Measures of Turn worksheets
Free printable measures of turn worksheets with answer keys, quarter, half and full turns and directions. Pick a grade below for ready-made PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every answer is computed in code, so the key is never wrong.
What is measures of turn?
A turn measures how far something rotates: a quarter turn is 90°, a half turn 180°, a three-quarter turn 270° and a full turn 360°, either clockwise or anticlockwise.
How to teach it
Act out quarter, half, three-quarter and full turns with the body, linking each to degrees (90°, 180°, 270°, 360°) and to clockwise vs anticlockwise.
Worked example
Computed from a real worksheet, so it is correct.
Common mistake
Muddling clockwise and anticlockwise, and confusing the fraction of a turn with the number of quarters.
What's inside
- How many degrees is a quarter turn?
- You face East and make a half turn clockwise. Which direction do you face now?
- A turn of 90° is what fraction of a full turn? (write as a fraction of 4 quarters, or in words)
- A turn of 90° is what fraction of a full turn? (write as a fraction of 4 quarters, or in words)
- A turn of 360° is what fraction of a full turn? (write as a fraction of 4 quarters, or in words)
- How many degrees is a full turn?
Sample questions. Each set (A, B, C…) has fresh numbers and a computed answer key.