DELPOE Map Reading and Spatial Orientation

Question 1

An officer is facing north. They turn 90 degrees to the right. Which direction are they now facing?

Accepted Answer

East

Answer

North

Answer

South

Answer

West

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?

Accepted Answer

South

Answer

North

Answer

East

Answer

West

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?

Accepted Answer

Both Oak and Elm

Answer

Only Oak Street

Answer

Only Elm Avenue

Answer

Neither street

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?

Accepted Answer

6 blocks

Answer

4 blocks

Answer

5 blocks

Answer

7 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?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Answer

Northeast

Answer

Southeast

Answer

Southwest

Question 6

Officer Park is traveling south on River Road. After passing the bank, she turns right. In which direction is she now traveling?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

North

Answer

South

Answer

East

An officer is facing north.They turn 90 degrees to the right.Which direction are they now facing?

An officer is facing north.
They turn 90 degrees to the right.
Which direction are they now facing?