APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Observation and Detail Recognition Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Read the following witness statement carefully: 'The getaway car was a dark blue four-door sedan, possibly a Honda. It had a noticeable dent on the rear passenger-side door and a license plate starting with 'BKZ'. The driver was a male wearing a red baseball cap, and he sped east on Maple Avenue before turning south onto Oak Street. The incident occurred at approximately 3:15 PM.' Which of the following details is stated accurately in the report?
- The car turned west on Maple Avenue.
- The license plate started with 'BXZ'.
- The car was a dark blue sedan with a dent on the rear passenger-side door. (Correct answer)
- The driver was wearing a blue baseball cap.
Correct answer: The car was a dark blue sedan with a dent on the rear passenger-side door.
The statement explicitly mentions the vehicle was a 'dark blue four-door sedan' and had a 'dent on the rear passenger-side door'. The other options contain inaccuracies: the car sped east, the license plate started with 'BKZ', and the driver's cap was red.
Question 2: An officer inventories items from a suspect's backpack. The list includes: one 15-inch laptop (silver), a black spiral notebook, a wallet containing $145 in various bills, a set of keys with a green fob, a half-eaten sandwich, and a transit pass valid until July 31st. Later, the officer needs to confirm a detail without looking at the list. Which of the following is correct?
- The wallet contained exactly $150.
- The laptop was black and 13 inches.
- The keys had a blue fob.
- The transit pass had an expiration date. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: The transit pass had an expiration date.
The inventory list explicitly states that the transit pass was 'valid until July 31st', which is an expiration date. The other options are incorrect: the wallet had $145, the laptop was silver and 15 inches, and the key fob was green.
Question 3: Study the following two alphanumeric sequences. How many characters are different between them? Sequence 1: 8GHY45TR1P0L. Sequence 2: 8GHY4S TRIPL.
- Two
- Three (Correct answer)
- Four
- One
Correct answer: Three
Comparing the two sequences character by character reveals three differences. The '5' in the first sequence is an 'S' in the second. The '1' in the first is an 'I' in the second. The '0' in the first is an 'O' in the second. The final 'L' is the same in both.
Question 4: An officer is observing a suspect from a distance. The suspect is a male, approximately 6'1", with short brown hair. He is wearing a grey hoodie, blue jeans, and white sneakers. He is carrying a black backpack over his right shoulder and is seen looking at his phone frequently. He has a small tattoo of a star visible on his left wrist. Which detail would be easiest to misidentify from a distance?
- The color of the hoodie.
- The fact he is carrying a backpack.
- The specific design of the tattoo. (Correct answer)
- The color of his jeans.
Correct answer: The specific design of the tattoo.
While the presence of a tattoo might be observable, the specific design (a star) is a very small detail that would be the most difficult to discern accurately from a distance compared to larger items like the color of clothing or the presence of a backpack.
Question 5: You are given a series of address numbers from a single block: 1302, 1306, 1310, 1314, ____, 1322. What is the missing number in this sequence?
- 1316
- 1318 (Correct answer)
- 1320
- 1317
Correct answer: 1318
The pattern is an increment of 4 for each address number (1302 + 4 = 1306, 1306 + 4 = 1310, etc.). Therefore, the missing number is 1314 + 4, which equals 1318. This is confirmed by 1318 + 4 = 1322.
Question 6: Observe the following description of a room: 'The office was messy. Papers were scattered across a large wooden desk, on which sat a lamp and an open laptop. A coffee mug with a faded logo was next to the keyboard. Two of the five drawers on the right side of the desk were slightly ajar. A blue jacket was draped over the back of the leather chair.' Which of the following is a direct observation, not an inference?
- The person who works here is disorganized.
- The coffee in the mug is cold.
- A blue jacket is on the chair. (Correct answer)
- The person left the office in a hurry.
Correct answer: A blue jacket is on the chair.
The statement 'A blue jacket is on the chair' describes a verifiable, factual detail directly from the text. The other options are inferences or assumptions; 'disorganized' is a judgment, 'cold coffee' is a guess, and leaving 'in a hurry' is a conclusion about behavior not directly observed.
APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Observation and Detail Recognition Questions and Answers
Read the following witness statement carefully: 'The getaway car was a dark blue four-door sedan, possibly a Honda.
It had a noticeable dent on the rear passenger-side door and a license plate starting with 'BKZ'.
The driver was a male wearing a red baseball cap, and he sped east on Maple Avenue before turning south onto Oak Street.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:15 PM.' Which of the following details is stated accurately in the report?