Our Neighbourhood Map
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About this worksheet
Map reading worksheet for Class 3 EVS: read a simple map of Aarav's neighbourhood with a compass (N, S, E, W), find places using directions, trace the dotted path on Gandhi Road and say where we go for help – post office, hospital, market and police station. This free printable Class 3 EVS worksheet is made for children aged 8–9 years. It is levelled for the Preparatory Stage (NEP 2020) using NCF-SE 2023 guidelines and suits CBSE, ICSE and state board students. Use it for daily home practice, holiday homework, revision before tests or as a classroom activity. Download the A4 PDF for free – no sign-up needed – and print it in colour or black and white.
🇮🇳 Curriculum alignment
| NEP 2020 stage | Preparatory Stage (NEP 2020) |
|---|---|
| Framework | NCF-SE 2023 |
Levelled using official national guidelines. How we level our worksheets
✏️ What your child will do
Your child reads a colourful map of Aarav's neighbourhood with eight places on both sides of Gandhi Road and a compass showing N, S, E and W. In Part A they answer seven questions using direction words and trace the dotted path from Aarav's house to find where he goes. In Part B they write which place they would go to for four everyday needs.
🎯 What your child will learn
- Reading a simple map with a compass – north, south, east and west
- Using direction words: to the north of, to the east of, between, next to
- Following a route on a map
- Knowing the places in our neighbourhood and the help they give us
- Writing short answers neatly
👣 How to do it
- Look at the map and the compass. Say the name of each place aloud.
- Part A: read each question, find the places on the map and write the answer on the line.
- For question 7, trace the dotted path with a pencil, starting at the green dot near Aarav's house.
- Part B: read each need and write the name of the place from the map.
💡 Tips for parents
- Before starting, stand with your child facing the rising sun in the morning: that is east. Behind them is west, the left hand points north and the right hand points south.
- Show that on a map north is always at the top. Ask your child to put a finger on the market and move it up – that is north.
- For question 4, explain the word "just": it means the very next place, not any place further along.
- After the sheet, draw a simple map of your own lane together – your home, a shop, a park – and ask direction questions about it.
✅ Answer key
- Part A: 1. Hospital 2. Bus Stop 3. Police Station 4. Park 5. south 6. west 7. School
- Part B: 1. Post Office 2. Hospital 3. Market 4. Police Station