PELLET B Spatial Orientation & Map Reading

Question 1

A patrol officer is facing north and turns 90° to the right. What direction is the officer now facing?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

Turning 90° to the right from north moves clockwise to east.

Question 2

An officer starts at the intersection of 1st Street and Main Avenue, travels 3 blocks north, then 2 blocks east. Which intersection is the officer at?

Accepted Answer

3rd Street and 2nd Avenue East

Answer

Three blocks north moves from 1st to 3rd Street, and two blocks east moves two avenues east of Main.

Question 3

On a city map, the police station is directly north of the park, and the library is directly east of the police station. A suspect flees from the library to the park. In which general direction is the suspect traveling?

Accepted Answer

Southwest

Answer

The park is south of the police station and the library is east of it, so traveling from library to park means moving southwest.

Question 4

Officer Davis is driving east on Oak Street and turns left at the intersection. What direction is he now traveling?

Accepted Answer

North

Answer

When facing east, a left turn rotates counterclockwise to face north.

Question 5

A suspect fled south for two blocks, then east for three blocks, then south again for one block. In which direction from the starting point is the suspect most likely located?

Accepted Answer

Southeast

Answer

Moving south and east from a starting point places the suspect in the southeast quadrant.

PELLET B Test Practice Test

PELLET B Test Practice Test

PELLET B Spatial Orientation & Map Reading