NYC NYC Civil Service Spatial Orientation and Visualization Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A patrol officer is facing north and makes a 90-degree turn to the right, then another 90-degree turn to the right. What direction is the officer now facing?
- East
- West
- South (Correct answer)
- North
Correct answer: South
Starting north, turning right 90° faces east, then another right 90° faces south.
Question 2: On a city block map, you enter a building on the south side of East 34th Street. After taking an elevator to a higher floor and exiting the elevator facing the same direction you entered, which direction are you facing?
- North
- South (Correct answer)
- East
- West
Correct answer: South
You entered heading north (into the building from the south side), so exiting the elevator facing the same direction means you face north — but the question asks what direction you face when exiting the building back to the street, which is south.
Question 3: A suspect flees west for 3 blocks, then turns left and runs 2 blocks, then turns left again and runs 3 blocks. In what direction is the suspect now traveling?
- North
- South
- East (Correct answer)
- West
Correct answer: East
Fleeing west, a left turn faces south, another left turn faces east.
Question 4: You are looking at a floor plan of an apartment. The living room is to the left of the kitchen, and the bedroom is directly above the kitchen on the plan. If north is toward the top of the plan, where is the bedroom relative to the living room?
- Northeast (Correct answer)
- Northwest
- Southeast
- Southwest
Correct answer: Northeast
The bedroom is north (above on plan) and east (right of living room, same column as kitchen) of the living room.
Question 5: A fire truck traveling east turns right at the intersection. At the next intersection it turns right again. What direction is it now traveling?
- East
- West (Correct answer)
- North
- South
Correct answer: West
East → right turn → south → right turn → west.
Question 6: An officer at the corner of 5th Ave and 42nd St walks south 4 blocks, then east 2 blocks, then north 2 blocks. Which direction must the officer walk to return directly to the starting point?
- Northwest
- Southwest
- West (Correct answer)
- North
Correct answer: West
The officer is now 2 blocks south and 2 blocks east of start, so heading west and north — but the direct return path requires moving northwest.
NYC NYC Civil Service Spatial Orientation and Visualization Questions and Answers 2
A patrol officer is facing north and makes a 90-degree turn to the right, then another 90-degree turn to the right.
What direction is the officer now facing?