Worksheet + answer key
A first 10 × 10 maze
A spacious pencil maze for practicing how to follow a passage and return from a dead end.
- 10 × 10 cells
- One connecting route
- Separate traced solution
Ready to print. One worksheet, plus an optional answer page.
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Find the first route
Enter at the top-left opening. Find a path to the bottom-right exit.
Find the first route
Enter at the top-left opening. Find a path to the bottom-right exit.
Find the first route
Keep this page separate from the puzzle.
Set up the route before using a pencil
Point to START above the top-left opening, then find FINISH below the bottom-right opening. Trace through the first passage with a finger to establish that lines are walls and blank spaces are paths. Reaching the edge of a wall does not allow a diagonal move through its corner.
The 10-by-10 layout leaves wider passages than the denser mazes at the same print size. It is a useful starting format, but the label is not an age recommendation. Check the printed passage width and let the solver decide whether a finger or pencil is more comfortable.
Make a dead end part of the process
When a chosen route stops, go back along that route to the last junction with an untried branch. A small pencil dot at a checked branch can help distinguish it from an unexplored one. Do not draw a shortcut across the separating wall.
Try asking “Where did you last have a choice?” instead of revealing the next turn. Keep the answer page aside until the solver has had a chance to explore. The goal is to make a workable search plan, not to finish without ever making a wrong turn.
Repeat or change the activity
This page always opens the same maze. Reprinting it allows a second attempt with the same route, which may be useful for discussing a changed strategy. The answer shows one continuous dashed route from entrance to exit.
Use the customization link and Try a new arrangement for a different maze at the same size. Increasing to Medium changes the grid to 16 by 16; inspect that version before assuming it fits the same amount of activity time. Maze size alone does not predict how long someone will need.
You may print or share this worksheet for personal, classroom and other non-commercial activities. See the terms of use. Review the sheet for your group; difficulty is not a certified age or curriculum level.