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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 146 · 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 face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ The market is to the west of the school. In which direction is the school from the market? (a) north-west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  3. 3.🗺️ The hospital is to the east of the market. In which direction is the market from the hospital? (a) north-west (b) north (c) south-west (d) west
  4. 4.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  5. 5.🧭 You face north and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  6. 6.🗺️ The fire station is to the south of the library. In which direction is the library from the fire station? (a) west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) north
  7. 7.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  8. 8.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  9. 9.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) north-west
  10. 10.🗺️ The school is to the east of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the school? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) south-west
  11. 11.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  12. 12.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ What does blue colour on a map usually show? (a) mountains (b) water (c) roads (d) deserts
  14. 14.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and west? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south-east (d) south-west
  15. 15.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  16. 16.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  18. 18.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and east? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) north-west
  19. 19.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  20. 20.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  21. 21.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  22. 22.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the key (b) the title (c) the colours (d) the scale
  23. 23.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  24. 24.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  25. 25.🧭 You face east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  26. 26.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  27. 27.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  28. 28.🗺️ The market is to the north of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the market? (a) west (b) south (c) south-east (d) east
  29. 29.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  30. 30.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  31. 31.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  32. 32.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ The market is to the north of the park. In which direction is the park from the market? (a) south-west (b) north-west (c) south-east (d) south
  35. 35.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  36. 36.🗺️ The school is to the south-east of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the school? (a) north-east (b) east (c) north-west (d) south-west
  37. 37.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  38. 38.🧭 You face west and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ The school is to the east of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the school? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) north-west (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south

Answer key

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

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