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OS Map Reading Half Term Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 4-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the caravan?

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

2.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter B?

a)

1531

b)

1432

c)

1530

d)

1431

3.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter D?

a)

3117

b)

173317

c)

1731

d)

1832

4.

What is the golden rule for finding a Grid Reference?

a)

Never eat soggy Weet-a-Bix.

b)

Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

c)

Along the pathway, and through the gate.

d)

Eastings before bee-stings.

5.
What is the 6-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the power station?
a)
1434
b)
141342
c)
146346
d)
152354
6.
What is the 6-figure GR for the letter A?
a)
1334
b)
145345
c)
139344
d)
135345
7.
What is the six-figure grid reference for the campsite in Cranstock?
a)
815614
b)
806604
c)
614815
d)
851635
8.
What is at grid reference 837617?
a)
Aquarium
b)
Parking
c)
Sports Centre
d)
Public House
9.

Four-figure grid reference is found in the:

a)

top left corner of a square

b)

bottom left corner of a square

c)

top right corner of a square

d)

bottom right corner of a square

10.

Give the six-figure grid reference for New House Farm ...

a)

547161

b)

555677

c)

540677

d)

540177

11.

Give the 6-figure grid reference for the Public House in Charlton-on-Otmoor.

a)

467342

b)

564158

c)

561766

d)

556998

12.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Pub
c)
Caravan site
d)
Nature reserve
13.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Church with a tower
b)
Church with a spire
14.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Caravan Site
c)
Pub
d)
Parking
15.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Sunshine
b)
Viewpoint
c)
Cave
d)
Train station
16.
Which is the more detailed map, 1:25000 or 1:50000?
a)
1:25000
b)
1:50000
17.

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

a)

key

b)

legend

c)

scale

d)

grid

18.
What is the purpose of a map scale?
a)
To weigh the political power of the states
b)
To show where things are located on the map
c)
Compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth
d)
To show how large the map is
19.

On a 1:50000 scale map how many cm = 1 km?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

20.

On a 1:50000 scale map if the distance between to points is 10 cm how far is this is real life.

a)

10 km

b)

5 km

c)

100 km

d)

1 mile

21.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Bridge

b)

Viewpoint

c)

Orchard

d)

Coniferous wood

22.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

MIxed Wood

b)

Picnic site

c)

Crag

d)

Non coniferous wood