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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 817 · 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 bank is to the north of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the bank? (a) south (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) east
  2. 2.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  3. 3.🌇 In which direction does the sun set? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  4. 4.🗺️ The school is to the east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the school? (a) west (b) north-west (c) north (d) south
  5. 5.🗺️ The railway station is to the south-west of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the railway station? (a) north-east (b) west (c) south-west (d) east
  6. 6.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  7. 7.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  8. 8.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  10. 10.🗺️ The bus stop is to the south-west of the market. In which direction is the market from the bus stop? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) east (d) north-west
  11. 11.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  12. 12.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) north-west
  13. 13.🗺️ The bank is to the north-east of the market. In which direction is the market from the bank? (a) east (b) north-east (c) south-east (d) south-west
  14. 14.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  15. 15.🧭 You face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
  16. 16.🗺️ The railway station is to the east of the market. In which direction is the market from the railway station? (a) east (b) south-west (c) south (d) west
  17. 17.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the scale (b) the title (c) the key (d) the colours
  18. 18.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  19. 19.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  20. 20.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  21. 21.🗺️ The playground is to the south-west of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the playground? (a) south-west (b) east (c) south (d) north-east
  22. 22.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  23. 23.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  24. 24.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  25. 25.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  26. 26.🗺️ The post office is to the west of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the post office? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  27. 27.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  28. 28.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) north-west (d) north-east
  29. 29.🧭 You face east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  30. 30.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  31. 31.🗺️ The library is to the south-east of the market. In which direction is the market from the library? (a) south-west (b) east (c) north (d) north-west
  32. 32.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  33. 33.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and west? (a) south-east (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) north-west
  34. 34.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ The fire station is to the west of the market. In which direction is the market from the fire station? (a) east (b) north (c) north-west (d) south-east
  36. 36.🗺️ The fire station is to the east of the library. In which direction is the library from the fire station? (a) west (b) north-west (c) east (d) south-west
  37. 37.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  38. 38.🗺️ The railway station is to the south-west of the park. In which direction is the park from the railway station? (a) south-west (b) north (c) north-east (d) west
  39. 39.🗺️ The playground is to the north of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the playground? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) south-east
  40. 40.🗺️ The bank is to the south-west of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the bank? (a) south (b) east (c) north-west (d) north-east

Answer key

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

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