This type of question often appears in tests for military, police and emergency services jobs where the ability to follow or give directions based on a map or street plan is a day-to-day part of the job Identify your compass once any beers De ae leek Serra cs Distinguish between eRe al walking & driving routes direction to a marker You will usually See an arrow showing which way is north. By convention this is towards the top of the page. For example: N N t w E s Sometimes all four directions will be given (North, South, East and West) sometimes just North. If only North is given, you can work out the others if you remember the saying "Never Eat Sour Wheat” as this gives you all of the compass points reading clockwise from North. ‘You may also need to know the intermediate compass points as shown below: Northwest Northeast Southwest Southeast As well as knowing the points of the compass you may also need to pay attention to traffic regulations if the question shows a city or town plan. It is very common for these to show one-way streets which you can only drive down in the direction of the arrow. You can of course walk in either direction and the question should make it clear whether you are walking or driving, Barcelona Av 4 ? N A ._|__cityBank eulding ul = — —Sboliverst = Anglo-American =) city | oil Company HQ | 2 o Plaza , = Wetse = B fast 5 ° 6] avo msurance | | 8 2 2 Building : “ ‘Shakespeare Rd —> = a { t yi City Hall S Symmondsst OE me a a | ui \ 8 valencia ay In the street plan above, for example, Shakespeare Road is one-way between Cole Street and Trenchtown Road This means that if you were driving south on Trenchtown Road you could not turn right into Shakespeare Street. Example Map Questions A =< Albany St N Ri Church of the Revelation x Green St 5 § “chert 6 — West St 3| W & P ¥ Town Hall € 5 = 2 ies 7 Depp St Mall é - ea § Leisure Center Plaza | 8 — ~<— Day St Mi § 6 Snow St 1) Officer Wilkinson is in Depp St and can see the Town Hall to her right. What direction is she facing? A B c D North South East West 2) She turns and walks to the junction with Main St. She turns left and proceeds two blocks before turning right, then taking the next right, and walking half a block. Which location is nearest to her current position? A B c D M N R Pp 3) Officer Garcia starts from location 'N' and proceeds as follows: right onto West St - heading East, fourth left - heading North, first right - heading East, first right - heading South, third right — heading West. He proceeds West for one block. Where is location ‘P’ in relation to his current position? A B c D North South East North East North West Answers to Questions 1)B 2)A 3)A