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Direction Sense - Intermediate Level: compass directions INTERMEDIATE

Master direction sense concepts through this excellence pursuit practice set. Worksheet 16 of 30 contains 20 intermediate-level problems. Deep dive into compass directions while learning navigation problems, turns and angles, path following. Recommended for mid-level learners aiming for moderate complexity with mixed patterns.

📝 Worksheet 16 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Intermediate level

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Worksheet 16 of 30 (53% complete)

Question 1

A person starts at point A and walks 15m towards West, then 18m towards South, then 9m towards South. What is his final position relative to point A?
Net displacement: -15m East-West, -27m North-South. Final direction: South, distance: 30.9m.
movement, coordinates

Question 2

A person facing West turns 270° anticlockwise. Which direction is he now facing?
From West, turning 270° anticlockwise means rotating 270° anticlockwise. Final direction: North.
degrees, rotation

Question 3

A person starts at point A and walks 22m towards North, then 5m towards North, then 9m towards West, then 9m towards East. What is his final position relative to point A?
Net displacement: 0m East-West, 27m North-South. Final direction: North, distance: 27.0m.
movement, coordinates

Question 4

A person walks 34m West, then 33m East, then 40m East. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (39, 0). Shortest distance = √(39² + 0²) = 39.0 m.
distance, pythagoras

Question 5

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

Question 6

A person is facing North. If he turns left, which direction is he now facing?
Turning left from North means rotating 90° left. From North, left leads to West.
basic, turns

Question 7

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

Question 8

At 6:00 PM (sunset), the sun is in the West. If a person is facing North, where will his shadow fall?
At 6:00 PM (sunset), sun is in West. Shadow falls opposite to sun. From North, shadow direction = East.
sun, time, shadow

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

A scout is traveling on a bearing of West (270°). If it turns 270° clockwise, what is its new bearing?
Starting bearing: 270°. Clockwise turn of 270° → 180° = South.
compass, bearings

Question 12

A person is facing North. If he turns left, which direction is he now facing?
Turning left from North means rotating 90° left. From North, left leads to West.
basic, turns

Question 13

A person wants to go from (0,0) to (3, 3) but there is an obstacle at (2, 1). He can only move North or East. What sequence of directions should he take to avoid the obstacle?
Direct path blocked at (2, 1). Detour: first move North to clear obstacle's y-coordinate, then East. Final destination: (3, 3).
obstacles, path-finding

Question 14

A person is facing West. If he turns right, which direction is he now facing?
Turning right from West means rotating 90° right. From West, right leads to North.
basic, turns

Question 15

A 22m 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) = 22 × tan(15°) = 5.9 m. Shadow direction: West (sun in opposite direction).
trigonometry, shadow-length

Question 16

In a certain code, A means North, B means South, C means East, D means West. A person starts facing C, turns left, then turns left. Which code represents his final direction?
From East, left → North, then left → West. West is coded as D.
coding, symbols

Question 17

In the evening, if you are facing the sun, in which direction will your shadow fall?
In the evening, the sun is in the West. Since you are facing the sun, your shadow falls behind you, towards the East.
shadow, time

Question 18

A person is facing West. If he turns left, which direction is he now facing?
Turning left from West means rotating 90° left. From West, left leads to South.
basic, turns

Question 19

A person walks 16m West, then 34m North. What is the shortest distance between his starting and ending points?
Net displacement: (-16, 34). Shortest distance = √(-16² + 34²) = 37.6 m.
distance, pythagoras

Question 20

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