Direction & Distance: Practice Questions with Answers
Walks and turns, final direction, shortest distance and shadows. Try each question first: tap an option to check it, and the explanation appears below.
Question 1Medium
A person walks 10 m towards East, then turns left and walks 10 m, and then turns left and walks 7 m. In which direction is the person now from the starting point?
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✅ C. North-East
Track the position with North and East as positive. The person ends 10 m North and 3 m East of the start, so the person is to the North-East of the starting point.
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A person is facing East. The person turns 180° anticlockwise, then 45° clockwise, then 180° anticlockwise. Which direction is the person facing now?
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✅ B. South-East
Count clockwise turns as + and anticlockwise as −: −180° +45° −180° = −315°, which is the same as 45° clockwise. Turning 45° clockwise from East gives South-East (each 45° moves one point on the compass).
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A person starts from a point, walks 15 km towards West, then turns right and walks 14 km, then turns right and walks 6 km, and finally turns right and walks 2 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ A. 15 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +14 −2 = 12 km (12 km North). East–West: −15 +6 = −9 km (9 km West). The distance is √(9² + 12²) = √225 = 15 km.
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A person starts from a point, walks 14 km towards West, then turns left and walks 11 km, then turns left and walks 14 km, and finally turns left and walks 3 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ B. 8 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: −11 +3 = −8 km (8 km South). East–West: −14 +14 = 0 km. The person is 8 km from the start in a straight line.
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A person starts from a point, walks 13 km towards West, then turns right and walks 14 km, then turns right and walks 13 km, and finally turns left and walks 7 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ A. 21 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +14 +7 = 21 km (21 km North). East–West: −13 +13 = 0 km. The person is 21 km from the start in a straight line.
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A person walks 10 m towards North, then turns left and walks 8 m, and then turns right and walks 11 m. In which direction is the person now from the starting point?
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✅ A. North-West
Track the position with North and East as positive. The person ends 21 m North and 8 m West of the start, so the person is to the North-West of the starting point.
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A person starts from a point, walks 4 km towards South, then turns left and walks 7 km, then turns left and walks 4 km, and finally turns left and walks 11 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ A. 4 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: −4 +4 = 0 km. East–West: +7 −11 = −4 km (4 km West). The person is 4 km from the start in a straight line.
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A person is facing West. The person turns 45° clockwise, then 135° clockwise. Which direction is the person facing now?
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✅ B. East
Count clockwise turns as + and anticlockwise as −: +45° +135° = +180°, a net turn of 180° clockwise. Turning 180° clockwise from West gives East (each 45° moves one point on the compass).
Question page →Question 9Hard
One evening, shortly before sunset, a person was standing in an open field. The person's shadow fell exactly to the person's left. Which direction was the person facing?
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✅ B. South
The sun is in the West in the evening, so shadows fall towards the East. The shadow points East, and it is exactly to the person's left. So the person was facing South.
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A person walks 12 m towards West, then turns left and walks 4 m, and then turns right and walks 11 m. In which direction is the person now from the starting point?
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✅ D. South-West
Track the position with North and East as positive. The person ends 4 m South and 23 m West of the start, so the person is to the South-West of the starting point.
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A person starts from a point, walks 4 km towards East, then turns left and walks 8 km, then turns left and walks 4 km, and finally turns left and walks 5 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ D. 3 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +8 −5 = 3 km (3 km North). East–West: +4 −4 = 0 km. The person is 3 km from the start in a straight line.
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A person is facing South-East. The person turns 45° anticlockwise, then 180° clockwise. Which direction is the person facing now?
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✅ A. West
Count clockwise turns as + and anticlockwise as −: −45° +180° = +135°, a net turn of 135° clockwise. Turning 135° clockwise from South-East gives West (each 45° moves one point on the compass).
Question page →Question 13Hard
One morning, shortly after sunrise, a person was standing in an open field. The person's shadow fell exactly to the person's left. Which direction was the person facing?
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✅ C. North
The sun is in the East in the morning, so shadows fall towards the West. The shadow points West, and it is exactly to the person's left. So the person was facing North.
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A person starts from a point, walks 4 km towards North, then turns left and walks 15 km, then turns right and walks 2 km, and finally turns right and walks 15 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ C. 6 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +4 +2 = 6 km (6 km North). East–West: −15 +15 = 0 km. The person is 6 km from the start in a straight line.
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A person starts from a point, walks 3 km towards North, then turns left and walks 4 km, then turns left and walks 3 km, and finally turns right and walks 9 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ A. 13 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +3 −3 = 0 km. East–West: −4 −9 = −13 km (13 km West). The person is 13 km from the start in a straight line.
Question page →Question 16Medium
A person starts from a point, walks 7 km towards West, then turns left and walks 8 km, and finally turns right and walks 8 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ A. 17 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: −8 = −8 km (8 km South). East–West: −7 −8 = −15 km (15 km West). The distance is √(15² + 8²) = √289 = 17 km.
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A person starts from a point, walks 6 km towards West, then turns right and walks 6 km, and finally turns right and walks 14 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ B. 10 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: +6 = 6 km (6 km North). East–West: −6 +14 = 8 km (8 km East). The distance is √(8² + 6²) = √100 = 10 km.
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A person starts from a point, walks 9 km towards South, then turns left and walks 4 km, and finally turns left and walks 6 km. How far is the person from the starting point?
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✅ D. 5 km
Take North and East as positive. North–South: −9 +6 = −3 km (3 km South). East–West: +4 = 4 km (4 km East). The distance is √(4² + 3²) = √25 = 5 km.
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