RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Spatial Skills and Visualization Questions and Answers

Question 1

An officer starts at the detachment and drives 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 2 km South, and finally 3 km West. Where is the officer's final position in relation to the detachment?

Accepted Answer

3 km North of the detachment

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Directly back at the detachment

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7 km North of the detachment

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3 km East of the detachment

Question 2

Imagine a standard, square piece of paper is folded in half from top to bottom. It is then folded in half again from left to right. Finally, a single circular hole is punched through the center of the resulting smaller, folded square. What pattern will you see when the paper is completely unfolded?

Accepted Answer

Four holes, forming a square pattern in the center.

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Two holes, arranged vertically in the center.

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One hole in the exact center of the paper.

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Two holes, arranged horizontally in the center.

Question 3

An officer is sketching a rectangular crime scene. A key piece of evidence (E) is in the exact center. A firearm (F) is located halfway between the evidence (E) and the North wall. A wallet (W) is located directly West of the evidence (E), but closer to the West wall than to the evidence. A shoe print (S) is against the South wall. Which of the following statements is the only one that must be true?

Accepted Answer

The firearm (F) is located in the northern half of the room.

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The shoe print (S) is closer to the evidence (E) than the firearm (F) is.

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The wallet (W) and the firearm (F) are in the same half of the room.

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The wallet (W) is located in the south-west quadrant of the room.

Question 4

A 3D object is constructed from four identical cubes. There is a base of two cubes placed side-by-side. A third cube is stacked directly on top of the left cube. A fourth cube is placed directly in front of the right cube. If you are looking at this object from the right side, what will you see?

Accepted Answer

An 'L' shape.

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A single square.

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A 2x2 square of four cubes.

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Two cubes stacked vertically.

Question 5

At a four-way intersection controlled by traffic lights, a transport truck is in the eastbound lane waiting to proceed straight. A motorcycle is in the westbound lane, directly opposite the truck, waiting to turn left (south). A patrol car is in the northbound lane, waiting to turn right (east). Which of the following correctly describes the aerial (top-down) view of the vehicle positions?

Accepted Answer

The motorcycle and the truck are on an east-west line, with the patrol car on the south side of the intersection.

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The patrol car is on the south side of the intersection, and the motorcycle is on the east side.

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The truck is on the west side of the intersection, and the patrol car is on the north side.

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The truck is on the east side of the intersection, and the motorcycle is on the west side.

Question 6

Which of the shapes below is identical to the target shape, but has been rotated? The target shape is the capital letter 'R'.

Accepted Answer

The capital letter 'R' lying on its back (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).

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A shape that is a mirror image of 'R'.

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The capital letter 'P'.

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The capital letter 'G'.

An officer starts at the detachment and drives 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 2 km South, and finally 3 km West.Where is the officer's final position in relation to the detachment?

An officer starts at the detachment and drives 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 2 km South, and finally 3 km West.
Where is the officer's final position in relation to the detachment?