Claudia got lost several times on the way to her first day at her new school and had to ask for directions. This most likely occurred because __________.

On her first day, Claudia was unfamiliar with the school’s layout. A mental map is an internal understanding of places and how to navigate between them; she had not yet had time to build one. So the best answer is that Claudia did not yet have a mental map established for her new school. The question does not suggest that she cannot follow directions or needs a phone or Internet access.

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