London Cab Driver Navigation Skills

London Cab Driver Navigation Skills

Assessment

Interactive Video

Geography, Life Skills, Fun

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial explores the importance of memory through a direction-based game. Viewers are given specific directions from the British Museum to Buckingham Palace and are later quizzed on their recall of the route. The exercise highlights the challenge of memorizing complex directions, similar to the skills required by London cab drivers.

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the video tutorial?

The history of London

How to become a cab driver

The importance of memory

Famous landmarks in London

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the direction game in the video?

To learn about London history

To improve memory skills

To test geographical knowledge

To practice driving

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which direction should you turn onto Bloomsbury Way from the museum?

Right

Left

U-turn

Straight

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After turning onto King's Way, which street do you turn onto next?

The Strand

The Mall

Aldwych

Trafalgar Square

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At the roundabout in Trafalgar Square, which exit should you take?

First exit

Third exit

Second exit

Fourth exit

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final destination of the route described in the video?

The Strand

Trafalgar Square

Buckingham Palace

The British Museum

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if you got most of the direction questions wrong?

Ignore the directions

Understand that it's challenging

Try to memorize them again

Feel bad about it

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take London cab drivers to memorize directions?

Several months

A few days

A few weeks

Years