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DofE training refresher

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you have no mobile phone reception where should you go to get help?

a)

The last check point

b)

The next check point

c)

The nearest road

d)

Stay put someone will come for you

2.

When you pass through a gate what should you do?

a)

Always close it behind you

b)

Always leave it open

c)

Leave it as you found it

3.

What should you do if you burn yourself?

a)

Put it under cold running water

b)

Wrap it in cling film

c)

Rub butter on it

d)

Go and tell a teacher

4.

If it is raining where should you cook?

a)

In your tent

b)

In the porch of your tent

c)

A safe distance away from your tent

5.

Can you buy anything whilst on expedition?

a)

No, but you can ask to fill up water bottles

b)

No, apart from drinks

c)

Yes you can buy what you like

6.

On a map if contours are close together what does this mean?

a)

There is a cliff/quarry

b)

The ground is high up

c)

It's a steep hill

d)

There are lots of walls/boundaries

7.

Thin black lines on a map represent . . .

a)

Roads

b)

Footpaths

c)

Walls/fences

d)

Rivers

8.

What is a 'handrail' ?

a)

Something to stop you falling over

b)

Something you can follow eg a river, wall or edge of wood

c)

The point at which you cross from fields to moorland

d)

Somewhere out of bounds

9.

Who can use a bridleway?

a)

Horse riders

b)

Walkers

c)

Motorcyclists

d)

Cyclists

10.

Stream crossings, joining walls, start/end of forests, edge of moorland, roads are all examples of what?

a)

Things that get in the way

b)

Tick features - things you can "tick off" as you walk past them and should be thought about when planning your next leg

c)

Things that make your journey more difficult

11.

How do you tell someone exactly where you are on a map?

a)

Coordinates

b)

4-figure grid reference

c)

6-figure grid reference

d)

Bearing

12.

When walking with a heavy rucksack roughly how long will it take you to walk 1km?

a)

30 min

b)

20 min

c)

15 min

d)

10 min

13.

On a map the distance across one grid square is

a)

100m

b)

1km

c)

1 milke

d)

2km

14.

When walking up hill . . .

a)

add one minute per contour

b)

add one minute for every 5 contours

c)

add one minute for every 10 contours

15.

When walking downhill . . .

a)

add 1 minute for every contour you cross

b)

subtract 1 minute for every contour you cross

c)

do nothing

d)

subtract 2 minutes for every contour you cross

16.

What is meant by the phrase "orientate your map"

a)

Hold it flat

b)

Line up North on the map with north in real-life

c)

Folding it neatly

17.

If you are sending for help send

a)

everyone for help

b)

one person to get help (your best navigator)

c)

two people go to get help (including the best navigator)

d)

three people go to get help (including the best navigator)

18.

If a team member is struggling

a)

take a rest

b)

have a snack

c)

reduce the weight they are carrying

d)

keep chatting