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Class 5 Angles as Turns worksheet

CBSE Mathematics. Fractions of a turn, the minute hand, right, acute and obtuse angles, turning to face North, East, South, West. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    The minute hand moves for 10 minutes. What part of a full turn does it make?

    1. 2/3 turn
    2. 1/3 turn
    3. 3/4 turn
    4. 1/6 turn
    Answer

    (d) 1/6 turn

    60 minutes is a full turn, so 10 minutes is 10/60 = 1/6

  2. 2.

    At 9 o’clock the minute hand starts at 12 and turns 5/6 of a full turn. What time is it now?

    1. 9:50
    2. 9:55
    3. 9:10
    4. 10:50
    Answer

    (a) 9:50

    a full turn is 60 minutes; 5/6 of 60 = 50

  3. 3.

    You face East. You turn 1 right angle anticlockwise. Which way do you face now?

    1. South
    2. West
    3. East
    4. North
    Answer

    (d) North

    1 right angle anticlockwise

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What part of a full turn does the minute hand make in 50 minutes?

    Answer

    5/6

    50/60 = 5/6

  2. 5.

    Face East. Turn 2 right angles anticlockwise. Which way are you facing?

    Answer

    West

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    A robot faces West. It is told: turn 3 right angles clockwise; then turn 3 right angles clockwise; then turn 2 right angles anticlockwise. (a) Which way does it face after each turn? (b) Which way does it face at the end?

    Answer

    (a) South, East, West; (b) West

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