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P1 Maths: Direction and Position (Basic) (Paper 3 (challenge))
Tutor Prep Guide · Front, back, left, right, above and below; counting places with ordinal numbers; rows and columns; seats between two people; changing a front count into a back count
P1 Maths: Direction and Position (Basic) (Paper 3 (challenge))
Paper 3 (challenge): ten position questions on front, back, left, right, above and below, ordinal places, rows and columns, and seats between two people, with answers and one-line notes.
Direct answers Level: P1 maths; format: front, back, left, right, above and below, ordinal places, rows and columns, seats between two positions, and changing a front count into a back count.
01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Questions | 10 |
| Suggested time | 20 |
| Difficulty mix | Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1 |
| Chapter | Chapter: P1 Maths: Direction and Position (Basic) |
| Level | P1 |
02 Questions (10 items)
- FoundationA row has 10 people. Ming is 7th from the left and Mei is 6th from the right. How many people stand between them?
- FoundationA seating plan has 5 rows of 8 seats. Keung sits in row 3, seat 6. How many seats separate him from the last seat of that row?
- FoundationMing has 5 people in front of him and 4 behind him. How many people are in the queue?
- IntermediateA bookcase has 8 shelves. How many shelves lie between shelf 3 and shelf 7?
- IntermediateMing is 6 from the front and 5 from the back of a queue. How many people are in the queue?
- IntermediateThere are 12 steps between two floors. Ming has climbed 7 of them. How many steps are left?
- ChallengeA seating plan has 4 rows. Ming sits in row 2 and Mei in row 4. How many rows behind Ming does Mei sit?
- ChallengeA row has 15 seats. Ming sits 9th from the left. What position is he from the right?
- ChallengeA class of 32 pupils is arranged in 4 equal rows. How many pupils are in each row?
- Error redoTrue or false: if Ming is 3rd from the front, there are 3 people in front of him.
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 person. | Mei is 5 from the left; 7 minus 5 minus 1 is 1, so only 1 person stands between them. |
| 2 | 2 seats. | The last seat of the row is seat 8, and 8 minus 6 is 2. |
| 3 | 10 people. | The 5 in front, the 4 behind and Ming himself make 10 people. |
| 4 | 3 shelves. | Only shelves 4, 5 and 6 lie in between, which makes 3 shelves. |
| 5 | 10 people. | 6 plus 5 minus 1 is 10; the 1 is subtracted because Ming is counted twice. |
| 6 | 5 steps. | 12 minus 7 is 5, so 5 steps are left. |
| 7 | 2 rows. | 4 minus 2 is 2, so Mei sits 2 rows behind Ming. |
| 8 | Number 7. | 15 minus 9 plus 1 is 7, so he is 7 from the right. |
| 9 | 8 pupils per row. | 32 divided by 4 is 8, so each row has 8 pupils and the last one of a row is the 8th. |
| 10 | False; only 2 people are in front of him. | Being 3rd means 2 people come first, because Ming himself uses up one of the positions. |
04 What to do after marking
- After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
- Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
- Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.
Check the answers; for a wrong item, write down which side you count from and recount the place.Tutor Registration →
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