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Position 2 (Very Easy)

This 11 Plus Maths quiz helps pupils practise turning, rotating, and facing directions using simple position and movement questions.

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Fascinating Fact:

When you turn half a circle, that’s one hundred and eighty degrees, the difference between going forward and getting completely lost.

In 11 Plus Maths, pupils learn to describe and understand turns, angles, and direction. These early geometry skills support navigation, problem solving, and map reading in everyday life.

Key Terms

Turn: A movement around a fixed point, described in degrees such as ninety or one hundred and eighty.
Direction: The path along which something moves, like north, south, east, or west.
Angle: The space between two lines that meet at a point, measured in degrees.

You can explore how the 11 Plus Maths topics are structured in our 11 Plus sample questions guide for parents.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How many degrees are in a half turn?

A half turn measures one hundred and eighty degrees, which means turning halfway around to face the opposite direction.

What is a quarter turn in maths?

A quarter turn measures ninety degrees and changes direction by one right angle, like turning a corner.

What does rotation mean in position and movement?

Rotation means turning around a fixed point. For example, the Earth rotates once every twenty-four hours to create day and night.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

If you face East and turn through 90^o anticlockwise, what direction will you be facing now?

North

East

South

West

'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn. 90^o = a quarter turn

2 .

If you face South and turn through 270^o clockwise, what direction will you be facing now?

North

East

South

West

'Clockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the direction in which the hands of the clock turn. 270^o = three lots of 90^o or three-quarters of a turn

3 .

If you face West and turn through 360^o anticlockwise, what direction will you be facing now?

North

East

South

West

If you turn through 360^o, you will ALWAYS end up facing the same direction no matter which way you turn

4 .

If you face West and turn through 450^o anticlockwise, what direction will you be facing now?

North

East

South

West

'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn. 450^o = five lots of 90^o

5 .

If you face West, what is the compass point directly behind you?

North

East

South

West

Make a little drawing and you will see that it is East

6 .

If you face South, what is the compass point directly behind you?

North

East

South

West

Make a little drawing and you will see that it is North

7 .

If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun is always in which part of the sky?

The Northern part

The Eastern part

The Southern part

The Western part

If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, the Sun is always in the Northern part of the sky

8 .

At dawn, when the Sun rises, which direction will your shadow be pointing?

North

South

East

West

The Sun rises in the East, so shadows at dawn will be pointing West

9 .

Simon and William are standing next to each other. Simon is facing South and William is facing West. If Simon turns anticlockwise through 90^o, what angle must William turn through to face in the same direction as Simon?

90^o clockwise

90^o anticlockwise

180^o

360^o

'Anticlockwise' means that you turn (rotate) in the opposite direction to which the hands of the clock turn. Simon turns through 90^o (= a quarter turn) and ends up facing East. William will have to turn 180^o, either clockwise or anticlockwise

10 .

Nelly and Elsie are standing next to each other. Nelly is facing North and Elsie is facing East. What angle must Nelly turn through to face in the OPPOSITE direction to Elsie?

360^o

270^o clockwise

180^o

90^o clockwise

Elsie is facing East, so Nelly needs to rotate until she is facing West. To do that, she can turn 270^o clockwise or 90^o anticlockwise

Author: Frank Evans (Specialist 11 Plus Teacher and Tutor)