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OS MAPS

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this? 
a)

This is a compass rose.

b)

This is a map scale.

c)

This is a key.

d)

This is a title

2.
What does a key tell us?
a)

What the Date is

b)

What the Weather is

c)

What the symbols mean

d)

What the lines mean

3.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Post Office

b)

Police Station

c)

Parking Opposite

d)

Park Open

4.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Statue

b)

Church

c)

Cross on a hill

d)

School

5.

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

6.

What is the grid reference of the trees?

(a)  

7.

What is the missing number at the end of this grid reference for the church 24....?

a)

00

b)

01

c)

02

d)

03

8.

What is the four digit grid reference for the Hospital?

a)

4319

b)

1943

c)

1843

d)

4320

9.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

10.

What would you find at 5417?

a)

Campsite

b)

Public House

c)

Farm

d)

Woods

11.

What is at grid reference 8262?

a)

Aquarium

b)

Parking

c)

Newquay Bay

d)

Public House

12.

What is the 4-figure grid reference for Little Plumpton?

a)

0269

b)

0270

c)

6901

d)

6902

13.

What is the 4-figure grid reference for Gibbert Wood

a)

6901

b)

6899

c)

9868

d)

6800

14.

What would you find at 6899?

(a)  

15.

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

a)

1632

b)

1631

c)

3116

d)

1531

16.

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

a)

1531

b)

1432

c)

1530

d)

1431

17.

Give the four-figure grid reference for Fredley Manor.

(a)  

18.

Give the four-figure grid reference for a school in the map.

(a)  

19.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Duck Pond

b)

Nature Reserve

c)

Zoo

d)

Forest

20.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Telephone line

b)

WhatsApp

c)

Phone Box

d)

Post Office

21.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Youth Hostel

b)

Mountain

c)

Funfair

d)

Hotel

22.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Train Station

b)

Bus Station

c)

Hot Air Balloon

d)

Road

23.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Statue

b)

Church with a spire

c)

Cross on a hill

d)

Church

24.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Triangle

b)

Camp Site

c)

Electricity Pylons

d)

No Triangles

25.

Identify the symbol

a)

Viewpoint

b)

Pizza shop

c)

Triangles

d)

Water source

26.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cable car

b)

Campsite

c)

Electricity pylon

d)

Picnic site

27.

Identify the symbol

a)

Building of historic interest

b)

Hotel

c)

School

d)

Hospital

28.

Identify the symbol

a)

Dance School

b)

Recreation/Leisure/Sports Centre

c)

Steep Cliff

d)

Bungee Jumping

29.

Identify the symbol

a)

Metro

b)

Mountain

c)

Museum

d)

Mill

30.

Identify the symbol

a)

Sword Shop

b)

Fencing

c)

Pirate Warning

d)

Site of Historic Battle

31.

Identify the symbol

a)

Castle/Fort

b)

Broken Tower

c)

Manor House

d)

Monastery

32.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cycle Trail

b)

Bike Shop

c)

Motorbike Race Track

d)

Free Bicycle Parking

33.

Identify the symbol

a)

Place of worship with a spire, minaret or dome

b)

Place of worship with a tower

c)

Place of worship

d)

Sword in the stone

34.

Identify the symbol

a)

Quarry

b)

Waterfall

c)

Beach

d)

BMX Track

35.

Identify the symbol

a)

Coniferous Trees

b)

Non-Coniferous Trees

36.
What is the 6-figure GR for the red triangle?
a)
167313
b)
163317
c)
173323
d)
176317
37.
What is the 6-figure GR for the camping site (tent)?
a)
170328
b)
171312
c)
169312
d)
170311
38.
What is the six-figure grid reference for the campsite in Cranstock?
a)
815614
b)
806604
c)
614815
d)
851635
39.
What is the 6-figure GR for the letter A?
a)
1334
b)
145345
c)
139344
d)
135345
40.

What would you find at 566169?

a)

Campsite

b)

Public House

c)

Farm

d)

Bridge

41.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Duck Pond

b)

Nature Reserve

c)

Zoo

d)

Forest

42.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Telephone line

b)

WhatsApp

c)

Phone Box

d)

Post Office

43.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Youth Hostel

b)

Mountain

c)

Funfair

d)

Hotel

44.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Train Station

b)

Bus Station

c)

Hot Air Balloon

d)

Road

45.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Field

b)

Motorway

c)

Footpath

d)

Park

46.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Statue

b)

Church with a spire

c)

Cross on a hill

d)

Church

47.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Garage

b)

Park

c)

Parking

d)

Post Office

48.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Post Office

b)

Police Station

c)

Parking Opposite

d)

Park Open

49.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Triangle

b)

Camp Site

c)

Electricity Pylons

d)

No Triangles

50.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Skiing Centre

b)

Sell Cars Here

c)

Be quiet

d)

School

51.

Identify the symbol

a)

Railway station

b)

Roundabout

c)

Bus stop

d)

Traffic lights

52.

Identify the symbol

a)

Viewpoint

b)

Pizza shop

c)

Triangles

d)

Water source

53.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cable car

b)

Campsite

c)

Electricity pylon

d)

Picnic site

54.

Identify the symbol

a)

Building of historic interest

b)

Hotel

c)

School

d)

Hospital

55.

Identify the symbol

a)

Dance School

b)

Recreation/Leisure/Sports Centre

c)

Steep Cliff

d)

Bungee Jumping

56.

Identify the symbol

a)

Metro

b)

Mountain

c)

Museum

d)

Mill

57.

