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Follow That Map!

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are maps for? They help you... (more than 1 choice)

a)

To find your way around a place.

b)

To find hidden treasures!

c)

To see how far two places are.

d)

To give or find information about a place.

2.

There are 4 important parts on a map...

a)

A compass rose

b)

A scale bar

c)

A legend or a key for symbols

d)

A title or name

e)

A picture of you

3.

How does the adventure begin in the story?

a)

The children are lost.

b)

The children are bored.

c)

Their cat and dog are missing.

d)

Their garden is too small to play in.

4.

Where do the children start their search at first?

a)

At the zoo.

b)

At the library.

c)

At the candy store.

d)

At the park.

5.

How do you find a place on a map? (2 options)

a)

You use the symbols.

b)

You use the map key.

c)

You use your eyes.

d)

You do nothing.

6.

The purpose of a map legend is to...

a)

Tell you what symbols on a map mean

b)

Tell you which way to go

c)

Tell you a nice story

7.

What information can you find on a map?

a)

A route or path so you know where to go.

b)

Colours and symbols so it looks pretty.

c)

Your name and address.

d)

Nothing at all.

8.

What is a compass rose used for?

a)

It shows you the answers.

b)

It tells you which way is: north, south, east or west.

c)

It shows you if you are lost.

d)

It shows you nothing.

9.

Which direction is Martin running?

a)

He is running East.

b)

He is running West.

c)

He is running North.

d)

He is running South.

10.

A scale bar on a map helps me... (2 choices)

a)

Know how the weather is.

b)

Know how far away something is.

c)

Know the distance between 2 places.

d)

Know when your birthday is.

11.

There different types of maps. Which ones?

a)

Weather maps.

b)

Landscape maps.

c)

Road maps.

d)

World maps.

12.

What is the weather like where Max and Ollie are?

(a)  

13.

What type of map is like a puzzle and helps you find treasure?

a)

A world map.

b)

A treasure map.

c)

A weather map.

d)

A road map.

14.

A landscape map shows natural features such as... (more than one choice)

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Hills

d)

Lakes

e)

Rivers

15.

Which part of the world did Ollie and Max run to?

(a)  

16.

To make a map of the Earth, a mapmaker have to... (more than one choice)

a)

Peel it like an orange.

b)

Try to "flatten" it out like an orange peel.

c)

Fill in the missing parts because it is a sphere.

d)

Imagine the Earth flat on paper

17.

Where does their adventure take them before going home?

a)

Into space

b)

At school

c)

At the playground

d)

To TKO

18.

What do you think of this adventure?

a)

It was just a dream.

b)

It was very real!

c)

It was a story they invented.

d)

They were watching an adventure film.