Understanding all eight compass points including NE, SE, SW, NW and their positions between the main points.
Where your child meets this in real life: More precise map reading, navigation, describing wind directions
Each SEAG paper has 28 maths questions. Questions 29 to 50 are multiple choice with five possible answers, and questions 51 to 56 need a short written answer. With 56 questions in 60 minutes across English and maths, that is about a minute per question.
SEAGReady breaks eight compass points into 2 steps, taught in order so each skill builds on the last.
Identify and name the four intermediate compass points (NE, SE, SW, NW) on a compass rose
Identify which of the 8 compass directions describes the position of one location relative to another
Try three free questions from our eight compass points course. They start easy and get harder, so you can see where your child's confidence runs out. If they manage the last one without a hint, this topic is probably secure. If not, the steps above show where to start.
Oliver is learning to read a compass on a school trip. What direction is exactly halfway between North and East?
Olivia is at the park. On a square grid map, the swimming pool is diagonally down and to the right. Which direction is the swimming pool from the park?
Aisling walks one grid square East from her house to the library, then one grid square North from the library to the cinema. If Aisling could walk directly from her house to the cinema, which direction would that be?
This is the exact interactive worked example your child sees in SEAGReady. Step through it and watch the method build up.
Rosie is labelling an eight-point compass rose for an orienteering exercise.
What direction is exactly halfway between North and East?
Locate North at the top of the compass
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Rosie is labelling an eight-point compass rose for an orienteering exercise.
What direction is exactly halfway between North and East?
The direction exactly between North and East is North-East (NE).
The key insight: For intermediate compass points, always put N or S first, then E or W!
Common mix-up: EN (East-North). The naming rule is: North or South always comes before East or West.
These are the misconceptions we see most often in eight compass points, including the ones our practice questions are specifically designed to catch.
Struggling with eight compass points? The real gap is often in one of these earlier topics.
Sitting the SEAG test this November? Read our last-month revision plan, Paper 1 vs Paper 2 and test day guide.
SEAGReady finds the exact step where your child gets stuck, teaches it with worked examples like the one above, and brings it back for review so it sticks.
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