 3
1. The arrow points to the top of the page: up.
2. The arrow points to the left side: left.
3. The arrow points to the bottom of the page: down.
4. The arrow points to the right side: right.
Answer to Question 4
1. Column A, row 1. The letter is H.
2. Column C is the third column, row 2 is the second row up. The letter is T.
3. Column E is the fifth column, row 4 is the top row. The letter is S.
4. Column D is the fourth column, row 1 is the bottom row. The letter is P.
Answer to Question 5
1. In the first picture the arrow moves round by one corner only, like from 12 to 3 on a clock. That is a quarter turn.
2. In the second picture the arrow ends up pointing the opposite way, like from 12 to 6. That is a half turn.
3. In the third picture the arrow moves round three corners, like from 12 to 9. That is a three-quarter turn.
4. Count the quarter turns all the way round: 12 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12. 4 quarter turns make a whole turn.
Answer to Question 6
1. The question says the top block is red, so the red block is at the top.
2. The bottom block is the blue block.
3. The block just above the blue one is the green block.
4. The block just below the red one is the yellow block. From top to bottom the tower is red, yellow, green, blue.
Answer to Question 7
1. Climbing a ladder takes you higher, so you go up.
2. A slide takes you from the top to the bottom, so you go down.
3. Walking to the door means moving the way you are facing, so you walk forwards.
4. Stepping the other way, without turning round, means you walk backwards.
Answer to Question 8
1. The row starts on the left with the lion, so the lion is at the left end.
2. From the left the order is lion, tiger, monkey, zebra, parrot, snake. Just to the right of the zebra is the parrot.
3. Between the lion and the monkey there is only one cage: the tiger.
4. Count every cage from the lion to the snake: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. That makes 6 cages.
Answer to Question 9
1. The order from left is A, B, C, D, E. The left end is Ali.
2. The right end is the last one, Eve.
3. Between Bea (B) and Dan (D) is C, so Cara.
4. To the right of Cara (C) comes D, so Dan.
Answer to Question 10
1. Count the columns from A to E: A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E. That is 4 squares to the right.
2. Count the rows from 1 to 4: 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4. That is 3 squares up.
3. Add the moves: 4 right + 3 up = 7 moves.
4. Going back she moves 4 left and 3 down, which is the same 7 moves, just in the other direction.
Answer to Question 11
1. The robot takes 3 steps, turns, then 2 more steps. Turning is not a step, so 3 + 2 = 5 steps forwards.
2. A quarter turn or a half turn leaves the robot facing a new way. Only a whole turn brings it back to face where it began.
3. Two quarter turns the same way make a half turn: the robot ends up facing the opposite way.
4. A whole turn is 4 quarter turns, and half of 4 is 2. So 2 quarter turns make a half turn.
Answer to Question 12
1. 1 + 5 = 6.
2. 6 − 2 = 4.
3. 4 − 1 = 3 squares from the start.
4. 4 + 3 = 7.
Answer to Question 13
1. Cookery books.
2. Below shelf 2 are shelf 3 and shelf 4: science and picture books.
3. Above shelf 3 are shelf 2 and shelf 1: story and cookery books.
4. Between shelf 2 and shelf 4 is shelf 3: science books.
Answer to Question 14
1. Read the dance and count each turn: one after the first clap and one after the second clap. That is 2 quarter turns.
2. Two quarter turns in the same direction make a half turn.
3. The dance has 3 claps. Doing it twice gives 3 + 3 = 6 claps.
4. Each dance has 2 quarter turns, so twice is 2 + 2 = 4 quarter turns. That is a whole turn, so the dancers face the front again.
Answer to Question 15
1. A, B, C, D: he is in column D.
2. Row 1 then 2 then 3: he is in row 3.
3. D3.
4. Nothing (D3 is empty). The treasure S is at E4.
Answer to Question 16
1. 5 steps forwards from the gate.
2. The friend faces back towards the gate.
3. 5 steps back: 5 − 5 = 0. The friend is back at the gate.
4. The friend is at the gate again.
Answer to Question 17
1. The question tells us Ben is in lane 2.
2. The lanes between 2 and 5 are lane 3 and lane 4, so Dee could be in lane 3 or lane 4.
3. Count the lanes in the middle, not Ben's or Mia's: lane 3 and lane 4. That is 2 lanes.
4. Moving left means going to smaller lane numbers. From lane 5 go back 2: 4, 3. Mia is now in lane 3.
Answer to Question 18
1. Sid starts at 0 and jumps 7 forwards: 0 + 7 = 7.
2. Sue starts at 3 and jumps 5 forwards: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Sue finishes at 8.
3. Sam starts at 10 and goes 4 backwards: 9, 8, 7, 6. Sam finishes at 6.
4. On a number line the biggest number is furthest to the right. 8 is bigger than 7 and 6, so Sue is furthest right.
Answer to Question 19
1. → → → is 3 moves right.
2. ↑ ↑ ↑ is 3 moves up.
3. Start A1. 3 right is D. 3 up is row 4. You finish at D4.
4. The treasure is at E4, not D4. No. You need 1 more move right.
Answer to Question 20
1. 1 + 1 = 2 quarters, a half turn.
2. 2 + 2 = 4 quarters, a whole turn.
3. A whole turn is back where she started. She faces the front.
4. She is already facing the front. No more turn is needed (or another whole turn).

How to use these Year 1 position and direction worksheet answers

First, try every question on the worksheet without looking. Then compare your working with the solution line by line, not only the final answer. When your answer is different, find the first step that changes, because that is where the mistake is. After that, read the matching part of the position and direction lesson again. Finally, check that the method is secure with the quiz or the test.

Also, the Year 1 position and direction worksheet answers are available as a PDF, so you can mark printed work quickly. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday. In short, these Year 1 position and direction worksheet answers show every step, so nothing is left unexplained.