DELPOE Map Reading and Spatial Orientation

Question 1

An officer is facing north. They turn 90 degrees to the right. Which direction are they now facing?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

Turning 90 degrees to the right from north results in facing east.

Question 2

A patrol car is traveling west on Main Street. It turns left at the intersection. In which direction is the patrol car now traveling?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

Turning left while traveling west means the vehicle is now heading south.

Question 3

On a city map, Oak Street runs north-south and Elm Avenue runs east-west. A suspect is observed running from the intersection of Oak and Elm toward the northeast. Which two streets are they moving away from?

Accepted Answer

Both Oak and Elm

Answer

Moving northeast means moving away from both the north-south street (Oak) and the east-west street (Elm) simultaneously.

Question 4

An officer at the corner of 1st Street and A Avenue needs to reach 4th Street and D Avenue. Traveling only north and east, how many blocks must the officer travel in total?

Accepted Answer

6 blocks

Answer

3 blocks north (1st to 4th) + 3 blocks east (A to D) = 6 total blocks.

Question 5

A police dispatcher says a burglary is occurring two blocks north and three blocks west of the precinct. If the precinct is at the center of a grid map, which quadrant of the map is the burglary in?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

North + west places the location in the northwest quadrant of the map.

DELPOE - Darany Entry Level Police Officer Exam Practice Test

DELPOE - Darany Entry Level Police Officer Exam Practice Test

DELPOE Map Reading and Spatial Orientation