Grade 5 · Geography · three levels

Grade 5 Maps & places worksheet in three levels

The same 20-question worksheet on maps & places in Support, Core and Challenge versions. Question by question, each version keeps the topic and changes the difficulty.

All three levels PDF All three answer keys Original worksheet

Compare the three levels

Support

Easier questions on the same topics, for students who need more practice with the basics.

Questions: 20 (20 easy)
Grade range: Grades 2 to 7
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

Scale: 1 cm represents 2 km. A straight mapped segment is 4 cm. What distance does it represent in km?
A path has segments of 300 m, 450 m and 250 m. What is its total length in m?
On one map-grid row, move from column 8 to column 16. Each step is 18 km. How many km is the journey?

Core

Questions at the expected level for the grade.

Questions: 20 (20 medium)
Grade range: Grades 3 to 9
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

On a map, 1 cm represents 26 km. Two places are 6 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
On a map, 1 cm represents 31 km. Two places are 14 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
On a map, 1 cm represents 42 km. Two places are 70 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?

Challenge

Harder questions on the same topics, for students who are ready to stretch.

Questions: 20 (20 medium)
Grade range: Grades 3 to 9
Topics: Maps & places

Sample questions

On a map, 1 cm represents 34 km. Two places are 58 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
On a map, 1 cm represents 6 km. Two places are 69 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
On a map, 1 cm represents 38 km. Two places are 11 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?

Using the three versions

Start everyone with the same short explanation, then hand out Support, Core or Challenge.
Question numbers line up across the versions, so you can go through the answers with the whole class.
The PDF has a cover page and each version on its own pages; the answer keys PDF has all three keys.

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