Math Drills
Order and Position Word Problems worksheets for Grade 2 (Elementary School)
What this unit covers
Positions counted from the front and from the back are the clues for finding a place or a number of people. After Switching Front and Back and Position in Line come the people in between, found for Same Direction and Opposite Direction, and then the size of the line as a whole.
When someone is fifth from the front and third from the back, taking the whole line as 5 + 3 = 8 and counting that person twice is the classic error. An answer one larger than the true count identifies it. With the people in between, the opposite happens, as 1 is subtracted once too often and the count that excludes both ends is used by mistake.
Learning steps
Finding the Position
- Switching Front and Back
- Position in Line
Finding the Number of People in Between
- Same Direction
- Opposite Direction
Finding the Total
- From Front and Back
- From the Line and the End
Worksheets
Finding the Number of People in Between
Summary Prints
Word Problems
- Finding the Position · Switching Front and Back1 question
- Finding the Position · Position in Line1 question
- Finding the Number of People in Between · Same Direction1 question
- Finding the Number of People in Between · Opposite Direction1 question
- Finding the Total · From Front and Back1 question
- Finding the Total · From the Line and the End1 question
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Frequently asked questions
- What do the “Order and Position Word Problems” worksheets for Grade 2 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as Switching Front and Back, Position in Line, Same Direction, Opposite Direction, From Front and Back, From the Line and the End.
- How many “Order and Position Word Problems” worksheets are there for Grade 2 (Elementary School)?
- 14 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.