CritiCall Dispatcher Test Map Reading and Directions 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A dispatcher reads grid coordinates B-4. On a typical map grid, the letter usually refers to which axis?
- The vertical (column) position
- The horizontal row label across the top (Correct answer)
- The map scale
- The legend
Correct answer: The horizontal row label across the top
Grid letters typically label columns running across the top of the map.
Question 2: A unit is heading north and the dispatcher says the suspect fled to the unit's left. Which direction did the suspect flee?
- East
- West (Correct answer)
- North
- South
Correct answer: West
The left side of a northbound traveler is west.
Question 3: If 1 inch on a map equals 2 miles, how many miles is a route measured at 3 inches?
- 3 miles
- 5 miles
- 6 miles (Correct answer)
- 9 miles
Correct answer: 6 miles
3 inches times 2 miles per inch equals 6 miles.
Question 4: A vehicle traveling south turns right, drives one block, then turns left. Which direction is it now traveling?
- South (Correct answer)
- West
- East
- North
Correct answer: South
South to right is west, then left from west returns to south.
Question 5: A caller is northeast of an officer's location. The officer travels northeast and arrives. The caller would have described the officer as approaching from which direction?
- The northeast
- The southwest (Correct answer)
- The north
- The east
Correct answer: The southwest
From the caller's view, the officer came from the opposite direction, southwest.
Question 6: On a map, a river runs straight from the bottom edge to the top edge. The river runs along which axis?
- East-west
- North-south (Correct answer)
- Northeast-southwest
- Northwest-southeast
Correct answer: North-south
Bottom to top on a standard map is south to north.
Question 7: An officer heading west needs to reach a scene to their immediate right. Which direction is the scene?
- North (Correct answer)
- South
- East
- West
Correct answer: North
The right side of a westbound vehicle is north.
CritiCall Dispatcher Test Map Reading and Directions 3
A dispatcher reads grid coordinates B-4.
On a typical map grid, the letter usually refers to which axis?