NPOST Reading Comprehension 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Passage: 'A K-9 unit is deployed only when a supervisor authorizes it and the suspect poses a flight risk.' Both conditions absent, the K-9 unit:
- Must be deployed
- Should not be deployed (Correct answer)
- Is deployed automatically
- Is deployed by any officer
Correct answer: Should not be deployed
Deployment requires both supervisor authorization and a flight risk, so neither present means no deployment.
Question 2: Passage: 'Patrol shifts are eight hours: day shift starts at 7 AM, evening at 3 PM, and night at 11 PM.' An officer starting at 3 PM works until:
- 7 PM
- 9 PM
- 11 PM (Correct answer)
- 1 AM
Correct answer: 11 PM
An eight-hour shift starting at 3 PM ends at 11 PM.
Question 3: Passage: 'The main idea of the memo was that response times improved after adding two patrol cars to the downtown district.' The memo's main point concerns:
- Officer salaries
- Improved response times (Correct answer)
- New uniforms
- Reduced staffing
Correct answer: Improved response times
The stated main idea is improved response times following added patrol cars.
Question 4: Passage: 'No vehicle may be towed without first attempting to contact the registered owner, except when the vehicle blocks traffic.' A car blocking traffic may be towed:
- Only after contacting the owner
- Without contacting the owner first (Correct answer)
- Never
- Only at night
Correct answer: Without contacting the owner first
Blocking traffic is the listed exception that allows towing without first contacting the owner.
Question 5: Passage: 'The suspect's vehicle, a silver sedan, was last seen heading east on Main Street at approximately 9:45 PM.' What color was the vehicle?
- Black
- Silver (Correct answer)
- White
- Red
Correct answer: Silver
The passage describes the vehicle as a silver sedan.
Question 6: Passage: 'An officer must complete 40 hours of training annually, with at least 8 hours in firearms.' The maximum non-firearms training hours allowed toward the requirement is:
- 8 hours
- 16 hours
- 32 hours (Correct answer)
- 40 hours
Correct answer: 32 hours
With 8 of 40 hours required in firearms, up to 32 hours may be non-firearms.
Question 7: Passage: 'Because the storm flooded the highway, officers rerouted traffic onto the service road.' Why was traffic rerouted?
- A parade was scheduled
- The highway was flooded (Correct answer)
- Construction began
- A vehicle broke down
Correct answer: The highway was flooded
The passage gives the flooded highway as the cause of the reroute.
NPOST Reading Comprehension 3
Passage: 'A K-9 unit is deployed only when a supervisor authorizes it and the suspect poses a flight risk.' Both conditions absent, the K-9 unit: