CADET Spatial Reasoning and Visualization 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You face west and make a 180° turn. Which direction are you now facing?
- East (Correct answer)
- West
- North
- South
Correct answer: East
A 180° turn reverses your direction; turning from west results in facing east.
Question 2: How many edges does a cube have?
- 12 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 8
- 10
Correct answer: 12
A cube has 12 edges — each face has 4 edges, but each edge is shared between 2 faces, giving (6 × 4) ÷ 2 = 12.
Question 3: If the top view of an object shows a circle and the front view shows a triangle, what is the most likely 3D shape?
- Cone (Correct answer)
- Cylinder
- Pyramid
- Sphere
Correct answer: Cone
A cone appears as a circle from above and a triangle from the front.
Question 4: A military vehicle travels east for 5 km, then south for 5 km. How far is it from its starting point in a straight line?
- Approximately 7.07 km (Correct answer)
- 10 km
- 5 km
- Approximately 8.66 km
Correct answer: Approximately 7.07 km
Using the Pythagorean theorem: √(5² + 5²) = √50 ≈ 7.07 km.
Question 5: If you look at a letter 'R' in a mirror, how will it appear?
- Horizontally flipped (reversed left to right) (Correct answer)
- Upside down
- Rotated 90°
- Identical to the original
Correct answer: Horizontally flipped (reversed left to right)
A mirror reflects horizontally, so letters appear flipped left to right — the 'R' leg will point left instead of right.
Question 6: Which of the following has the greatest number of vertices (corners)?
- Hexagonal prism (Correct answer)
- Square pyramid
- Triangular prism
- Cube
Correct answer: Hexagonal prism
A hexagonal prism has 12 vertices (6 on the top hexagon and 6 on the bottom), more than the others listed.
CADET Spatial Reasoning and Visualization 2
You face west and make a 180° turn.
Which direction are you now facing?