ADF Spatial Reasoning 3

Question 1

If you view a clock from behind its face (looking through the back), in which direction do the hands appear to rotate?

Accepted Answer

Anti-clockwise

Answer

Viewing the clock from the back reverses left and right, making the hands appear to move anti-clockwise.

Question 2

How many edges does a cube have?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

A cube has 4 edges on the top face, 4 on the bottom face, and 4 vertical edges connecting them, totalling 12.

Question 3

A soldier marches 5 km North, 3 km East, then 5 km South. How far are they from their starting point?

Accepted Answer

3 km

Answer

The 5 km North and 5 km South cancel out, leaving the soldier exactly 3 km East of the start.

Question 4

A square's corners are labeled 1 (top-left), 2 (top-right), 3 (bottom-right), 4 (bottom-left). After a 90° clockwise rotation, where is corner 1?

Accepted Answer

Top-right

Answer

A 90° clockwise rotation moves the top-left corner to the top-right position.

Question 5

A piece of paper is folded in half three times, and a hole is punched through all layers at the center. When fully unfolded, how many holes are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

Each fold doubles the number of holes produced: 1 → 2 → 4 → 8 holes after three folds.

ADF - Australian Defence Force Practice Test

ADF - Australian Defence Force Practice Test

ADF Spatial Reasoning 3