CADET Spatial Reasoning and Visualization 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If you are facing north and turn 90° clockwise, which direction are you now facing?
- East (Correct answer)
- West
- South
- Northeast
Correct answer: East
Turning 90° clockwise from north brings you to face east.
Question 2: A cube has how many faces?
- 6 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 8
- 12
Correct answer: 6
A cube has exactly 6 faces — top, bottom, front, back, left, and right.
Question 3: If a flat piece of paper is folded in half twice and then a hole is punched through all layers, how many holes will there be when it is unfolded?
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 2
- 8
- 1
Correct answer: 4
Folding in half twice creates 4 layers; one punch through all layers creates 4 holes when unfolded.
Question 4: Which shape has the most sides among the following?
- Octagon (Correct answer)
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Heptagon
Correct answer: Octagon
An octagon has 8 sides, more than a pentagon (5), hexagon (6), or heptagon (7).
Question 5: Looking at a clock face, the hour hand is on 3 and the minute hand is on 12. What angle exists between the two hands?
- 90° (Correct answer)
- 180°
- 45°
- 120°
Correct answer: 90°
At 3:00, the hour hand points to 3 (east) and the minute hand points to 12 (up), forming a 90° right angle.
Question 6: If a three-dimensional object has a square base and triangular sides that meet at a point, what is it called?
- Square pyramid (Correct answer)
- Triangular prism
- Cube
- Tetrahedron
Correct answer: Square pyramid
A square pyramid has a square base and four triangular faces that converge at a single apex.
CADET Spatial Reasoning and Visualization 1
If you are facing north and turn 90° clockwise, which direction are you now facing?