DEA (Reading) 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A passage states: 'Compliance with the protocol is mandatory for all personnel.' What does 'mandatory' mean?
- Optional
- Required (Correct answer)
- Recommended
- Occasional
Correct answer: Required
'Mandatory' means something is required and must be done.
Question 2: The report says an agent must 'exercise discretion' when handling informants. This means the agent should:
- Act carefully and use good judgment (Correct answer)
- Follow rules without thinking
- Report every detail publicly
- Delegate the task
Correct answer: Act carefully and use good judgment
To 'exercise discretion' is to use careful judgment and act with tact.
Question 3: A document notes the surveillance was 'conducted covertly.' What does 'covertly' indicate?
- Openly and publicly
- Secretly and hidden from view (Correct answer)
- With permission granted
- Very slowly
Correct answer: Secretly and hidden from view
'Covertly' means done in a hidden or secret manner.
Question 4: If a passage describes a shipment as 'intercepted en route,' when was it stopped?
- Before it was packaged
- While it was being transported (Correct answer)
- After it was delivered
- Before it was ordered
Correct answer: While it was being transported
'En route' means 'on the way,' so the shipment was stopped during transport.
Question 5: A report reads: 'The agency will disseminate the bulletin to field offices.' 'Disseminate' means to:
- Collect
- Destroy
- Distribute widely (Correct answer)
- Translate
Correct answer: Distribute widely
'Disseminate' means to spread or distribute information widely.
Question 6: In 'The evidence was deemed insufficient,' the word 'deemed' most nearly means:
- Judged or considered (Correct answer)
- Photographed
- Hidden
- Delivered
Correct answer: Judged or considered
'Deemed' means to regard, judge, or consider something in a particular way.
Question 7: A passage states the policy was 'implemented incrementally.' This means it was put into effect:
- All at once
- Gradually, in stages (Correct answer)
- Never
- By accident
Correct answer: Gradually, in stages
'Incrementally' means in small, gradual steps rather than all at once.
DEA (Reading) 3
A passage states: 'Compliance with the protocol is mandatory for all personnel.' What does 'mandatory' mean?