This medium sheet focuses on compass directions and grid maps. Nine fill-in-the-blank questions ask second graders to predict which way they will face after turning left or right, and to remember that grid maps use letters and numbers to find locations. A matching activity then connects each direction—north, south, east, and west—to where it normally appears on a map: top, bottom, right side, or left side.
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Maps and Map Keys
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If you face north and turn right, you are now facing east.
2. If you face south and turn left, you are now facing east.
3. A grid map uses letters and numbers to find locations.
4. The top of most maps points toward north.
5. The bottom of most maps points toward south.
6. On a grid map, each square is called a cell.
7. A compass rose is shaped like a star with points.
8. The left side of a map usually shows west.
9. Maps help people find their way from place to place.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
North
→ Top of map
Right side
South
→ Bottom of map
Top of map
East
→ Right side
Left side
West
→ Left side
Bottom of map
Maps and Map Keys
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If you face north and turn right, you are now facing east.
2) If you face south and turn left, you are now facing east.
3) A grid map uses letters and numbers to find locations.
4) The top of most maps points toward north.
5) The bottom of most maps points toward south.
6) On a grid map, each square is called a cell.
7) A compass rose is shaped like a star with points.
8) The left side of a map usually shows west.
9) Maps help people find their way from place to place.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
North
→ Top of map
Right side
South
→ Bottom of map
Top of map
East
→ Right side
Left side
West
→ Left side
Bottom of map
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