ReasoningAbility.com

Direction Sense - Beginner-Intermediate Level: orientation puzzles BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE

Intensive quick response training 🎯 drill: 20 beginner-intermediate-level direction sense questions. Worksheet 10 of 30 hones your orientation puzzles abilities. Practice turns and angles, path following, direction changes under timed conditions. Best for developing students seeking building on fundamentals with moderate challenges.

📝 Worksheet 10 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Beginner-intermediate level

What you'll learn in this worksheet:
Your progress through Direction Sense
Worksheet 10 of 30 (33% complete)

Question 1

A 21m tall person is standing outside at 9:00 morning. If the sun's rays make a 15° angle with the ground, and his shadow falls towards West, what is the length of his shadow?
Shadow length = height × tan(angle) = 21 × tan(15°) = 5.6 m. Shadow direction: West (sun in opposite direction).
trigonometry, shadow-length

Question 2

A man is facing East. He turns right. What direction is opposite to the direction he is now facing?
After turning right from East, he faces South. The opposite of South is North.
opposite, turns

Question 3

At 6:00, the hour hand points exactly towards South. If a person is facing South, where is the hour hand relative to him?
At 6:00, hour hand is at South (180.0°). Person faces South (180°). Angular difference: 0.0°. The hour hand is in front.
clock, time, hour-hand

Question 4

At 9:00, the hour hand points exactly towards West. If a person is facing East, where is the hour hand relative to him?
At 9:00, hour hand is at West (270.0°). Person faces East (90°). Angular difference: 180.0°. The hour hand is behind.
clock, time, hour-hand

Question 5

A person starts at point A and walks 22m towards East, then 23m towards East. What is his final position relative to point A?
Net displacement: 45m East-West, 0m North-South. Final direction: East, distance: 45.0m.
movement, coordinates

Question 6

A person is facing South. He reverses his direction. Which direction does he face now?
Reversing direction means turning 180°. From South, the opposite direction is North.
military, 180-degree

Question 7

A person facing East turns 360° anticlockwise. Which direction is he now facing?
Turning 360° brings you back to the original direction. From East, after a full rotation, you still face East.
degrees, rotation

Question 8

At 9:00, the hour hand points exactly towards West. If a person is facing North, where is the hour hand relative to him?
At 9:00, hour hand is at West (270.0°). Person faces North (0°). Angular difference: 90.0°. The hour hand is to his right.
clock, time, hour-hand

Question 9

A person wants to go from (0,0) to (3, 3) but there is an obstacle at (1, 1). He can only move North or East. What sequence of directions should he take to avoid the obstacle?
Direct path blocked at (1, 1). Detour: first move North to clear obstacle's y-coordinate, then East. Final destination: (3, 3).
obstacles, path-finding

Question 10

A person is initially facing South. He turns left and then left. Which direction is he finally facing?
Start: South. left → left → Final: North.
multiple, sequence

Question 11

A person is initially facing East. He turns left and then left. Which direction is he finally facing?
Start: East. left → left → Final: West.
multiple, sequence

Question 12

A person intends to walk West. The wind is coming from the East. How does the wind affect his movement direction?
Wind from East blows West. Since wind blows same direction as intended (West), person reaches destination faster but same direction.
wind, weather

Question 13

A 30m tall person is standing outside at 9:00 morning. If the sun's rays make a 15° angle with the ground, and his shadow falls towards West, what is the length of his shadow?
Shadow length = height × tan(angle) = 30 × tan(15°) = 8.0 m. Shadow direction: West (sun in opposite direction).
trigonometry, shadow-length

Question 14

A person intends to walk East. The wind is coming from the South. How does the wind affect his movement direction?
Crosswind from South pushes the person right while moving East.
wind, weather

Question 15

A person is facing North. If he looks into a mirror placed to the right of him, which direction does his reflection appear to be facing?
Mirror on right reflects your right side, making you appear to face West.
mirror, reflection

Question 16

A person is initially facing East. He turns right, right, left, left, and then left. Which direction is he finally facing?
Start: East. right → right → left → left → left → Final: North.
multiple, sequence

Question 17

A person starts facing South and walks through a labyrinth. He makes the following turns: right, then left, then right. What is his final facing direction?
Starting from South, right, then left, then right leads to West.
maze, pattern

Question 18

A person intends to walk South. The wind is coming from the Southeast. How does the wind affect his movement direction?
Crosswind from Southeast pushes the person right while moving South.
wind, weather

Question 19

A person intends to walk West. The wind is coming from the Northwest. How does the wind affect his movement direction?
Crosswind from Northwest pushes the person left while moving West.
wind, weather

Question 20

A person walks 33m South, then 39m South. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (0, -72). Shortest distance = √(0² + -72²) = 72.0 m.
distance, pythagoras
Previous Worksheet Next Worksheet