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Asking for Directions

How to ask the way and understand the answer: street words, direction phrases, and prepositions of place, with real street photos. For A2 learners.

18 questionsMultiple choicePicturesEnglish

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The questions

  1. 1

    What is this?

    • A bridge over a river
    • A car park (parking lot)
    • A motorway (highway)
    • A roundabout (traffic circle)

    Answer: A roundabout (traffic circle)

  2. 2

    Excuse me, how do I ___ to the station?

    • arrive
    • find
    • get
    • reach

    Answer: get

  3. 3

    Look at the picture. Turn right at the ___.

    • bridge
    • roundabout
    • traffic lights
    • zebra crossing

    Answer: traffic lights

  4. 4

    What do we call this?

    • A car park (parking lot)
    • A motorway (highway)
    • A roundabout (traffic circle)
    • A zebra crossing (crosswalk)

    Answer: A zebra crossing (crosswalk)

  5. 5

    ___ the road at the traffic lights.

    • Climb
    • Cross
    • Pass
    • Turn

    Answer: Cross

  6. 6

    Look at the picture. Go straight on at the ___.

    • bridge
    • car park
    • crossroads
    • roundabout

    Answer: crossroads

  7. 7

    The museum is ___ your left.

    • by
    • in
    • on
    • under

    Answer: on

  8. 8

    Take the ___ left, and you'll see the station.

    • double
    • second
    • twice
    • two

    Answer: second

  9. 9

    Look at the picture. Go over the ___ and turn left.

    • bridge
    • corner
    • crossroads
    • roundabout

    Answer: bridge

  10. 10

    Where is the café?

    • At a roundabout
    • On a bridge
    • On the corner
    • Under a bridge

    Answer: On the corner

  11. 11

    There's a café, then a bank, then a cinema. The bank is ___ the café and the cinema.

    • behind
    • between
    • opposite
    • under

    Answer: between

  12. 12

    The school is on this side of the street. The park is across the street from it. The park is ___ the school.

    • behind
    • between
    • next to
    • opposite

    Answer: opposite

  13. 13

    Which sentence means the same as "The post office is beside the bank"?

    • The post office is behind the bank.
    • The post office is in front of the bank.
    • The post office is next to the bank.
    • The post office is opposite the bank.

    Answer: The post office is next to the bank.

  14. 14

    Go ___ the bank, then turn left at the end of the road.

    • across
    • pass
    • passed
    • past

    Answer: past

  15. 15

    Which question is correct?

    • Where are the nearest bus stop?
    • Where is the most near bus stop?
    • Where is the nearest bus stop?
    • Where the nearest bus stop is?

    Answer: Where is the nearest bus stop?

  16. 16

    You walk north, and then you turn right. Which way are you walking now?

    • East
    • North
    • South
    • West

    Answer: East

  17. 17

    "It's a five-minute walk." What does this mean?

    • It's five kilometres away
    • You can drive there in about five minutes
    • You can walk there in about five hours
    • You can walk there in about five minutes

    Answer: You can walk there in about five minutes

  18. 18

    Someone asks you the way, but you don't know. What can you say?

    • I'm fine, thanks. And you?
    • Sorry, I'm not from around here.
    • Turn left, then go straight on.
    • Yes, it's over there, near the park.

    Answer: Sorry, I'm not from around here.