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Making a Map is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on what belongs on a map, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.1.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Making a Map

D2.Geo.1.K-2

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why do maps have pictures instead of words?
  • A.So you can see quickly where things are
  • B.Because words are hard to spell
  • C.Because pictures are prettier
2.A map of the park would show...
  • A.The park rules
  • B.Who owns the park
  • C.The pond, the path and the gate
3.You are drawing a map of your classroom. What should you put on it?
  • A.Your favourite colour
  • B.What you had for breakfast
  • C.The door and the windows
4.On a map of the playground, what would you draw?
  • A.Tomorrow's weather
  • B.The head teacher's name
  • C.The climbing frame and the gate
5.You draw your bedroom from above. What do you see?
  • A.The side of the wall
  • B.The top of the bed and the floor
  • C.The front of the door
6.What would you put on a map of the school hall?
  • A.The school rules
  • B.The stage and the doors
  • C.The lunch menu
7.What does a map show you?
  • A.When things happened
  • B.Where things are
  • C.What things cost
8.On a map of your street, what would you draw?
  • A.The time of day
  • B.The names of your friends
  • C.The houses and the road

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Answer key — Making a Map

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.So you can see quickly where things are
  2. 2.The pond, the path and the gate
  3. 3.The door and the windows
  4. 4.The climbing frame and the gate
  5. 5.The top of the bed and the floor
  6. 6.The stage and the doors
  7. 7.Where things are
  8. 8.The houses and the road

More practice for D2.Geo.1.K-2

Draw a map or chart of a place you know.

Teaching this next? Drawing a Place You Know is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.