NYC Memorization and Attention to Detail 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A dispatcher logs the following vehicle plate numbers during a shift: 4TRK892, 7BUS341, 2CAR567, 9VAN108, 5TRK234. Which plate number contains the digit sequence '10'?
- 4TRK892
- 7BUS341
- 9VAN108 (Correct answer)
- 5TRK234
Correct answer: 9VAN108
9VAN108 contains the consecutive digits '10' in positions 5-6.
Question 2: An officer memorizes a suspect's description: male, 5'11", brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a red jacket and black sneakers. A witness later describes a suspect with brown hair, blue eyes, black sneakers, and a red jacket who is 6'1". What detail differs?
- Hair color
- Eye color
- Height (Correct answer)
- Jacket color
Correct answer: Height
The original description states 5'11" while the witness describes the suspect as 6'1".
Question 3: Review this address list and identify the duplicate: 142 West 34th St, 87 Broad St, 142 West 34th St, 19 Fulton Ave, 203 East 14th St.
- 87 Broad St
- 142 West 34th St (Correct answer)
- 19 Fulton Ave
- 203 East 14th St
Correct answer: 142 West 34th St
142 West 34th St appears twice in the list.
Question 4: A clerk records complaint numbers in sequence: C-4401, C-4402, C-4403, C-4405, C-4406. Which number is missing?
- C-4400
- C-4404 (Correct answer)
- C-4407
- C-4408
Correct answer: C-4404
The sequence skips from C-4403 to C-4405, so C-4404 is the missing number.
Question 5: You study a table showing five employees and their badge numbers: Adams/1042, Brown/1187, Chen/1063, Davis/1204, Evans/1078. Which employee has a badge number between 1063 and 1078?
- Adams
- Brown
- Davis
- None of the above (Correct answer)
Correct answer: None of the above
No employee has a badge number strictly between 1063 (Chen) and 1078 (Evans).
Question 6: An inspector notes these code violations in an apartment: unit 3B has a broken smoke detector, unit 5A has a faulty outlet, unit 3B has a cracked window. How many distinct units have violations?
- 1
- 2 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 4
Correct answer: 2
Only two distinct units appear: 3B (with two violations) and 5A (with one violation).
Question 7: A report lists incident times as 09:14, 11:32, 09:41, 14:07, 11:32. Which time appears more than once?
- 09:14
- 09:41
- 11:32 (Correct answer)
- 14:07
Correct answer: 11:32
11:32 is listed twice in the sequence of incident times.
A dispatcher logs the following vehicle plate numbers during a shift: 4TRK892, 7BUS341, 2CAR567, 9VAN108, 5TRK234.
Which plate number contains the digit sequence '10'?