Year 2 Position and direction: check-up and quiz

Method. Find the part that repeats, then carry the pattern on.

1. Find the part that repeats. The pattern repeats: bird, cat.
   bird cat ...
2. Count the objects you can see. There are 6 objects, so the next one is number 7.
   next: number 7
3. Carry the repeat on. Number 7 is the 1st object in the repeat.
   bird

Check. The last 2 objects match the repeat, so the next object is a bird. ✓

Watch out. Find the whole part that repeats before you say what comes next.

Method. Find the row first, then find the column. Read the object in the square.

1. Count down to the row. Row 3 is 3 rows down from the top.
   row 3
2. Count across to the column. Column 4 is 4 squares across from the left.
   column 4
3. Read the object. It is in the square where the row and the column meet.
   boat

Check. Count 3 rows down and 4 squares across to check. ✓

Watch out. Count the rows from the top. Count the columns from the left.

Method. Start on the cake and move one square at a time, as the words say.

1. Find the square you start on. It is in row 5, column 2.
   start: row 5, column 2
2. Move 2 squares up. Move one square at a time, in a straight line.
   now at row 3, column 2
3. Read the row number of the square you land on.
   3

Check. Walk back the same way from row 3, column 2 and you reach row 5, column 2. ✓

Watch out. Count the squares you move onto. Do not count the square you start on.

Method. Turn the car clockwise, one quarter turn at a time.

1. Find which way it faces at the start. The car faces left.
   start: left
2. Turn it clockwise, a quarter turn. Each quarter turn moves it one step round.
   left → up
3. Write the way it faces now.
   up

Check. Turning it back the other way by the same amount makes it face left again. ✓

Watch out. Clockwise goes up, right, down, left. Anticlockwise goes up, left, down, right.

Method. Follow the minute hand clockwise, one quarter at a time.

1. Find where the minute hand starts. It points to 6.
   start: 6
2. Follow it round the clock. Each quarter turn moves it on to the next number.
   6 → 9
3. Name the turn. 1 quarter turn is a quarter turn.
   quarter turn

Check. Going 1 quarter turns from 6 reaches 9. ✓

Watch out. Count the quarters of the clock, not the numbers. From 12 to 3 is a quarter turn.

Method. Each quarter turn makes one right angle.

1. Count the quarter turns. Each quarter turn is a quarter of the way round.
   4 quarter turns
2. Count the right angles. Each quarter turn makes one right angle, so there are 4.
   4 right angles
3. Write the answer.
   4

Check. Four right angles make a whole turn, so 4 is less than four. ✓

Watch out. A quarter turn makes one right angle. A right angle is the corner of a square.

Method. Take each hat in turn. Pair it with every coat, then count the pairs.

1. Take the first hat. It can be worn with each of the 4 coats.
   hat 1 with coat 1; hat 1 with coat 2; hat 1 with coat 3; hat 1 with coat 4
2. Take each of the other hats. Pair each one with every coat too.
   hat 2 with coat 1; hat 2 with coat 2; hat 2 with coat 3; hat 2 with coat 4; hat 3 with coat 1; hat 3 with coat 2; hat 3 with coat 3; hat 3 with coat 4
3. Count every outfit once. There are 3 hats and 4 coats.
   12 outfits
4. Write the answer.
   12

Check. Count the outfits again, hat by hat: 12. ✓

Watch out. Make sure every hat is paired with every coat, and no pair is counted twice.

Method. Count the balls in the first 6 objects, one at a time.

1. Write the first objects in order. Count from the first object.
   1 ball, 2 ball, 3 star, 4 ball, 5 ball, 6 star
2. Find the balls. The balls are in places 1, 2, 4, 5.
   places 1, 2, 4, 5
3. Count them. There are 4 balls.
   4

Check. The repeat is ball, ball, star, so each part has 2 ball(s). ✓

Watch out. Count the places you listed. Do not count the other objects.

Method. Follow the orange arrow round from the car.

1. Find where the arrow starts. It starts at the way the car faces, down.
   start: down
2. Follow the arrow round. Clockwise goes up, right, down, left. Anticlockwise goes up, left, down, right.
   down → left
3. Say which way it turns.
   clockwise

Check. Going the other way from down would give a different order. ✓

Watch out. Clockwise is the way the hands of a clock move. Check the way the orange arrow points.

Method. Follow the turn one quarter at a time, then check the claim.

