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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 390 · 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 school is to the east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the school? (a) north (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) west
  2. 2.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  3. 3.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  4. 4.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ The bank is to the east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the bank? (a) south-west (b) south (c) west (d) north
  6. 6.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  7. 7.🗺️ The playground is to the south of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the playground? (a) north (b) south-east (c) north-west (d) west
  8. 8.🗺️ What does blue colour on a map usually show? (a) roads (b) deserts (c) mountains (d) water
  9. 9.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  10. 10.🌇 In which direction does the sun set? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  11. 11.🧭 You face east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  12. 12.🧭 You face north and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  13. 13.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  14. 14.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  15. 15.🗺️ The school is to the south of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the school? (a) west (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) north
  16. 16.🗺️ The school is to the south-east of the library. In which direction is the library from the school? (a) east (b) west (c) north-west (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ The railway station is to the north of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the railway station? (a) south (b) south-east (c) north-west (d) south-west
  18. 18.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  19. 19.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  20. 20.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  21. 21.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and east? (a) south-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) north-west
  22. 22.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ The park is to the south of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the park? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) north (d) north-east
  24. 24.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  25. 25.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) north-east (b) south-east (c) north-west (d) south-west
  26. 26.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  27. 27.🗺️ The bus stop is to the south-west of the library. In which direction is the library from the bus stop? (a) south-east (b) east (c) north-east (d) south-west
  28. 28.🗺️ The playground is to the north-east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the playground? (a) west (b) north (c) south-west (d) north-west
  29. 29.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  30. 30.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  31. 31.🗺️ The post office is to the north-east of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the post office? (a) north-west (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) north
  32. 32.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  35. 35.🗺️ The police station is to the north-east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the police station? (a) south-west (b) west (c) south (d) north-west
  36. 36.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  37. 37.🗺️ The railway station is to the south of the library. In which direction is the library from the railway station? (a) north-west (b) west (c) south-east (d) north
  38. 38.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  39. 39.🗺️ The railway station is to the south-west of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the railway station? (a) north-west (b) east (c) south (d) north-east
  40. 40.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north

Answer key

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

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