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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Maps and Directions

EVS lesson 28: Maps and directions · Set 988 · 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 stand facing south. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
  2. 2.🧭 You face north and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  3. 3.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is behind you? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  4. 4.🗺️ The hospital is to the west of the park. In which direction is the park from the hospital? (a) north-east (b) south (c) west (d) east
  5. 5.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your right? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
  6. 6.🧭 You face north and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
  7. 7.🗺️ The school is to the south-west of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the school? (a) south-west (b) north-west (c) south (d) north-east
  8. 8.📏 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
  9. 9.🧭 Which direction is halfway between north and west? (a) north-west (b) south-west (c) south-east (d) north-east
  10. 10.🧭 You face north and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
  11. 11.🧭 You stand facing south. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  12. 12.🗺️ The school is to the south-east of the park. In which direction is the park from the school? (a) east (b) north-west (c) north (d) south-east
  13. 13.🗺️ The market is to the south-east of the police station. In which direction is the police station from the market? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north-west
  14. 14.🧭 You face west and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  15. 15.🗺️ The playground is to the south-east of the post office. In which direction is the post office from the playground? (a) north-west (b) east (c) north-east (d) north
  16. 16.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the top? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  17. 17.🗺️ The hospital is to the south-west of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the hospital? (a) south (b) east (c) north-east (d) north
  18. 18.🧭 You face west and turn right. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  19. 19.🗺️ The library is to the north of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the library? (a) south-west (b) south (c) east (d) west
  20. 20.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is on the right? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  21. 21.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is behind you? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
  22. 22.🗺️ The market is to the south of the park. In which direction is the park from the market? (a) south-west (b) west (c) north (d) south
  23. 23.🧭 You face south and turn around. Which way do you face now? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  24. 24.🧭 You stand facing east. Which direction is to your left? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  25. 25.🧭 The needle of a compass points to the ___. (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
  26. 26.🧭 Which direction is halfway between south and east? (a) north-west (b) south-east (c) south-west (d) north-east
  27. 27.🧭 You face east and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
  28. 28.🗺️ The park is to the east of the bank. In which direction is the bank from the park? (a) south-east (b) south-west (c) west (d) north-east
  29. 29.🗺️ On most maps, which direction is at the bottom? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
  30. 30.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your left? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
  31. 31.🗺️ The bus stop is to the north-east of the hospital. In which direction is the hospital from the bus stop? (a) east (b) south-east (c) south-west (d) north
  32. 32.🧭 You face south and turn left. Which way do you face now? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
  33. 33.🗺️ The bank is to the south of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the bank? (a) south (b) north-east (c) north (d) south-west
  34. 34.🗺️ The police station is to the south of the bus stop. In which direction is the bus stop from the police station? (a) east (b) north (c) north-west (d) south-east
  35. 35.🗺️ The post office is to the west of the playground. In which direction is the playground from the post office? (a) west (b) south-east (c) east (d) south
  36. 36.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your left? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
  37. 37.🧭 You stand facing north. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
  38. 38.🗺️ The fire station is to the south-west of the library. In which direction is the library from the fire station? (a) north-east (b) south (c) south-east (d) north
  39. 39.🗺️ The police station is to the west of the school. In which direction is the school from the police station? (a) north-east (b) north-west (c) south-east (d) east
  40. 40.🧭 You stand facing west. Which direction is to your right? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west

Answer key

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

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