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Directional Language Directions

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Directional Language Directions

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice & Matching

Achievement Standard: Develop familiarity with digital systems, using them for a purpose.

WALT: Understand directional language.

1. Which phrase is an example of directional language?

Turn right

Read the book

Wash your hands

Listen carefully

2. If you are at the front of the classroom, which word describes the opposite direction?

Behind

Above

Beside

Under

3. Which sequence moves an object 2 metres forward, then turns right?

Move forward 2 m → Turn right

Turn right → Move forward 2 m

Move backward 2 m → Turn left

Move left 2 m → Turn around

4. Check all directional words below:

Left

Quickly

Under

Forward

Colourful

5. Match each directional term with its meaning:
A. Left
B. Right
C. Forward
D. Backward
1. Toward the front
2. Toward the back
3. The side that is clockwise from front
4. The side that is anti-clockwise from front

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity

6. Student activity: Write step-by-step directions to move a robot from the red square to the green circle. Include at least 5 steps. Use metres, turns and clear directional words.
7. Which directional words did you use in your steps? List them:
8. Draw the path the robot will take on the grid below (show turns and distances).
9. Reflection: Why is precise directional language important when programming a digital system (one sentence)?

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