FREE NYC Civil Service Spatial Orientation and Visualization Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A sanitation worker starts at the depot facing west and turns right at each of the next three intersections. What direction is the worker facing after the third right turn?
Answer: South
Each right turn rotates 90 degrees clockwise: west to north to east to south after three right turns.
Two officers are at grid points (3,4) and (7,4) on a map and walk directly toward each other at the same speed. At which grid point do they meet?
Answer: (5,4)
They are 4 units apart horizontally and meet at the midpoint, grid point (5,4).
A building inspector faces south, walks forward through a doorway, then turns around to face the door she just passed through. What direction is she now facing?
Answer: North
Walking south and turning 180 degrees to face back through the doorway means she is now facing north.
On a site map at 1 inch = 20 feet, a hydrant is shown 2 inches due east of a building. What is the actual distance between the hydrant and the building?
Answer: 40 feet
2 inches multiplied by 20 feet per inch equals 40 feet.
An officer traveling north turns left, travels two blocks, turns right, travels one block, then turns right again. What direction is the officer now traveling?
Answer: West
North to left gives west, right gives north, right gives east, so the officer is traveling east.
A floor plan shows four rooms in a 2x2 grid: Room A (top-left), Room B (top-right), Room C (bottom-left), Room D (bottom-right). A diagonal corridor connects Room A to Room D. If you enter from Room A, which direction are you traveling?
Answer: Southeast
Moving from the top-left room to the bottom-right room means traveling diagonally toward the southeast.