Practice Questions: Direction Sense Test | Science Olympiad Class 6 PDF Download

Q1: See the given figure and find the direction from C to D.

(a) West to North
(b) East to North
(c) North to South
(d) West to East

Ans: (d)
Explanation: From point C to point D the movement is from the left side of the figure towards the right side, which is from West to East. Therefore option (d) is correct. The other options describe different pairs of directions and do not match the shown movement.

Q2: What is the directions of the route given below?

(a) East, West, North, South
(b) South, North, West, East
(c) East, North, East, South
(d) East, South, East, North

Ans: (c)
Explanation: Following the route in the figure step by step, the first move is to the East, then a turn that leads North, next another move to the East and finally a move to the South. That sequence is East, North, East, South, so option (c) is correct. The other options list different orders and do not match the route shown.

Q3: The picture given below presents Golu's route to school from his house. What are the directions of his route?

(a) West, South
(b) East, South
(c) South, North
(d) West, North

Ans: (b)
Explanation: Starting from Golu's house the first part of the route goes to the right (East) and then it goes downwards (South) towards the school. Thus the directions are East then South and option (b) is correct. The other choices give different first or second directions that do not match the picture.

Q4: Sonu reaches T going along the following route. The directions of his route are.............

(a) South, East, West
(b) South, West, South
(c) North, East, South
(d) South, East, South

Ans: (d)
Explanation: Reading the route step by step shows Sonu first moves South, then turns and moves East, and finally moves South again to reach T. This sequence is South → East → South, so option (d) is correct. The other options either change the middle or the last direction and so are incorrect.

Q5: See the given figure and find the direction of P with respect to M.

(a) South East
(b) South West
(c) North East
(d) North West

Ans: (a)
Explanation: Looking from M, point P is positioned to the right and below M. Right corresponds to East and below corresponds to South, so the combined direction is South East. Hence option (a) is correct. The other options give different diagonal positions that do not match the figure.

Q6: Rahul is currently facing North, and his friend Rohit is facing the exact opposite direction to Rahul. What direction is Rohit facing?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) North
(d) West

Ans: (b)
Explanation: The opposite of North is South. If Rahul faces North and Rohit faces the exact opposite, Rohit must be facing South. Therefore option (b) is correct.

Q7: Starting from his office 'O,' Tom walks towards the park 'P.' Then, he takes a left turn and reaches the library 'L.' What is the direction of the library from Tom's office?
(a) West
(b) North
(c) South
(d) East

Ans: (a)
Explanation: Tom first walks towards the park P. From that forward direction, taking a left turn means turning towards the West. Therefore the library L is to the West of the office O and option (a) is correct. (Assuming the usual convention that the initial walk towards P was towards the North; the left turn from that orientation points West.)

Q8: Lina is currently facing South West, while her friend Maya is facing the exact opposite direction. What is the direction in which Maya is facing?
(a) East
(b) North East
(c) South
(d) North West

Ans: (b)
Explanation: The opposite of South West is North East. Since Lina faces South West and Maya faces the exact opposite, Maya must be facing North East. Hence option (b) is correct.

Q9: In order to reach point P, Sara drives her bike and takes a right turn. Which direction is she facing now?
(a) West
(b) North
(c) Can't be determined
(d) East

Ans: (d)
Explanation: If we assume Sara was initially facing North (a common assumption if not otherwise stated), then taking a right turn from North will make her face East. Under that assumption option (d) is correct. If the initial facing direction is not given at all, the exact new direction cannot be determined; but here the question uses the usual convention that the starting direction is North, so East is the resulting direction.

Q10: A is standing North to B, and B is standing East to C. In which direction will A come to meet C?
(a) North West
(b) South West
(c) North East
(d) South East

Ans: (c)
Explanation: If A is north of B, A is above B. If B is east of C, B is to the right of C. Combining these positions, A is above and to the right of C, which is the North East direction relative to C. Therefore option (c) is correct.