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Reading a Map in Words is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on following directions on a map described in words, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.2.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading a Map in Words

D2.Geo.2.K-2

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Read each map, then answer the questions.

1.Read the map, then answer the questions.

Map of the United States

A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top. This map shows the United States. Canada is north of the United States. Mexico is south. The Atlantic Ocean is east. The Pacific Ocean is west. Alaska is in the far northwest, next to Canada. Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. A star marks Washington, D.C., the capital. Key: blue means water. Thin lines show where states meet. Each state has its name written inside it.

  1. 1. What does the star mark?
  2. 2. What do the thin lines show?
  3. 3. Where is Hawaii?
2.Read the map, then answer the questions.

Map of Main Street

A map described in words, made for this worksheet. North is at the top. Main Street runs from east to west. The fire station is on the north side of Main Street. The bank is on the south side, across from the fire station. The library is at the east end of Main Street. The river is at the west end of Main Street. Key: a star means city hall. City hall is next to the bank.

  1. 1. You stand at the fire station. Which way do you cross to reach the bank?
  2. 2. You walk from the river to the library along Main Street. Which way do you go?
  3. 3. What does a star mean on this map?

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Answer key — Reading a Map in Words

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Washington, D.C., the capital. 2. Where states meet. 3. In the Pacific Ocean.
  2. 2.1. South. 2. East. 3. City hall.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.