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Turns and directions

Mathematics · Geometry · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. In a route, which command tells your feet to move?

    • Turn right
    • Turn left
    • Backward

  2. What does a move do?

    • It spins you in one spot
    • It takes you to a new place
    • It faces you a new way

  3. Which turn is halfway around?

    • A quarter turn
    • A whole turn
    • A half turn

  4. How many quarter turns make a three-quarter turn?

    Answer: ______________

  5. Mia makes a half turn. How many quarter turns is that?

    • 1 quarter turn
    • 2 quarter turns
    • 3 quarter turns

  6. The arrow points up. You turn it left one quarter turn. Which way does it point now?

    ↑←↓→
    • Right
    • Down
    • Left

  7. The window is on your left. What should you do to face it?

    • Walk forward
    • Turn right
    • Turn left

  8. Zoe turns left, then walks forward to reach the gate. Which words tell her path?

    • Walk forward, then turn left
    • Turn left, then walk forward
    • Turn right, then walk forward

  9. You face the door. You walk forward, turn a quarter turn left, and walk forward again. Which way are you facing at the end?

    • The same way as you started
    • A quarter turn left of the door
    • The opposite way from where you started

  10. A robot turns a quarter turn right, then a quarter turn right, then a quarter turn left. How many quarter turns right is it from where it started?

    Answer: ______________

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  1. Backward · In a route, backward tells your feet to walk. Turn right and turn left are turn commands.
  2. It takes you to a new place · A move takes you to a new place. A turn keeps you in one spot.
  3. A half turn · A half turn is half of the way around.
  4. 3 · A three-quarter turn is three quarter turns in a row.
  5. 2 quarter turns · A half turn is the same size as two quarter turns.
  6. Left · One quarter turn to the left from up points you left.
  7. Turn left · A left turn spins you toward your left side, so you face the window.
  8. Turn left, then walk forward · She turned left first, then walked forward, in that order.
  9. A quarter turn left of the door · The quarter turn left faces you one quarter turn left of the door. The walks do not change the way you face.
  10. 1 · Two quarter turns right and one quarter turn left leaves the robot 1 quarter turn right from the start.
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