Position and Direction Worksheet + Answers (KS2 - Year 5)

A double-sided PDF worksheet with questions and answers on Position and Direction. The worksheet has preparation questions for the student to complete before the topic is taught and topic questions to complete afterwards. Also included is a full marking grid so students have a gap-analysis of what they understand and what they need to improve.
Suitable for Year 5 Students.
The download includes the Questions PDF and the Answers PDF.

Strands included:

4P2 describe movements between positions as translations of a given unit to the left / right and up / down
4P3a describe positions on a 2-D grid as co-ordinates in the first quadrant
4P3b plot specified points and draw sides to complete a given polygon
5P2 identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a refection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed

Preparation Questions:

Draw small square translated right and up small amount
Write translation given two triangles
Describe translation from starting and ending coordinate
Find Coordinates In 1 Quadrant
Find point from a Coordinate In 1 Quadrant with random plots
Find point from a Coordinate In 1 Quadrant with similar plots
Plot point given coordinate 1 Quadrant
Plot points to make triangle in 1 quadrant
Plot points to make rectangle in 1 quadrant

Topic Questions:

Draw reflection across a vertical mirror line
Draw reflection across a horizontal mirror line
Draw reflection across a horizontal and vertical mirror line with shape touching line
Draw reflection across a horizontal and vertical mirror line with shape not touching line
Draw shape translated right and up
Draw shape translated right and down
Draw shape translated left and down
Draw shape translated left and up
Describe shape translated right and down