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P1 Maths: Direction and Position (Basic) (Paper 4 (error clinic))
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 4 (error clinic))
Paper 4 (error clinic): 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)
- FoundationMing has 4 people in front of him in a queue. What position is he in?
- FoundationA bookcase has 3 shelves counted from the top. Which shelf is the lowest?
- FoundationOne row has 9 seats. Mei sits in the 5th seat. How many seats are on her right?
- IntermediateWah is 4th from the front and 2nd from the back of a queue. How many people are in the queue?
- IntermediateMing stands on step 3 and walks up 2 more steps. Which step does he reach?
- IntermediateA seating plan has 6 rows. Which row is the last one at the back?
- ChallengeOne row has 8 seats. How many seats lie between the 2nd and the 7th?
- ChallengeMing sits in row 2, seat 5. How many seats of that row are in front of him?
- ChallengeA queue has 10 people. Wah is 4th from the back. What position is he from the front?
- Error redoTrue or false: in a row of 8 seats, the 8th from the left is not the one on the far right.
03 Answers and one-line notes
| # | Answer | One-line note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number 5. | The four people in front plus Ming himself make him number 5. |
| 2 | Shelf 3. | Counting from the top, shelf 1 is highest, so the lowest shelf is shelf 3. |
| 3 | 4 seats. | From the 5th seat to the 9th seat there are 4 seats on her right. |
| 4 | 5 people. | 4 plus 2 minus 1 is 5; the 1 is subtracted because Wah is counted twice. |
| 5 | Step 5. | 3 plus 2 is 5, since walking up increases the step number. |
| 6 | Row 6. | Counting from the front, the final row is row 6. |
| 7 | 4 seats. | Seats 3 to 6 come in between, which makes 4 seats. |
| 8 | 4 seats. | He is in the 5th seat, so seats 1 to 4 come first, which makes 4 seats. |
| 9 | Number 7. | 10 minus 4 plus 1 is 7, so he is 7 from the front. |
| 10 | False; the 8th from the left is the far-right seat. | With only 8 seats in the row, the 8th from the left is already the last one, so nothing lies further right. |
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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