ADF Spatial Reasoning

Question 1

A soldier is facing North. They turn 90° clockwise, then 180°. Which direction are they now facing?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

Turning 90° clockwise from North gives East, then turning 180° from East gives West.

Question 2

A cube sits with its red face on top and its blue face toward you. If the cube is tipped forward 90° (away from you), which face is now on top?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

When a cube tips forward 90°, the front face (blue) rotates up to become the new top face.

Question 3

A patrol travels 3 km East then 4 km North. What is the straight-line distance from their starting point?

Accepted Answer

5 km

Answer

Using the Pythagorean theorem: √(3² + 4²) = √25 = 5 km.

Question 4

A clock shows exactly 3:00. What time does its mirror reflection appear to show?

Accepted Answer

9:00

Answer

A horizontal mirror flip reverses the clock face so the hour hand points to 9 instead of 3.

Question 5

A square piece of paper is folded in half diagonally, then folded in half again. How many layers of paper are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

Each fold doubles the layers: 1 → 2 → 4 layers after two folds.

ADF - Australian Defence Force Practice Test