Geometry: Position and Direction Quizzes - Primary School Year 2

Question 1

A slide in a playground goes from north to south. If a child starts at the top of the slide, which way will they be facing when they reach the bottom?

Accepted Answer

South

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East

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West

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North

Question 2

Which way should you move to get from the top right corner to the bottom left corner of this square?

Accepted Answer

Down and left

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Up and left

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Down and right

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Up and right

Question 3

Imagine a square divided into four smaller squares. To get from the square in the bottom-left corner to the square in the top-right corner, which way should you move?

Accepted Answer

Up and right

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Up and left

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Down and right

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Down and left

Question 4

If we turn this square a quarter turn clockwise, what shape will it become?

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Rectangle

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Circle

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Triangle

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Hexagon

Question 5

Which word means something is lower down?

Accepted Answer

Below

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Above

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Next to

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Behind

Question 6

Imagine you are facing a wall. Which turn is the smallest if you turn to the right?

Accepted Answer

A quarter turn, so I'm still facing the wall.

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A half turn, so I'm facing away from the wall.

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A three-quarter turn, so I'm facing the wall again.

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A full turn, so I'm facing the wall again.

Question 7

Which word means higher than something else?

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Above

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Below

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Left

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Right

Question 8

Which shape has four straight sides that are all the same length and four corners that are all right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a way to classify 2D shapes?

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By color

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By number of sides

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By shape name

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By number of vertices

Question 10

Can you find a line that divides this shape into two equal parts?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I can find a line that divides the shape into two equal parts.

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No, I cannot find a line that divides the shape into two equal parts.

Question 11

Which word means being in a higher position than something else?

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Above

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Below

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Left

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Right

Question 12

When you fold a shape in half and the two sides match up perfectly, what type of symmetry do you create?

Accepted Answer

Line symmetry

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Circular symmetry

Question 13

You are facing the north direction. If you turn right, which direction will you be facing next?

Accepted Answer

East

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South

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West

Question 14

Which shape has straight sides and four corners that meet at right angles?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Circle

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Triangle

Question 15

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

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Square

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Circle

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Rectangle

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Triangle

Question 16

Which word means being higher than something else?

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Above

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Below

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Left

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Right

Question 17

When you turn to the right, which type of turn have you made?

Accepted Answer

Clockwise

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Anti-clockwise

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Upwards

Question 18

Sam is facing north. He turns right through 180 degrees. Which direction is Sam now facing?

Accepted Answer

South

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North

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East

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West

Question 19

What shape comes next in this pattern? square, circle, triangle, square, circle, ...

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square

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star

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rectangle

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oval

Question 20

Which of these words is not used to describe where something is?

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Blue

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On top of

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Next to

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Underneath

Question 21

You turn right and move halfway around a circle. What kind of turn have you made?

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Half turn

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Quarter turn

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Three-quarter turn

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Whole turn

Question 22

Which shape has been flipped upside down?

Accepted Answer

A square with one corner pointing up and the opposite corner pointing down

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A rectangle that looks the same as before

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A circle that has moved to the right

Question 23

Which shape has 3 sides?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Circle

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Square

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Rectangle

Question 24

Which shape has all sides the same length?

Accepted Answer

A square

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A triangle

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A circle

Question 25

What movement is a half turn?

Accepted Answer

Turning halfway around

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Turning a quarter of the way around

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Turning three-quarters of the way around

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Turning all the way around

Question 26

Which shape has the greatest number of sides?

Accepted Answer

Hexagon

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Triangle

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Square

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Circle

Question 27

Which arrow shows a quarter turn to the left?

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↖

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↗

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↘

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↙

Question 28

Which shape has four equal sides and right angles?

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Square

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Triangle

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Circle

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Rectangle

Question 29

What is the name of the line that cuts a circle into two equal halves?

Accepted Answer

Diameter

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Radius

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Chord

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Tangent

Question 30

Which shape appears the same when you flip it over?

Accepted Answer

Circle

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Triangle

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Square

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Trapezoid

Question 31

Which direction is on the right-hand side of north?

