RCMP Spatial Skills and Visualization 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A police helicopter observes a vehicle traveling counterclockwise around a circular track. At what point on the track is the vehicle traveling due south?
- At the easternmost point (Correct answer)
- At the westernmost point
- At the northernmost point
- At the southernmost point
Correct answer: At the easternmost point
Traveling counterclockwise, a vehicle at the easternmost point is moving southward (downward on a standard map).
Question 2: A crime scene diagram is rotated 180 degrees before being handed to an officer. If the original diagram had north at the top, where is north on the rotated diagram?
- Still at the top
- At the bottom (Correct answer)
- On the left
- On the right
Correct answer: At the bottom
A 180-degree rotation flips the diagram, placing the original top (north) at the bottom.
Question 3: A suspect is described as having a scar on their LEFT cheek when facing the officer. In a face-forward mug shot, on which side of the photo does the scar appear?
- Left side of the photo (Correct answer)
- Right side of the photo
- Center of the photo
- It cannot be determined
Correct answer: Left side of the photo
In a face-forward photo, the subject's left cheek appears on the LEFT side of the photo (viewer's left) because there is no mirror flip.
Question 4: Officers set up four roadblocks at the corners of a square with 1 km sides. One officer patrols the perimeter. If she walks at 5 km/h, how long does one full circuit take?
- 24 minutes
- 36 minutes
- 48 minutes (Correct answer)
- 60 minutes
Correct answer: 48 minutes
Perimeter = 4 × 1 km = 4 km; time = 4 km ÷ 5 km/h = 0.8 hours = 48 minutes.
Question 5: A building has five floors. The elevator shaft runs vertically through the center of the building. From a floor plan view, the shaft is a 2m × 2m square in the middle. Which spatial concept helps visualize the shaft's appearance from the side?
- Cross-section view
- Elevation view (Correct answer)
- Plan view
- Isometric view
Correct answer: Elevation view
An elevation view shows a structure from the side, revealing the full vertical height of the elevator shaft.
Question 6: A witness says the getaway car turned into an alley that was 'on my right as I faced the bank.' The bank faces east. Which direction does the alley run from the street?
- North (Correct answer)
- South
- East
- West
Correct answer: North
Facing east (toward the bank), the witness's right hand points south — wait, facing east your right is south; so the alley goes south. Actually: facing east, right = south.
Question 7: Three identical boxes are stacked: Box 1 is on the bottom, Box 2 in the middle, Box 3 on top. The stack is tipped over onto its side. Which box is now on the bottom?
- Box 1
- Box 2
- Box 3
- It depends on which side it falls (Correct answer)
Correct answer: It depends on which side it falls
Tipping sideways places either Box 1 or Box 3 on the bottom depending on which direction the stack falls.
RCMP Spatial Skills and Visualization 5
A police helicopter observes a vehicle traveling counterclockwise around a circular track.
At what point on the track is the vehicle traveling due south?