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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 386 · 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 east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  2. 2.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ The park is to the west of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the park? (a) north-east (b) north (c) east (d) south-east
  4. 4.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  5. 5.🗺️ The railway station is to the north-east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the railway station? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) south (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ The post office is to the south-east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the post office? (a) north-west (b) east (c) south-west (d) north
  7. 7.🗺️ The market is to the north-east of the park. In which direction is the park from the market? (a) north-east (b) south (c) south-west (d) north
  8. 8.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) north-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) south-west
  9. 9.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and east? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south-west (d) south-east
  10. 10.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  11. 11.🗺️ The park is to the south-east of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the park? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) north-west
  12. 12.🗺️ The market is to the north of the school. In which direction is the school from the market? (a) north-west (b) south (c) south-west (d) west
  13. 13.🗺️ The market is to the west of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the market? (a) north (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) east
  14. 14.🗺️ The fire station is to the north of the park. In which direction is the park from the fire station? (a) north-west (b) north (c) south (d) north-east
  15. 15.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  16. 16.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the colours (b) the title (c) the key (d) the scale
  17. 17.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  18. 18.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  19. 19.🗺️ The bank is to the north of the school. In which direction is the school from the bank? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) south (d) west
  20. 20.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  21. 21.🗺️ The library is to the north of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the library? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) north (d) south
  22. 22.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  23. 23.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  24. 24.🗺️ The library is to the south of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the library? (a) south-east (b) north (c) west (d) north-east
  25. 25.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ The railway station is to the north of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the railway station? (a) north-east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  27. 27.🗺️ The railway station is to the north of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the railway station? (a) north-west (b) south (c) south-east (d) south-west
  28. 28.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  29. 29.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) south-west (b) north-west (c) north-east (d) south-east
  30. 30.🗺️ What does blue colour on a map usually show? (a) deserts (b) water (c) mountains (d) roads
  31. 31.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  32. 32.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  33. 33.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  34. 34.🗺️ The playground is to the south-east of the park. In which direction is the park from the playground? (a) north-east (b) south-west (c) north (d) north-west
  35. 35.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  36. 36.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  37. 37.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  38. 38.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ The school is to the east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the school? (a) south (b) south-west (c) west (d) east
  40. 40.🗺️ The playground is to the east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the playground? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) south-east

Answer key

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

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