Year 2 position, direction and patterns test to download as PDF

This Year 2 position, direction and patterns test lasts 30 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 6-7, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 30 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Shape pattern
Look at the shape pattern.
1. What is the unit of the pattern?
2. What shape comes next?
3. What is the 12th shape?
Question 2 – Number patterns
Answer these questions about number patterns.
1. Write the next two numbers: 4, 8, 12, 16, __, __
2. Write the rule: 90, 80, 70, 60
3. Write the missing number: 6, 11, __, 21, 26
Question 3 – On the grid
Look at the grid.
1. Which square is G in?
2. Which letter is in square D3?
3. A bee starts at F and moves 2 squares right and 1 square up. Where does it land?
Question 4 – Turns and directions
Zoe faces the window. Answer each question.
1. She makes a half turn. Which way does she face compared with the window?
2. She makes two quarter turns. Is this the same as a half turn?
3. She turns a quarter turn clockwise and then a quarter turn anticlockwise. Which way does she face?
Question 5 – Growing pattern
Layla makes a pattern of stars on a card. Card 1 has 3 stars, card 2 has 6 stars and card 3 has 9 stars.
1. What is the rule?
2. How many stars are on card 5?
3. How many stars are there on cards 1 to 4 altogether?
4. Layla says card 8 has 25 stars. Is she right? Explain.

How to use this Year 2 position, direction and patterns test

First, revise with the position, direction and patterns lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 30 minutes. After that, mark your work with the position, direction and patterns test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 2 position, direction and patterns test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. 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.