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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 671 · 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) south-west (b) south-east (c) north-west (d) north-east
  2. 2.🗺️ The park is to the south of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the park? (a) west (b) north (c) south-west (d) north-east
  3. 3.🗺️ The fire station is to the north of the school. In which direction is the school from the fire station? (a) north-west (b) north-east (c) south (d) west
  4. 4.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north-west of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the bus stop? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) east
  5. 5.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south-west (d) south-east
  6. 6.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south-west (d) south-east
  7. 7.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  8. 8.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  10. 10.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  11. 11.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  12. 12.🗺️ The playground is to the north of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the playground? (a) north-east (b) south (c) west (d) south-east
  13. 13.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  14. 14.🗺️ The park is to the east of the market. In which direction is the market from the park? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south-east
  15. 15.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  16. 16.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  17. 17.🗺️ The park is to the east of the library. In which direction is the library from the park? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  18. 18.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the bus stop? (a) west (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) south
  19. 19.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  20. 20.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  21. 21.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  22. 22.🗺️ The park is to the west of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the park? (a) west (b) east (c) north-west (d) north-east
  23. 23.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  24. 24.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  25. 25.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  26. 26.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the key (b) the colours (c) the scale (d) the title
  27. 27.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  28. 28.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the bus stop? (a) east (b) west (c) south-east (d) south
  29. 29.🗺️ The police station is to the north-east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the police station? (a) west (b) north-west (c) north (d) south-west
  30. 30.🗺️ What is the box on a map that explains its symbols called? (a) the key (b) the scale (c) the title (d) the compass
  31. 31.🗺️ The school is to the north-east of the park. In which direction is the park from the school? (a) north (b) south (c) south-west (d) north-east
  32. 32.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  34. 34.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  36. 36.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  37. 37.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  38. 38.🗺️ The hospital is to the south-east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the hospital? (a) north-west (b) north-east (c) west (d) south-west
  39. 39.🗺️ The school is to the north-west of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the school? (a) north (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) west
  40. 40.🗺️ The bank is to the north of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the bank? (a) east (b) north-west (c) north (d) south

Answer key

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

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