Identify the symbol

a)

Sword Shop

b)

Fencing

c)

Pirate Warning

d)

Site of Historic Battle

58.

Identify the symbol

a)

Castle/Fort

b)

Broken Tower

c)

Manor House

d)

Monastery

59.

Identify the symbol

a)

Duck Shop

b)

Nature Reserve

c)

Bird-Watching Zone

d)

Petting Zoo

60.

Identify the symbol

a)

Cycle Trail

b)

Bike Shop

c)

Motorbike Race Track

d)

Free Bicycle Parking

61.

Identify the symbol

a)

Telephone

b)

Apple Store

c)

Police Station

d)

Information Centre

62.

Identify the symbol

a)

Pokemon

b)

Petrol

c)

Parking

d)

Pizza Shop

63.

Identify the symbol

a)

Place of worship with a spire, minaret or dome

b)

Place of worship with a tower

c)

Place of worship

d)

Sword in the stone

64.

Identify the symbol

a)

Youth Hostel

b)

Hotel

c)

Pyramid

d)

Bed and Breakfast

65.

Identify the symbol

a)

Quarry

b)

Waterfall

c)

Beach

d)

BMX Track

66.

Identify the symbol

a)

Coniferous Trees

b)

Non-Coniferous Trees

67.

Name the feature

a)

marsh

b)

rough grassland

c)

woodland

d)

park

68.

Match the following

a)
1.

English Heritage site

b)
2.

National Trust site

c)
3.

site of a battle

d)
4.

nature reserve

e)
5.

garden or arboretum

69.

Which symbol(s) show us the height of the land above sea level?

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Which symbol shows a cliff?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

footpath

b)

railway with station

c)

dual carriageway

d)

motorway

72.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

bus station

b)

railway with station

c)

dual carriageway

d)

motorway

73.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

bus station

b)

railway with station

c)

dual carriageway

d)

motorway

74.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

footpath

b)

railway with station

c)

dual carriageway

d)

motorway

75.

Which symbol(s) show us the type of vegetation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

What does this symbol represent?

(a)  

77.

What does this symbol represent?

(a)  

78.

What does this symbol represent?

(a)  

79.

What does this symbol represent?

(a)  

80.

What does this symbol represent?

(a)  

81.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Duck Pond

b)

Nature Reserve

c)

Zoo

d)

Forest

82.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Telephone line

b)

WhatsApp

c)

Phone Box

d)

Post Office

83.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Train Station

b)

Bus Station

c)

Hot Air Balloon

d)

Road

84.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Post Office

b)

Police Station

c)

Parking Opposite

d)

Park Open

85.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Triangle

b)

Camp Site

c)

Electricity Pylons

d)

No Triangles

86.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Skiing Centre

b)

Sell Cars Here

c)

Be quiet

d)

School

87.

Identify the OS Map symbol.

a)

Camp site

b)

Caravan Site

c)

Picnic Site

d)

Car Park

88.

Identify the OS map symbol.

a)

Coniferous Wood

b)

Non-coniferous Wood

c)

Mixed Wood

89.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Information Centre

b)

Island

c)

Internet Cafe

90.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Main Road

b)

Secondary Road

c)

Tertiary Road

d)

Footpath

91.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Parking

b)

Post Office

c)

Park

d)

Peak

92.
What is this? 
a)

This is a compass rose.

b)

This is a map scale.

c)

This is a key.

d)

This is a title

93.
What does a key tell us?
a)

What the Date is

b)

What the Weather is

c)

What the symbols mean

d)

What the lines mean

94.

Complete the sentence below with the appropriate word

(a)   is a table that explains the symbols on a map

95.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Post Office

b)

Police Station

c)

Parking Opposite

d)

Park Open

96.

What does this map symbol represent?

a)

Statue

b)

Church

c)

Cross on a hill

d)

School

97.

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

98.

The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

99.

What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

100.

What is the grid reference of the trees?

(a)  

101.

What is the missing number at the end of this grid reference for the church 24....?

a)

00

b)

01

c)

02

d)

03

102.

What is the four digit grid reference for the Hospital?

a)

4319

b)

1943

c)

1843

d)

4320

103.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

104.

What would you find at 5417?

a)

Campsite

b)

Public House

c)

Farm

d)

Woods

105.

What is at grid reference 8262?

a)

Aquarium

b)

Parking

c)

Newquay Bay

d)

Public House

106.

Give the six-figure grid reference for Hotts Fm ...

a)

5517

b)

5556

c)

5467

d)

5417

107.

What is the 4-figure grid reference for Little Plumpton?

a)

0269

b)

0270

c)

6901

d)

6902

108.

What is the 4-figure grid reference for Gibbert Wood

a)

6901

b)

6899

c)

9868

d)

6800

109.

What would you find at 6899?

(a)  

110.

Which one is the only correct four-figure grid reference for the SUN?

a)

2753

b)

27-53

c)

27,53

d)

27/53

111.

The correct answer is 2753.

WRONG: 27-53

WRONG: 27,53

WRONG: 27/53

Make sure you answer all next questions correctly.

Good luck )))

a)

2753

b)

27-53

c)

27,53

d)

27/53

112.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the FROG.

(a)  

113.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the FLOWER.

(a)  

114.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the PENGUIN.

(a)  

115.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the PIGEON.

(a)  

116.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the LOBSTER.

(a)  

117.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the CHRISTMAS TREE.

(a)  

118.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the TREBLE CLEF.

(a)  

119.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the PALM TREE.

(a)  

120.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the RECYCLING.

(a)  

121.

Give the four-figure grid reference for the PUMPKIN.

(a)