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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 843 · 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 north and east? (a) south-east (b) north-west (c) north-east (d) south-west
  2. 2.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  3. 3.🗺️ The post office is to the east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the post office? (a) south (b) north-east (c) west (d) south-east
  4. 4.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  5. 5.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  6. 6.🗺️ The bank is to the south-east of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the bank? (a) north-west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  7. 7.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  8. 8.🧭 You face east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  10. 10.🗺️ The playground is to the east of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the playground? (a) west (b) north-east (c) east (d) north
  11. 11.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  12. 12.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  13. 13.🗺️ The bank is to the east of the market. In which direction is the market from the bank? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) west (d) north-west
  14. 14.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  15. 15.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is behind you? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  16. 16.🗺️ The school is to the north of the market. In which direction is the market from the school? (a) west (b) north (c) south-east (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ The playground is to the east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the playground? (a) east (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) west
  18. 18.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ The fire station is to the south of the park. In which direction is the park from the fire station? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) north (d) north-west
  20. 20.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
  21. 21.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
  22. 22.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
  23. 23.🗺️ The bank is to the south-west of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the bank? (a) north (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) east
  24. 24.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  25. 25.🧭 You face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  26. 26.🗺️ The police station is to the west of the market. In which direction is the market from the police station? (a) south-east (b) east (c) north (d) north-west
  27. 27.🌇 In which direction does the sun set? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
  28. 28.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  29. 29.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) north-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) south-west
  30. 30.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  32. 32.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and west? (a) north-east (b) south-east (c) south-west (d) north-west
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  34. 34.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  35. 35.🗺️ The market is to the north-west of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the market? (a) north-east (b) north (c) west (d) south-east
  36. 36.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  37. 37.🗺️ The library is to the west of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the library? (a) east (b) north-east (c) north-west (d) north
  38. 38.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the scale (b) the colours (c) the key (d) the title
  39. 39.🗺️ The railway station is to the north of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the railway station? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) north (d) south
  40. 40.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south

Answer key

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

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