Grade 2 · Science · Unit 9 of 10
Where Is It?
Left, right, beside and behind
What your child practises
Practises describing where an object is in relation to other objects, and seeing that the same object can look different from different positions.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Physical Science: Relative Position and Motion · describing position relative to other objects and from different perspectives
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A book is on top of a table. Where is the book?
- above the table, resting on it
- beside the table on the floor
- behind the table
- under the table
above the table, resting on it
Hint: On top means up on the top surface.
Question 2
Move the cup away from you. Which way does it go?
- farther from you
- closer to you
- up
- nowhere
farther from you
Hint: Away means farther.
Question 3
Two chairs sit side by side. We say one is…
- beside the other
- on top of the other
- under the other
- inside the other
beside the other
Hint: Beside means next to.
Question 4
Put the block on top of the book. Where does the block go?
- under the book
- far behind the book
- up on the book’s top
- far to the left of the book
up on the book’s top
Hint: On top means up above, touching.
Question 5
You take two giant steps behind the door. Where are you?
- in front of the door
- on top of the door
- inside the door
- farther back from the door
farther back from the door
Hint: Behind means the back side.
Question 6
You see the front of a cup with a handle on the side. From the side, you see…
- a different cup
- the handle sticking out
- the same as the front
- nothing at all
the handle sticking out
Hint: Turn your head and look again.