Going to Stephanie's house

Going to Stephanie's house

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This task is about giving directions from a map.

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The dotted line shows the way Jennifer walked from her house to Stephanie's house.

Fill in the gaps below using only the words right or left, to describe Jennifer's walk.

a)  Jennifer walked past Simon's house and then turned leftright.
b)  She walked past Matthew's house and then turned leftright.
c)  She walked past Dave's house and then turned leftright.
d)  She walked past Laura's house and then turned leftright to get to Stephanie's house at the end of the street.
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Level:
2
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Description of task: 
Students identify turns as left or right to describe a path taken on a simple street map.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of direction and maps.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y4 (08/1999)
a) right
b) left
c) right
d) right
all 4 correct – moderate

3 correct – easy

Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
b) Right (others correct) Sees all movements going towards the right.
d) Left (others correct) "Downward" movement confuses the sense of "right" and "left".