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