position · Year 4 · AC9M4SP02
Grid references
A grid map has letters along the top for columns and numbers down the side for rows. A grid reference gives the letter first, then the number: C3 means column C, row 3. To find a square, go along to the letter, then down to the number. To name a square, read the letter at the top of its column, then the number at the side of its row. Moving east or west changes the letter; north or south changes the number.
Sample questions
What is in square A4?
- The letter A tells you the column: find it along the top.
- The number 4 tells you the row: find it down the side, then go across to column A.
- The pond is in A4.
Answer: pond
What is in square C4?
- The letter C tells you the column: find it along the top.
- The number 4 tells you the row: find it down the side, then go across to column C.
- The tent is in C4.
Answer: tent
What is in square A2?
- The letter A tells you the column: find it along the top.
- The number 2 tells you the row: find it down the side, then go across to column A.
- The swing is in A2.
Answer: swing