Position and Movement: Interactive Quizzes for Year 5 Mathematics

Question 1

Which diagram shows an object moving to the right?

Accepted Answer

Diagram of an object moving to the right

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Diagram of an object moving to the left

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Diagram of an object not moving

Question 2

Which of the following instructions means you should move towards your right-hand side?

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Move right

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Turn left

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Step backwards

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Walk forwards

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a translation (sliding motion)?

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Sliding a triangle

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Rotating a square

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Flipping a rectangle

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Enlarging a circle

Question 4

A rectangle has a length of 5 cm and a width of 3 cm. Calculate its perimeter.

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16 cm

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8 cm

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10 cm

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20 cm

Question 5

A farmer has a rectangular field that measures 20 meters in length and 15 meters in width. What is the area of the field?

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300 square meters

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30 square meters

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35 square meters

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600 square meters

Question 6

The bus stop is 200 meters east and 100 meters south of my house. How far is the bus stop from my house in a straight line?

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283 meters

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100 meters

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200 meters

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224 meters

Question 7

How best can we describe the movement of a ball rolling down a slope?

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Forward and downward

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Backward and upward

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Sideways and forward

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Upward and backward

Question 8

John is standing at the bottom left corner of the playground. He walks 5 steps to the right and then 3 steps up. Which of the following describes where John is now?

Accepted Answer

3 steps to the right and 5 steps up from the bottom left corner

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5 steps to the right of the bottom left corner

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3 steps above the bottom left corner

Question 9

Which transformation keeps a shape exactly the same?

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Identity transformation

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 10

If you move 3 steps to the right and then 2 steps forward, what is your new position?

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3 steps to the right, 2 steps forward

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5 steps to the right

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2 steps to the right, 3 steps forward

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3 steps forward, 2 steps to the right

Question 11

If you turn 90 degrees clockwise, in which direction are you now facing?

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Right

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Left

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Forward

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Backward

Question 12

Describe the movement of a ball that is thrown upwards.

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Upwards

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Forward

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Backward

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Left

Question 13

If a car travels 50 miles in 1 hour, what is its average speed per hour?

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50 miles per hour

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25 miles per hour

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100 miles per hour

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10 miles per hour

Question 14

Which of the following movements involves moving an object in a circular path?

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Spinning

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Rolling

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Sliding

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Jumping

Question 15

If you are standing on the left side of a tree and you walk around it clockwise, which side of the tree will you be on after one full turn?

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Right side

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Left side

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Behind the tree

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In front of the tree

Question 16

Which word means to move away from something?

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Backward

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Left

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Right

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Forward

Question 17

Which action makes an object go up?

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Lifting

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Lowering

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Pushing

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Pulling

Question 18

If a ball is at (2, 5) on a map, which way should you move to get to (2, 8)?

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Up

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Down

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Left

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Right

Question 19

Which diagram shows an object rotating clockwise?

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[Diagram 1: Shows an object rotating clockwise]

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[Diagram 2: Shows an object rotating anti-clockwise]

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[Diagram 3: Shows an object moving forward]

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[Diagram 4: Shows an object moving backward]

Question 20

A train travels 250 kilometers in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

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125 km/h

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250 km/h

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500 km/h

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1000 km/h

Question 21

When you walk towards the window in your classroom, what direction do you move?

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Towards the window

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Left

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Right

Question 22

A car travels east for 5 miles. It then turns and travels north for 3 miles. What direction is the car facing now?

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North

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East

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West

Question 23

If you are walking down the hallway and turn left, then immediately turn right, in which direction are you walking now?

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Straight

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Left

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Right

Question 24

A train is traveling south. To go west, which direction should it turn?

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Left

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Right

Question 25

Which of these best describes the shape below: []

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Square

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Vertical

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Horizontal

Question 26

A ball is rolling down a hill. Which of the following describes the direction of the ball's movement?

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Down the hill

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Up the hill

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Left

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Right

Question 27

A book and a pencil are on a table. The book is to the left of the pencil. Which of the following correctly describes the position of the book?

