KS2 Maths Quiz: Explore Position and Degrees

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Maths Quiz - Position (Year 4) (Questions)

In KS2 Maths, as you grow smarter, you'll explore cool things about where things are and which way they go. You'll learn about compass points and tricky words like horizontal and clockwise. In Year Four, you'll even discover degrees, like how many are in a spin, a half spin, or a quarter spin. You can also figure out other angles, like one twelfth of a spin!

To find positions, we use tools like compasses (they point to North) and protractors (they measure angles). A full spin has 360 degrees, a half spin has 180 degrees, and that's not just for circles - even a triangle and a straight line have 180 degrees!

Do you know North West from South East? How many degrees in a right angle? Test your brain with this fun quiz all about positions!

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Where is the compass point North East found?

[ ]	Between North and South
[ ]	Between North and West
[ ]	Between North and East
[ ]	Between South and East

What is the compass point between South and West?

[ ]	South West
[ ]	South East
[ ]	South North
[ ]	North West

Which compass point is between South and East?

[ ]	South East
[ ]	South West
[ ]	North East
[ ]	South North

Which compass point is opposite South East?

[ ]	North East
[ ]	South West
[ ]	North West
[ ]	South

How many degrees is one whole turn?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	400^o

If a clock hand moves from 12 to 3 how much has it turned?

[ ]	One quarter
[ ]	Half
[ ]	Three quarters
[ ]	One whole

How many degrees in a quarter turn?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o
[ ]	45^o
[ ]	90^o

If a clock hand moves from 6 to 12 how many degrees has it turned?

[ ]	30^o
[ ]	180^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	45^o

If a clock hand moves from 12 to 1 how many degrees has it turned?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	30^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	45^o

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How many degrees is a right angle turn?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	30^o
[ ]	45^o
[ ]	90^o

Maths Quiz - Position (Year 4) (Answers)

Where is the compass point North East found?

[ ]	Between North and South
[ ]	Between North and West
[x]	Between North and East
[ ]	Between South and East

On a clock face North East would be halfway between the 1 and the 2

What is the compass point between South and West?

[x]	South West
[ ]	South East
[ ]	South North
[ ]	North West

To remember the position of the compass points, use a rhyme such as 'Never Eat Slimy Worms'

Which compass point is between South and East?

[x]	South East
[ ]	South West
[ ]	North East
[ ]	South North

On a clock face South East would be halfway between the 4 and the 5

Which compass point is opposite South East?

[ ]	North East
[ ]	South West
[x]	North West
[ ]	South

On a clock face North West would be halfway between the 10 and the 11

How many degrees is one whole turn?

[ ]	180^o
[x]	360^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	400^o

Half a turn is 180^o

If a clock hand moves from 12 to 3 how much has it turned?

[x]	One quarter
[ ]	Half
[ ]	Three quarters
[ ]	One whole

When the minute hand points to the 3 on a clock face it shows one quarter of an hour

How many degrees in a quarter turn?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	360^o
[ ]	45^o
[x]	90^o

One quarter turn will be equivalent to one quarter of 360^o

If a clock hand moves from 6 to 12 how many degrees has it turned?

[ ]	30^o
[x]	180^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	45^o

From 6 to 12 is equivalent to one half turn

If a clock hand moves from 12 to 1 how many degrees has it turned?

[ ]	180^o
[x]	30^o
[ ]	90^o
[ ]	45^o

There are 12 hours on a clock face so to work out how many degrees one hour is, divide 360 by 12

10.

How many degrees is a right angle turn?

[ ]	180^o
[ ]	30^o
[ ]	45^o
[x]	90^o

A right angle turn is the same as a quarter turn