2-1 〜とおりだ・とおり（に）…【どおり】

Question 1

What does this grammar mean?
交番で教えてもらったとおりに歩いていたらので、迷わず会場に着いた。

Answer 1

Do … in the same way as 〜, in conformity with 〜
I got here without getting lost because I followed the directions just as I was told at the police station.

Only a noun comes before どおり
例: 期待どおりだった

Question 2

Since I walked the same way I was told at the police station, I made it to the venue without getting lost.

Answer 2

交番で教えてもらったとおりに歩いていったので、迷わず会場に着いた。

Question 3

Since this is my first time cooking this, I will follow recipe just as it is written in the book.

Answer 3

初めて作る料理だから、この本に書いてあるとおりのやり方で作ってみよう。

Question 4

The soccer game’s results were just as we expected.

Answer 4

サッカーの試合の結果は私達の期待どおりだった。

Question 5

Life does not go as we think it will.

Answer 5

人生は自分の思うとおりにはいかない。

Question 6

30 years ago this area was full of fields just as in this picture.

Answer 6

この絵のとおり30年前はこの辺は畑だった。