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On the left of the pencil

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On the right of the pencil

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Above the pencil

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Below the pencil

Question 28

When reversing a car, you are moving in which direction?

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Backward

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Forward

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Left

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Right

Question 29

What is the term for the movement of an object from side to side?

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Horizontal movement

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Vertical movement

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Upward movement

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Downward movement

Question 30

Which term means the opposite of moving to the left?

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Right

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Up

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Down

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Forward

Question 31

Which shape has the most sides?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

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Triangle

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Square

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Pentagon

Question 32

Which of these measures the angle between two lines?

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Degree

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Radius

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Perimeter

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Volume

Question 33

What is the word for moving an object from left to right?

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Forward

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Backward

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Upward

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Downward

Question 34

What is the word for moving an object from down to up?

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Rising

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Descending

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Tilting

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Sliding

Question 35

Which shape has two parallel and two perpendicular lines?

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

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Square

Question 36

Which direction should you move to go from the green box to the yellow box?

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Right

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Up

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Down

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Left

Question 37

Which of these describes the movement of the car?

Accepted Answer

Moving

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Turning

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Flipping

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Sliding

Question 38

In which direction do you move when you go from left to right?

Accepted Answer

Forward

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Backward

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Upward

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Downward

Question 39

A car travels 50 meters forward. Where is the car now?

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50 meters ahead of its starting position

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50 meters to the left of its starting position

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50 meters to the right of its starting position

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50 meters behind its starting position

Question 40

Which shape can be turned a quarter of the way around and still look the same?

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An image of a square

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An image of a triangle

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An image of a pentagon

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An image of a hexagon

Question 41

What is the name of the line that divides a shape into two identical halves?

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Axis of symmetry

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Median

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Perpendicular

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Tangent

Question 42

What is the direction opposite to left?

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Right

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Up

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Down

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Forward

Question 43

You move 5 steps forward and then turn left. In which direction are you moving now?

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Left

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Forward

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Backward

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Right

Question 44

Which shape looks the same if you fold it in half vertically?

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Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Trapezium

Question 45

Which change makes the picture bigger?

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Enlargement

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Translation

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Rotation

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Reflection

Question 46

You move a shape 3 units to the right. What will be the coordinates of the new shape?

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Original coordinates + 3

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Original coordinates - 3

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Original coordinates x 3

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Original coordinates ÷ 3

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a way to tell where something is?

Accepted Answer

Using the alphabet

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Using coordinates

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Using landmarks

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Using cardinal directions

Question 48

You turn a square 90 degrees to the right. How many lines can you fold it along so that it looks the same on both sides?

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4

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2

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8

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16

Question 49

Which of these is a quantity that has both size and direction?

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Speed

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Temperature

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Mass

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Volume

Question 50

You add two arrows that have the same length but point in opposite directions. What do you get?

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Zero vector

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Vector with twice the magnitude

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Vector with half the magnitude

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Vector with the same magnitude

Question 51

If you're facing north and turn right, which direction will you be facing?

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East

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West

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South

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North

Question 52

A cyclist travels 500 metres forwards and then 300 metres backwards. How far has the cyclist travelled in total?

Accepted Answer

800 metres

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200 metres

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500 metres

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1000 metres

Question 53

Which of these movements involves moving in a curved path?

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Turning

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Walking

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Running

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Cycling

Question 54

If you are standing at the bottom of the stairs, which way should you go to go upstairs?

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Up

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Down

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Left

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Right

Question 55

Which unit is used to measure distance?

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Metre

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Kilogram

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Second

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Degree

Question 56

If you are facing the North Pole and turn 180 degrees clockwise, which direction will you be facing?

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South

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North

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East

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West

Question 57

Which diagram shows an object moving to the left?

Accepted Answer

←

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→

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⤳

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↩

Question 58

What is the opposite direction of 'backward'?

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Forward

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Left

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Right

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Up

Question 59

How would you describe the movement of a ball thrown into the air?

Accepted Answer

Up and down

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Forward and backward

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Left and right

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Up only

Question 60

What describes the movement of a merry-go-round?

Accepted Answer

Circular

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Forward and backward

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Left and right

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Up and down