KS1 Compass Directions Quizzes

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This KS1 Compass Directions Quizzes quiz contains 15 multiple choice questions designed to help you revise and test your KS1 Geography Quizzes knowledge. Select an answer for each question and click “Submit Answer” to see instant feedback. Take your time and try to score as high as possible!

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Revising Compass Directions with Quizzes

(Fun ks1 Compass Directions quizzes for pupils that are going in for their end of year exams and for those that want to boast their performance in school)

Hello and welcome to gcequiz.com. Today we are going to be talking about compasses and their directions and what the KS1 Geography exams need from pupils in this aspect of compass and direction. 

Have you ever found your way by using a compass? Do you know all the major points on a compass? Do you know where the sun rises from? Which way is south? These are just a few questions that pupils are often asked in Geography. 

We are going to proceed by answering a few of these questions but we will start by answering this very pertinent question, What is a compass? A compass in a device that makes use of a magnetized arrow to show the direction of the magnetic North of the Earth. On a compass, there are four major directions; North, South, East and West. 

The sun is the largest object in the solar system and it rises from the East and sets in the West.

The quizzes made available for KS1 pupils meet up with the requirements of the National Curriculum for KS1 Year 1 and 2 in Geography. Also, you don’t need to pay a dime for these quizzes so you can answer them whenever you are available to do so.

Select a quiz and have Fun while Learning.

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Question 1 of 15

What do we use to determine direction?

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Question 2 of 15

What are the four main cardinal points?

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Question 3 of 15

What is this device called?

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Question 4 of 15

How do we represent North?

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How do we represent South?

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How do we write East?

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Question 7 of 15

West is written as

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Question 8 of 15

The sun rises from the 

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Question 9 of 15

The sun sets in the

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Question 10 of 15

which direction is the Compass pointing?

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Question 11 of 15

Which direction is the arrow pointing?

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Question 12 of 15

The earth rotates

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Question 13 of 15

Which direction lies between North and West?

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Question 14 of 15

South West lies between

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Question 15 of 15

The compass is pointing

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