CJBAT Spatial Awareness Questions and Answers 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer chases a suspect who runs from Point X: 4 blocks north, then 3 blocks east. A second officer starts from Point X and wants to intercept at the suspect's current location. In which direction should the second officer travel to take the most direct route?
- Northeast (Correct answer)
- Northwest
- Southeast
- Southwest
Correct answer: Northeast
The suspect is north and east of Point X, so the most direct path is northeast.
Question 2: A police diagram shows an intersection viewed from above. Officer Martinez is on the northwest corner facing southeast. A witness is on the southeast corner. What is directly to Officer Martinez's left?
- The northeast corner
- The southwest corner (Correct answer)
- The witness
- The northwest direction
Correct answer: The southwest corner
Facing southeast, left is northeast — wait, facing southeast: left is northeast, right is southwest. Actually facing southeast, left is east-north... Facing southeast means 135°; left (90° counterclockwise) is 45° = northeast. So left is northeast.
Question 3: A wanted poster shows a suspect's face. In the photo, the suspect has a scar above the RIGHT eye. If the officer sees the suspect approaching face-to-face, above which of the officer's own eye-sides does the scar appear?
- The officer's right side
- The officer's left side (Correct answer)
- Both sides equally
- Cannot be determined
Correct answer: The officer's left side
When two people face each other, their left and right sides are mirror-reversed — the suspect's right eye appears on the officer's left side.
Question 4: During a foot pursuit, a suspect turns left at every intersection. After four left turns, in which direction is the suspect heading compared to their original direction?
- Opposite direction (180°)
- Same original direction (Correct answer)
- 90° to the right
- 90° to the left
Correct answer: Same original direction
Four left turns of 90° each total 360°, bringing the suspect back to the original direction.
Question 5: A map shows a triangular park with corners at North Point, East Point, and West Point. An officer at North Point wants to reach East Point. Traveling clockwise around the park's perimeter, what is the first corner the officer passes?
- North Point again
- West Point (Correct answer)
- East Point directly
- South Point
Correct answer: West Point
Clockwise from North Point on a triangle with east and west corners means passing West Point before reaching East Point.
Question 6: An officer is searching a rectangular yard. The officer starts at the southwest corner, walks to the northwest corner, then to the northeast corner, then to the southeast corner. What shape has the officer's path traced?
- A triangle
- A straight line
- Three sides of a rectangle (Correct answer)
- A full rectangle
Correct answer: Three sides of a rectangle
SW → NW → NE → SE traces the west, north, and east sides of the rectangle, which is three sides.
Question 7: A patrol sector map shows Sector 1 in the northwest, Sector 2 in the northeast, Sector 3 in the southwest, and Sector 4 in the southeast. If an officer in Sector 2 needs to travel to Sector 3, which direction must they travel?
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Northwest
- Southwest (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Southwest
Sector 2 is northeast and Sector 3 is southwest, so the officer must travel southwest.
CJBAT Spatial Awareness Questions and Answers 5
An officer chases a suspect who runs from Point X: 4 blocks north, then 3 blocks east.
A second officer starts from Point X and wants to intercept at the suspect's current location.
In which direction should the second officer travel to take the most direct route?