Spatial Understanding | Mathematics Olympiad for Class 1 PDF Download

Introduction

We live is a space where the position of objects play an important role. Anything related to space is spatial.

In order to describe the position of objects around us we need to use some words. Those words are known as position words. Some examples of position words are near, far, after before, above, below, inside and outside.

Top and bottom

• The bird is on top of the tree and the dog stands at the bottom of the tree.
  

Inside and Outside

• Books are kept inside the basket. The clock is placed outside the basket.
  

Before, After, and Middle

• The cat stands before the horse.
• The hen stands after the horse.
• The horse stands in the middle of cat and hen.
  

Front and Back

• The front screen of a smartphone.
• The bags are kept at the back of the car.
  

Big and Small

• The first ball is big and the next ball is small.
  

Tall and Short

• The girl is tall and the boy is short.
  

Far and Near

• In the image below, you can see a fish, cheese and a mouse. 
• What can you say about the position of the fish and the mouse with respect to the cheese?
• The mouse is near the cheese and the fish is far away from the cheese.
  

On top of and Under

• In the image given, flower vase is placed on top of the table.
• The books are placed under the table.
  

Above and Below

• The kitten is above the table and the puppy is below the table.
  

Farthest and Nearest

• The farmer is nearest the hut and the cat is farthest.
  

Biggest and Smallest

• From the left, the first cup is the biggest and the last cup is the smallest.
• Biggest and smallest are related to the size of the objects.
  

Tallest and Shortest

• From the left, the first Flamingo is the tallest and the last Flamingo is the shortest.
• Tallest and shortest are related to the height of objects.