OACP Spatial Reasoning and Map Reading

Question 1

You are traveling north on King Street and turn right at the next intersection. What direction are you now heading?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

North

Answer

South

Answer

West

Question 2

A suspect flees west on Dundas Street for two blocks, then turns south on Spadina Avenue and runs one block. Relative to the starting point, the suspect is now located in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

Answer

Northeast

Answer

Northwest

Answer

Southeast

Question 3

A police map uses a scale of 1 cm = 500 metres. You measure 6 cm between the station and the crime scene. What is the actual distance?

Accepted Answer

3,000 m

Answer

500 m

Answer

1,500 m

Answer

6,000 m

Question 4

On a grid map, streets run east–west numbered 1st, 2nd, 3rd… increasing southward. Avenues run north–south lettered A, B, C… increasing eastward. An officer at B–3rd receives a call at D–1st. What is the general direction of travel required?

Accepted Answer

Northeast

Answer

Southeast

Answer

Northwest

Answer

Southwest

Question 5

An officer faces south and makes two consecutive 90-degree clockwise turns. What direction is the officer now facing?

Accepted Answer

North

Answer

East

Answer

South

Answer

West

Question 6

You are standing at the northwest corner of an intersection and cross diagonally to the opposite corner. Which corner are you now at?

Accepted Answer

Southeast corner

Answer

Northeast corner

Answer

Southwest corner

Answer

Northwest corner