Worked example
A map row from left to right is park, library, school. Where is the park relative to the library?
Answer & why
Answer: left of the library
The park comes before the library in the stated left-to-right order.
Grade 1 · Social studies
Locate places using relative-position clues
Use a stated order or position to describe where a place is relative to another place.
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Question 1
A map row from left to right is library, shop, school. Where is the shop?
- right of the library
- left of the library
- between the library and school
- above the library
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: between the library and school
The shop is in the middle of those two named places.
Question 2
A map shows a park directly above the library. Where is the park?
- between the library and school
- left of the library
- right of the library
- above the library
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: above the library
The question explicitly locates it above the reference place.
Question 3
A map row from left to right is clinic, library, pool. Where is the clinic relative to the library?
- left of the library
- right of the library
- above the library
- between the library and school
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: left of the library
The clinic is on the left side of the library in this map.
Question 4
A map row from left to right is library, museum, school. Where is the museum?
- right of the library
- above the library
- between the library and school
- left of the library
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: between the library and school
The museum lies between the two stated endpoints.
Question 5
A map row from left to right is park, library, school. Where is the park relative to the library?
- between the library and school
- right of the library
- left of the library
- above the library
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: left of the library
The park comes before the library in the stated left-to-right order.
Question 6
A map row from left to right is park, library, school. Where is the school relative to the library?
- left of the library
- right of the library
- above the library
- between the library and school
A hint
Find the reference place named in the question.
Answer & why
Answer: right of the library
The school is on the library’s right in the stated order.