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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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Making a Map

D2.Geo.1.K-2

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

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Answer key — Making a Map

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.