DELPOE Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer is facing north. They turn 90 degrees to the right. Which direction are they now facing?
- North
- South
- East (Correct answer)
- West
Correct answer: East
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?
- North
- South (Correct answer)
- East
- West
Correct answer: South
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?
- Both Oak and Elm (Correct answer)
- Only Oak Street
- Only Elm Avenue
- Neither street
Correct answer: Both Oak and Elm
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?
- 4 blocks
- 5 blocks
- 6 blocks (Correct answer)
- 7 blocks
Correct answer: 6 blocks
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?
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Northwest (Correct answer)
- Southwest
Correct answer: Northwest
North + west places the location in the northwest quadrant of the map.
Question 6: Officer Park is traveling south on River Road. After passing the bank, she turns right. In which direction is she now traveling?
- North
- South
- East
- West (Correct answer)
Correct answer: West
Turning right while traveling south means turning toward the west.
DELPOE Map Reading and Spatial Orientation 1
An officer is facing north.
They turn 90 degrees to the right.
Which direction are they now facing?