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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 174 · 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.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and west? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) south-east
  2. 2.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  3. 3.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  4. 4.🗺️ The railway station is to the south-west of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the railway station? (a) west (b) south (c) north-east (d) east
  5. 5.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  6. 6.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  7. 7.🧭 You face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  8. 8.🗺️ The fire station is to the west of the market. In which direction is the market from the fire station? (a) south-west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  9. 9.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  10. 10.🧭 You face north and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  11. 11.🗺️ The hospital is to the north-east of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the hospital? (a) west (b) north-west (c) south (d) south-west
  12. 12.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  13. 13.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) north-west (b) north-east (c) south-east (d) south-west
  14. 14.🗺️ The post office is to the south-west of the park. In which direction is the park from the post office? (a) west (b) north-east (c) east (d) south-west
  15. 15.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  16. 16.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ The playground is to the west of the market. In which direction is the market from the playground? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) east (d) south
  18. 18.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and east? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) north-west (d) south-east
  19. 19.🗺️ The railway station is to the west of the library. In which direction is the library from the railway station? (a) north (b) south-east (c) north-west (d) east
  20. 20.🗺️ The bank is to the west of the park. In which direction is the park from the bank? (a) north (b) north-west (c) east (d) north-east
  21. 21.🗺️ The playground is to the north of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the playground? (a) west (b) east (c) south-west (d) south
  22. 22.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  23. 23.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  24. 24.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ The bus stop is to the south-east of the market. In which direction is the market from the bus stop? (a) north (b) north-east (c) east (d) north-west
  26. 26.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  27. 27.🗺️ The post office is to the east of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the post office? (a) south (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) west
  28. 28.🗺️ The playground is to the east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the playground? (a) west (b) north-east (c) north-west (d) south
  29. 29.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  30. 30.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  31. 31.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  32. 32.🗺️ The library is to the north of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the library? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) south-east
  33. 33.🗺️ The police station is to the north of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the police station? (a) south-east (b) north-east (c) south (d) north-west
  34. 34.🗺️ The playground is to the north of the school. In which direction is the school from the playground? (a) south (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) north-west
  35. 35.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  36. 36.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the scale (b) the key (c) the title (d) the colours
  37. 37.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ The bus stop is to the east of the park. In which direction is the park from the bus stop? (a) south-west (b) west (c) north-west (d) north-east
  39. 39.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  40. 40.🧭 You face west and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south

Answer key

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

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