DEA (Reading) 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A passage states: 'The agent secured the perimeter before the warrant was executed.' What does 'secured the perimeter' mean here?
- Signed the warrant document
- Established control over the boundary of the area (Correct answer)
- Requested additional backup
- Photographed the surrounding buildings
Correct answer: Established control over the boundary of the area
To 'secure the perimeter' means to gain control over and protect the outer boundary of a location.
Question 2: According to a report reading 'Seizures increased markedly, though arrests remained flat,' what happened to arrests?
- They rose sharply
- They stayed roughly the same (Correct answer)
- They dropped significantly
- They were not recorded
Correct answer: They stayed roughly the same
'Remained flat' indicates arrests did not increase or decrease, staying about the same.
Question 3: A memo says findings must be 'corroborated by an independent source.' What is required?
- Confirmation from a separate, unrelated source (Correct answer)
- Approval from a supervisor
- A written summary only
- A single eyewitness account
Correct answer: Confirmation from a separate, unrelated source
'Corroborated by an independent source' means the findings need confirmation from a separate, unbiased source.
Question 4: If a document notes that evidence was 'inadmissible in court,' what does that mean?
- It was the strongest evidence available
- It could not be used in the legal proceeding (Correct answer)
- It was submitted late
- It was returned to the owner
Correct answer: It could not be used in the legal proceeding
'Inadmissible' means the evidence cannot be legally accepted or used in court.
Question 5: A passage reads: 'The informant's credibility was called into question.' This suggests the informant was:
- Considered very trustworthy
- Given an award
- Doubted or viewed as unreliable (Correct answer)
- Promoted to agent
Correct answer: Doubted or viewed as unreliable
'Called into question' means someone's credibility or trustworthiness is being doubted.
Question 6: In the sentence 'The suspect fled prior to the raid,' the word 'prior' means:
- During
- After
- Before (Correct answer)
- Instead of
Correct answer: Before
'Prior to' means 'before' an event.
Question 7: A report concludes that the operation was 'a resounding success.' The word 'resounding' emphasizes that the success was:
- Uncertain and partial
- Clear and emphatic (Correct answer)
- Minor and temporary
- Costly and difficult
Correct answer: Clear and emphatic
'Resounding' intensifies the noun, meaning the success was unmistakable and emphatic.
DEA (Reading) 2
A passage states: 'The agent secured the perimeter before the warrant was executed.' What does 'secured the perimeter' mean here?