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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 888 · 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 north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  2. 2.🗺️ The park is to the north of the library. In which direction is the library from the park? (a) east (b) north-east (c) south (d) south-west
  3. 3.🧭 You face east and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  4. 4.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  5. 5.🗺️ The park is to the east of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the park? (a) north (b) north-west (c) west (d) north-east
  6. 6.🗺️ The school is to the south-east of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the school? (a) south-east (b) north (c) east (d) north-west
  7. 7.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  8. 8.🧭 You face west and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  9. 9.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  10. 10.🧭 You face south and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  11. 11.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
  12. 12.🗺️ The bank is to the north-east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the bank? (a) north-west (b) east (c) south-west (d) north-east
  13. 13.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) south-east (b) north-east (c) south-west (d) north-west
  14. 14.🗺️ The hospital is to the north of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the hospital? (a) south (b) east (c) south-west (d) north-west
  15. 15.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) north-east
  16. 16.🗺️ The park is to the south-west of the railway station. In which direction is the railway station from the park? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) west (d) south-east
  17. 17.🗺️ The railway station is to the south of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the railway station? (a) north-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) north
  18. 18.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
  19. 19.🗺️ The railway station is to the north-west of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the railway station? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) south-east
  20. 20.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
  21. 21.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and west? (a) south-west (b) north-east (c) north-west (d) south-east
  22. 22.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  23. 23.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the bus stop? (a) south (b) north-east (c) north-west (d) north
  24. 24.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  25. 25.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  26. 26.🗺️ What does blue colour on a map usually show? (a) deserts (b) water (c) roads (d) mountains
  27. 27.📏 Which part of a map tells you how far apart places really are? (a) the title (b) the key (c) the scale (d) the colours
  28. 28.🧭 You face north and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  29. 29.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  30. 30.🗺️ The school is to the north-west of the park. In which direction is the park from the school? (a) south-west (b) south-east (c) north-east (d) east
  31. 31.🧭 You face east and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
  32. 32.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and east? (a) north-west (b) south-east (c) south-west (d) north-east
  33. 33.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
  34. 34.🗺️ The school is to the south of the park. In which direction is the park from the school? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south (d) north
  35. 35.🌅 In which direction does the sun rise? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  36. 36.🗺️ The park is to the north-east of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the park? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) north-east (d) east
  37. 37.🗺️ The post office is to the north of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the post office? (a) north-east (b) west (c) south-west (d) south
  38. 38.🗺️ The library is to the south-east of the fire station. In which direction is the fire station from the library? (a) east (b) south-west (c) south (d) north-west
  39. 39.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the left? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
  40. 40.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south

Answer key

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

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