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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 117 · 40 questions
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Remember (Clockwise: N, E, S, W): Clockwise order: north → east → south → west. Turning right moves one step clockwise; turning left moves one step back; behind you is the opposite direction. Opposites: north ↔ south, east ↔ west, north-east ↔ south-west, south-east ↔ north-west. If A is north of B, then B is south of A. Maps: north at the top, a key explains the symbols, a scale shows real distances, blue shows water.

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  1. 1.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  2. 2.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  3. 3.🗺️ The park is to the west of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the park? (a) north-west (b) north-east (c) north (d) east
  4. 4.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  5. 5.🗺️ What does blue colour on a map usually show? (a) mountains (b) roads (c) water (d) deserts
  6. 6.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  7. 7.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  8. 8.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  9. 9.🗺️ The school is to the west of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the school? (a) south-east (b) east (c) west (d) north
  10. 10.🧭 You face west and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  11. 11.🗺️ The park is to the north of the library. In which direction is the library from the park? (a) south-west (b) north (c) south-east (d) south
  12. 12.🗺️ The market is to the north-east of the library. In which direction is the library from the market? (a) south-west (b) west (c) north-west (d) north
  13. 13.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  14. 14.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  15. 15.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  16. 16.🗺️ The fire station is to the south of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the fire station? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  18. 18.🗺️ The police station is to the north-east of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the police station? (a) north-east (b) north (c) south-east (d) south-west
  19. 19.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  20. 20.🗺️ The post office is to the south-west of the park. In which direction is the park from the post office? (a) north (b) south (c) south-east (d) north-east
  21. 21.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  22. 22.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) south-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) north-west
  23. 23.🗺️ The railway station is to the north of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the railway station? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) north-east
  24. 24.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  25. 25.🗺️ The hospital is to the south-east of the school. In which direction is the school from the hospital? (a) east (b) south (c) north-west (d) south-west
  26. 26.🗺️ The bank is to the west of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the bank? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) north (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north-west of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the bus stop? (a) north-west (b) north (c) north-east (d) south-east
  28. 28.🗺️ The bank is to the north-east of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the bank? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) south
  29. 29.🗺️ The police station is to the west of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the police station? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north-west
  30. 30.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.🌇 In which direction does the sun set? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
  32. 32.🧭 You face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ The park is to the west of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the park? (a) west (b) east (c) south-west (d) south-east
  35. 35.🗺️ What is the box on a map that explains its symbols called? (a) the scale (b) the title (c) the key (d) the compass
  36. 36.🗺️ The park is to the south-west of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the park? (a) south-east (b) north-east (c) west (d) north-west
  37. 37.🗺️ The bus stop is to the south-west of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the bus stop? (a) east (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) south-east
  38. 38.🗺️ The post office is to the north of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the post office? (a) north (b) south-east (c) west (d) south
  39. 39.🗺️ The school is to the north-east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the school? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) east (d) west
  40. 40.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west

Answer key

  1. north
  2. south
  3. east
  4. north
  5. water
  6. north
  7. west
  8. north
  9. east
  10. south
  11. south
  12. south-west
  13. east
  14. north
  15. north
  16. north
  17. west
  18. south-west
  19. south
  20. north-east
  21. north
  22. south-east
  23. south
  24. east
  25. north-west
  26. east
  27. south-east
  28. south-west
  29. east
  30. west
  31. west
  32. east
  33. east
  34. east
  35. the key
  36. north-east
  37. north-east
  38. south
  39. south-west
  40. west

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