NYC Memorization and Attention to Detail 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A dispatcher is given the following call codes in order: 10-4, 10-13, 10-85, 10-4, 10-30, 10-13. Which code appears most frequently?
- 10-4 and 10-13 (tied) (Correct answer)
- 10-85
- 10-30
- 10-13 only
Correct answer: 10-4 and 10-13 (tied)
Both 10-4 and 10-13 each appear twice, making them equally the most frequent.
Question 2: A report lists five officer badge numbers: 3847, 3874, 3847, 3784, 3478. Which badge number is repeated?
- 3874
- 3847 (Correct answer)
- 3784
- 3478
Correct answer: 3847
Badge number 3847 appears at positions one and three in the list.
Question 3: You memorize a paragraph: 'The suspect wore a gray hoodie, blue jeans, and white shoes.' A coworker recalls 'gray hoodie, white jeans, and blue shoes.' What two details were swapped?
- Hoodie color and shoe color
- Jeans color and shoe color (Correct answer)
- Hoodie color and jeans color
- Nothing was swapped
Correct answer: Jeans color and shoe color
The jeans color (blue vs. white) and shoe color (white vs. blue) were transposed between the two descriptions.
Question 4: A log shows five entries with timestamps: 08:05, 08:50, 09:15, 08:05, 10:30. How many unique timestamps are in the log?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 2
Correct answer: 4
The unique timestamps are 08:05, 08:50, 09:15, and 10:30 — four distinct values.
Question 5: A clerk verifies a file number: NYC-2026-00847. The printed label reads NYC-2026-00874. What is the error?
- The year is wrong
- The last two digits are transposed (Correct answer)
- The prefix is wrong
- There is no error
Correct answer: The last two digits are transposed
The serial digits 47 at the end were printed as 74 — a transposition error.
Question 6: An inspector reviews five room temperatures recorded as: 68°F, 71°F, 68°F, 74°F, 70°F. What is the mode (most frequent value)?
- 68°F (Correct answer)
- 70°F
- 71°F
- 74°F
Correct answer: 68°F
68°F appears twice while all other temperatures appear only once.
Question 7: You study a suspect description: Latino male, approx. 30 years old, 5'8", with a tattoo on the right forearm. A report later states the tattoo is on the left forearm. What detail changed?
- Ethnicity
- Age
- Height
- Tattoo location (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Tattoo location
The original description places the tattoo on the right forearm; the report places it on the left.
NYC Memorization and Attention to Detail 4
A dispatcher is given the following call codes in order: 10-4, 10-13, 10-85, 10-4, 10-30, 10-13.
Which code appears most frequently?