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Grade 2 · Math · Unit 11 of 14

Simple Maps

Read and follow a map

What your child practises

Reading a map of a familiar place, saying where things are, and describing the moves from one place to another.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: E1.4, E1.5 · reading simple maps and describing positions and movements

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which direction is opposite of north?

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    • east
    • south
    • west
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    south

    Hint: North and south are opposites.

  2. Question 2

    You face north. Which way is your right hand?

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    • west
    • east
    • south
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    east

    Hint: When you face north, east is on your right and west is on your left.

  3. Question 3

    P is the park, H is the home, M is the market, L is the library. Which place is farthest up (north)?

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    • park
    • market
    • home
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    park

    Hint: Up on the map is toward the top.

  4. Question 4

    H is the home, M is the market, L is the library, P is the park. Start at the home. Go 1 right and 3 up. Where do you stop?

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    • market
    • park
    • library
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    market

    Hint: Move one square at a time along the grid lines.

  5. Question 5

    P is the park, L is the library, S is the school, M is the market. Start at the park. Go 2 right and 2 up. Where do you stop?

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    • library
    • market
    • school
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    library

    Hint: Move one square at a time along the grid lines.

  6. Question 6

    H is the home, M is the market, P is the park, L is the library. Start at the home. Go 2 left and 1 down. Where do you stop?

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    • park
    • library
    • market
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    market

    Hint: Move one square at a time along the grid lines.

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