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East

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West

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South

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North

Question 32

If you make a 180-degree turn from west, you will be facing:

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East

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North

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South

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West

Question 33

If you are facing north and turn 90 degrees clockwise, you will be facing:

Accepted Answer

East

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West

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South

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North

Question 34

Which term describes a turn that is less than a quarter turn?

Accepted Answer

Partial turn

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Half turn

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Quarter turn

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Three-quarter turn

Question 35

Which of these turns is less than a quarter turn?

Accepted Answer

Eighth turn

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Half turn

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Three-quarter turn

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Full turn

Question 36

If you turn left 90 degrees and then turn right 180 degrees, which direction are you facing now?

Accepted Answer

The same direction you started

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Opposite direction to where you started

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90 degrees to the left

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45 degrees to the right

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a position?

Accepted Answer

Around the table

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In front of

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Behind

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Beside

Question 38

What is the difference between a clockwise turn and an anti-clockwise turn?

Accepted Answer

Clockwise turns are to the right, while anti-clockwise turns are to the left.

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Clockwise turns are to the left, while anti-clockwise turns are to the right.

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There is no difference between clockwise and anti-clockwise turns.

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Clockwise turns are made using your right hand, while anti-clockwise turns are made using your left hand.

Question 39

Which of the following actions would make you move in a clockwise direction?

Accepted Answer

Walking in a circle to the right

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Walking in a circle to the left

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Standing still

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Jumping up and down

Question 40

What is the name of the turn that makes a quarter circle?

Accepted Answer

Quarter turn

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Half turn

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Three-quarter turn

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Full turn

Question 41

Which of these is not a way to describe direction?

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On top

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Left

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Right

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Up

Question 42

What type of turn is a quarter turn?

Accepted Answer

Turning a quarter way around

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Turning completely around

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Turning halfway around

Question 43

If you are facing north and turn left, which direction will you be facing?

Accepted Answer

West

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East

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South

Question 44

What is it called when you move away from you?

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Backward

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Forward

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Sideways

Question 45

What is it called when you move in a circle?

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Spin

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Slide

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Roll

Question 46

What is it called when you move towards you?

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Forward

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Backward

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Sideways

Question 47

Which of these is NOT a way to turn?

Accepted Answer

Upside down

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Clockwise

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Anti-clockwise

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Half turn

Question 48

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Circle

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Triangle

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Rectangle

Question 49

Which of these is a quarter turn?

Accepted Answer

Turning through a right angle

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Moving straight ahead

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Turning through half a circle

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Turning around completely

Question 50

Which shape is symmetrical along both horizontal and vertical lines?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 51

If you are facing north, in which direction will you be facing if you turn to your left?

Accepted Answer

West

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East

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South

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North

Question 52

Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

Accepted Answer

Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

Question 53

Which of the following describes a quarter turn clockwise?

Accepted Answer

Right 90 degrees

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Upside down

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Halfway around

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Left 90 degrees

Question 54

If you are facing north and turn right by 180 degrees, in which direction will you be facing?

Accepted Answer

South

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West

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East

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North

Question 55

Which shape has three equal sides?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

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Square

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Rectangle

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Circle

Question 56

Which shape is a quarter turn clockwise from the square?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

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Triangle

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Circle

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Star

Question 57

How do we move the robot one square to the right?

Accepted Answer

Move right

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Move up

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Move down

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Move left

Question 58

If the car makes a three-quarter turn counterclockwise, which way will it turn?

Accepted Answer

Left

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Right

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Up

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Down

Question 59

Which shape has been rotated a half turn?

Accepted Answer

A square rotated to a diamond

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A triangle rotated to a circle

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A rectangle rotated to a square

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A circle rotated to a triangle

Question 60

What is the term for turning a shape one-fourth of the way around?

Accepted Answer

Quarter turn

Question 61

Turn right 90 degrees. Which direction are you facing now?

Accepted Answer

East

Question 62

What fraction of a turn is a quarter turn?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Question 63

If you start facing north and turn left 90 degrees twice, which direction will you be facing?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

East

Question 64

Which of these shapes has been rotated the most?

Accepted Answer

A shape that has made a three-quarter turn

Answer

A shape that has made a quarter turn