1. Find the start. The car faces down.
   start: down
2. Turn it clockwise, a half turn. Each quarter turn moves it on one step round.
   down → left → up
3. Check the claim. The claim says it faces up.
   Yes

Check. The car faces up after the turn, so the claim is right. ✓

Watch out. Follow the turn one quarter at a time. Do not guess the end from the start alone.

Method. Find the part that repeats, then carry the pattern on.

1. Find the part that repeats. The pattern repeats: duck, cat.
   duck cat ...
2. Count the objects you can see. There are 4 objects, so the next one is number 5.
   next: number 5
3. Carry the repeat on. Number 5 is the 1st object in the repeat.
   duck

Check. The last 2 objects match the repeat, so the next object is a duck. ✓

Watch out. Find the whole part that repeats before you say what comes next.

Method. Find the row first, then find the column. Read the object in the square.

1. Count down to the row. Row 1 is 1 rows down from the top.
   row 1
2. Count across to the column. Column 5 is 5 squares across from the left.
   column 5
3. Read the object. It is in the square where the row and the column meet.
   cat

Check. Count 1 rows down and 5 squares across to check. ✓

Watch out. Count the rows from the top. Count the columns from the left.

Method. Start on the car and move one square at a time, as the words say.

1. Find the square you start on. It is in row 3, column 1.
   start: row 3, column 1
2. Move 2 squares right. Move one square at a time, in a straight line.
   now at row 3, column 3
3. Read the object on the square you land on.
   bee

Check. Walk back the same way from row 3, column 3 and you reach row 3, column 1. ✓

Watch out. Count the squares you move onto. Do not count the square you start on.

Method. Start on the flag and move one square at a time, as the words say.

1. Find the square you start on. It is in row 5, column 5.
   start: row 5, column 5
2. Move 1 square up. Move one square at a time, in a straight line.
   now at row 4, column 5
3. Read the row number of the square you land on.
   4

Check. Walk back the same way from row 4, column 5 and you reach row 5, column 5. ✓

Watch out. Count the squares you move onto. Do not count the square you start on.

Method. Start on the star and move one square at a time, as the words say.

1. Find the square you start on. It is in row 1, column 4.
   start: row 1, column 4
2. Move 3 squares down. Move one square at a time, in a straight line.
   now at row 4, column 4
3. Read the object on the square you land on.
   car

Check. Walk back the same way from row 4, column 4 and you reach row 1, column 4. ✓

Watch out. Count the squares you move onto. Do not count the square you start on.

Method. Turn the car clockwise, one quarter turn at a time.

1. Find which way it faces at the start. The car faces up.
   start: up
2. Turn it clockwise, a half turn. Each quarter turn moves it one step round.
   up → right → down
3. Write the way it faces now.
   down

Check. Turning it back the other way by the same amount makes it face up again. ✓

Watch out. Clockwise goes up, right, down, left. Anticlockwise goes up, left, down, right.

Method. Count the quarter turns along the orange arrow.

1. Count the quarter turns. Each quarter turn is a quarter of the way round.
   3 quarter turns
2. Name the turn. 3 quarter turns is a three-quarter turn.
   three-quarter turn

Check. Four quarter turns make a whole turn, so 3 quarter turns is less than a whole turn. ✓

Watch out. Two quarter turns make a half turn. Three make a three-quarter turn.

Method. Turn the car anticlockwise, one quarter turn at a time.

1. Find which way it faces at the start. The car faces right.
   start: right
2. Turn it anticlockwise, a quarter turn. Each quarter turn moves it one step round.
   right → up
3. Write the way it faces now.
   up

Check. Turning it back the other way by the same amount makes it face right again. ✓

Watch out. Clockwise goes up, right, down, left. Anticlockwise goes up, left, down, right.

Method. Count along the pattern, one object at a time.

1. Number the objects in order. Each object gets one number as you count.
   1 star, 2 ball, 3 ball, 4 star, 5 ball, 6 ball, 7 star, 8 ball
2. Find number 8. Number 8 is the 2nd object in the repeat.
   8: ball
3. Write the answer.
   ball

Check. The repeat is star, ball, ball, so number 8 is a ball. ✓

Watch out. Count from the first object. The repeat starts again after each full set.

Method. Follow the turn one quarter at a time, then check the claim.

1. Find the start. The car faces left.
   start: left
2. Turn it clockwise, a half turn. Each quarter turn moves it on one step round.
   left → up → right
3. Check the claim. The claim says it faces right.
   Yes

Check. The car faces right after the turn, so the claim is right. ✓

Watch out. Follow the turn one quarter at a time. Do not guess the end from the start alone.