alleryStart learning →Mia faces the rising sun in the morning. In which direction is her back?
- West
- North
- South
- East
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Correct answer: A. West
The sun rises in the east, so she faces east and her back is toward the opposite direction, west.
Olympiad (Class 5) Direction Sense Test — practice questions
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Mia faces the rising sun in the morning. In which direction is her back?Read the answer and worked solution →Tina faces south and turns to her left. Which way does she face now?Read the answer and worked solution →A cyclist faces west and takes a right turn. Which way is the cyclist now facing?Read the answer and worked solution →Kabir faces east and turns around to face the opposite way. Which direction does he face now?Read the answer and worked solution →Which direction is exactly opposite to northeast?Read the answer and worked solution →A compass card measures angles clockwise from north. What angle marks east?Read the answer and worked solution →At which angle, measured clockwise from north, does northwest lie?Read the answer and worked solution →Which direction lies halfway between south and west?Read the answer and worked solution →How many cardinal directions are there on a compass?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of these is NOT a cardinal direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Counting cardinal and intercardinal directions together, how many directions are named?Read the answer and worked solution →Dev walks 5 m north and then 5 m east. In which direction is he from his starting point?Read the answer and worked solution →Asha walks 10 m east and then 10 m west along a straight lane. How far is she from her start?Read the answer and worked solution →Ben walks 4 m north, 4 m east, 4 m south and then 4 m west. How far is he from his start?Read the answer and worked solution →Anu faces east and turns left three times in a row. Which way does she face at the end?Read the answer and worked solution →In the morning, a flagpole stands in sunlight from the rising sun. Its shadow falls toward which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →At sunset, a tree casts a long shadow. Toward which direction does the shadow point?Read the answer and worked solution →A magnetic compass needle points toward which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →Which item placed right beside a compass is most likely to make its needle show a wrong direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Amit lives north of Binu, and Binu lives north of Chetan. Who lives in the middle of the three?Read the answer and worked solution →Rohan's house is west of the school, and the park is east of the school. Which place is farthest west?Read the answer and worked solution →Anu and Bela stand side by side facing north. Anu is on Bela's left. Who is farther east?Read the answer and worked solution →Tom faces north. Raj stands in front of him and faces Tom. Which direction does Raj's right hand point to?Read the answer and worked solution →Imagine the 12 on a wall clock is north. Toward which direction does the 9 point?Read the answer and worked solution →Imagine the 12 on a wall clock is north. At 6 o'clock, the hour hand points in which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Taking 12 on a wall clock as north, the minute hand at quarter past the hour points toward which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Neel faces west and spins one full circle of 360 degrees. Which way does he face at the end?Read the answer and worked solution →A guard faces southwest and then turns around by 180 degrees. Which way does the guard face?Read the answer and worked solution →Gita walks 9 m south, turns left and walks 4 m, then turns left and walks 9 m. Where is she from her start?Read the answer and worked solution →At sunset, Mira stands facing the setting sun. Toward which direction does her left hand point?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
Tina faces south and turns to her left. Which way does she face now?
- East
- West
- North
- South
Show answer and solution
Correct answer: A. East
Turning left from south is a quarter turn clockwise on the compass, which points east.
A cyclist faces west and takes a right turn. Which way is the cyclist now facing?
- North
- East
- West
- South
Show answer and solution
Correct answer: A. North
Turning right from west moves a quarter turn clockwise, from 270 degrees to 360 degrees, which is north.
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