MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Consider the map of a village below. Find the following bearings:

Answer :

a) The bearing from the houses to the ancestors’ graves.

b) The bearing from the school to the chief’s compound.

c) The bearing from the market to the stone outcropping.

Question No. 2

What angle do you turn through, if you turn clockwise from the following directions?

Answer :

a) N to S

b) E to W

c) N to NE

d) N to SW

e) W to NW

Question No. 3

Draw an accurate diagram for each of the following bearings.

Answer :

a) An aircraft flying on a bearing of 075°.

b) A submarine travelling on a bearing of 150°.

c) A rocket travelling on a bearing of 200°.

d) A car travelling on a bearing of 048°.

e) A helicopter flying on a bearing of 310°.

Question No. 4

Write down the three‐figure bearing for each of the following.

Answer :

a)

b)

c)

Question No. 5

The following diagrams show journeys from A to B. Calculate the bearing of the return journey from B to A.

Answer :

a)

b)

c)

Question No. 6

Below are the bearings of an airplane to different destinations. Draw diagrams and find the bearings of the airplane’s return journey after it has reached its destination. Use Point A for the airport and Point B for the destination.

Answer :

a) 056°

b) 132°

c) 212°

d) 302°

Question No. 7

The diagram shows three places, A, B and C. Find the bearing of the following:

Answer :

a) A from C

b) B from A

c) C from B

d) B from C

Question No. 8

Study the map on the right.

Answer :

a) In what compass direction do you travel from Blue City to Green City?

b) What is the bearing to travel from Green City to Red City?

Question No. 9

A ship sets sail on a bearing of 055°. It then turns through an angle of 90° anticlockwise. Use a diagram to determine the new bearing.

Answer :

Question No. 10

A pirate’s treasure is buried on an island. The treasure is located on a bearing of 065° from the Palms of Peril (Point A) and a bearing of 285° from the Mountains of Doom (Point B).

Answer :

a) Use the diagram below to help a treasure hunter locate the treasure. Mark the spot with an X.

b) After collecting the treasure the treasure hunter wants to get back to his ship. He sets out at a bearing of 260° from the treasure’s location. Is this a good idea? Give a reason for your answer.

c) Help the treasure hunter get back to his ship (Point D) by way of the river and the bridge (Point C). Provide all bearings for the route.

Question No. 11

There are two coastguard stations, A and B, sited on small islands. B is due east of A. Given below are the bearings of sightings of ships from both stations. Use scale drawings to complete the table below.

Answer :

a) 1 cm : 1 km 8 km 080° 010°

b) 1 cm : 1 km 6 km 100° 130°

c) 1 cm : 1 km 9 km 125° 170°

Question No. 12

A person walks on a bearing of 120° for 5 km. They then walk on a bearing of 040° for 3 km. How far, in a straight line, is the person from their starting point?

Answer :

Question No. 13

A helicopter takes off and flies on a bearing of 075° for 45 km. It then flies on a bearing of 080° for 60 km, after which, the helicopter flies on a bearing of 300° for 70 km. Draw an accurate scale drawing of the helicopter’s journey and use it to answer the following questions:

Answer :

a) Using a scale of 1 cm = 10 km, draw an accurate scale drawing of the helicopter’s journey.

b) What distance did the helicopter travel?

c) At the end of its journey, how far is the helicopter from the start?

Question No. 14

Cross country runners run on a bearing of 055° for 4 km. The runners then change direction and run the next 6 km on a bearing of 100°. How far, in a straight line, are the runners from the starting point?

Answer :

Question No. 15

A submarine leaves port on a bearing of 220° for 80 km. It then travels on a bearing of 100° for 60 km. On what bearing, and how far should the submarine travel to return to its port? Use a scale drawing to help you answer the question.

Answer :

Question No. 16

A hot air balloon is blown 5 km NW. The wind then changes direction, and the balloon is blown a further 6 km on a bearing of 300° before landing. How far is the balloon from its starting point when it lands?

Answer :

Question No. 17

Three airplanes take off from Airport A, each one flying on a different bearing to another airport. The bearings and distances from Airport A to these airports are given in the table below. Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 50 km, draw a map showing the positions of the four airports.

Answer :

Question No. 18

A yacht heads out onto a lake from the jetty on a bearing of 235° for 1 550 m and then on a bearing of 070° for 2 100 m.

Answer :

a) Using a scale of 1 cm : 250 m, construct this scale drawing.

b) Use this scale drawing to find: i) the bearing on which the yacht has to head to return to the jetty; ii) the actual distance the yacht is from the jetty.

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