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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

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

Answer key

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

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