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Grade 6 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.

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

  1. Scale: 1 cm represents 2 km. A straight mapped segment is 4 cm. What distance does it represent in km?
  2. A path has segments of 300 m, 450 m and 250 m. What is its total length in m?
  3. Maps and geographical features: which term fits this description? The part of a map explaining what its symbols mean.

Core

Questions at the expected level for the grade.

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

Sample questions

  1. On a map, 1 cm represents 44 km. Two places are 41 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
  2. On a map, 1 cm represents 7 km. Two places are 17 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
  3. Which direction is opposite north?

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

  1. On a map, 1 cm represents 55 km. Two places are 60 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
  2. On a map, 1 cm represents 26 km. Two places are 40 cm apart on the map. What is the represented distance in km?
  3. Which direction is opposite north?

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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