Year 1 position and direction test answers to download as PDF

These Year 1 position and direction test answers give the worked solutions and the marks for every question of the position and direction test. The test is marked out of 20, so you can work out your score.

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Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)
1. Read the row from the left: the first letter is A, so A is at the left end. (1 mark)
2. The last letter on the right side of the row is D. (1 mark)
3. The letter with B on one side and D on the other is C. (1 mark)
4. Just to the left of C is the letter B. (1 mark)
Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)
1. The first arrow points to the top of the page, so it shows up. (1 mark)
2. The second arrow points the same way as your right hand, so it shows right. (1 mark)
3. Climbing a ladder takes you higher, so you go up. (1 mark)
4. Left and right are opposites, so the opposite of left is right. (1 mark)
Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)
1. The arrow finishes pointing the opposite way from where it started, so the picture shows a half turn. (1 mark)
2. Going all the way round takes 4 quarter turns, so the answer is 4. (1 mark)
3. Two quarter turns make a half turn, because two halves make the whole and 2 + 2 = 4 quarters. (1 mark)
4. A turn that brings you back to face the start is a whole turn. (1 mark)
Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)
1. Find column A and go to row 1: the square shows the letter H (home). (1 mark)
2. Find column E and go up to row 4: the square shows S. (1 mark)
3. From A1, 2 right takes you to C1, then 1 up takes you to C2. (1 mark)
4. Look at square C2 on the grid: it shows T. (1 mark)
Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)
1. The robot starts at 2 and moves 5 forwards: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. It is at 7. (1 mark)
2. Then it moves 3 backwards from 7: 6, 5, 4. It is at 4. (1 mark)
3. It started at 2 and is now at 4. Count from 2 to 4: 3, 4. It is 2 steps from the start. (1 mark)
4. 4 is bigger than 2, and bigger numbers are further along, so the robot is to the right of the start. (1 mark)

Total : 20 marks

How to use these Year 1 position and direction test answers

First, sit the test under timed conditions before you read anything here. Then mark each answer and give yourself the marks shown, including method marks. When you lose marks, read the worked solution and find the step you missed. After that, revise the position and direction lesson and redo the worksheet.

Also, the Year 1 position and direction test answers are available as a PDF, so a teacher can mark printed tests 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.