NYPD NYPD Written Expression 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer must arrange these events in chronological order for a report. Which sequence is correct? 1. Backup arrived. 2. Dispatch received the 911 call. 3. Officers handcuffed the suspect. 4. Officers arrived at the scene.
- 2, 4, 1, 3 (Correct answer)
- 4, 2, 1, 3
- 2, 1, 4, 3
- 1, 2, 4, 3
Correct answer: 2, 4, 1, 3
The logical order is: 911 call → officers arrive → backup arrives → suspect handcuffed.
Question 2: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Occurance
- Occurance
- Occurrence (Correct answer)
- Occurence
Correct answer: Occurrence
'Occurrence' is spelled with double 'c' and double 'r.'
Question 3: Read the following and identify the best summary: 'At 11:45 PM, a store clerk at 42 Main Street called 911 to report that a man in a black hoodie had entered the store, brandished a knife, and demanded cash from the register before fleeing on foot northbound on Main Street.'
- A man robbed a store and left.
- A store clerk was robbed at knifepoint at 42 Main Street at 11:45 PM; the suspect fled north on Main Street. (Correct answer)
- Someone with a knife went into a store very late at night.
- A robbery occurred somewhere on Main Street at night.
Correct answer: A store clerk was robbed at knifepoint at 42 Main Street at 11:45 PM; the suspect fled north on Main Street.
Option B includes all key facts: location, time, method, and direction of flight.
Question 4: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- The suspect, along with two accomplices, were arrested.
- The suspect, along with two accomplices, was arrested. (Correct answer)
- The suspect along with two accomplices was arrested.
- The suspect, along with two accomplices was arrested.
Correct answer: The suspect, along with two accomplices, was arrested.
'Along with two accomplices' is a parenthetical phrase; the true subject 'suspect' is singular, requiring 'was.'
Question 5: Officer Davis's report reads: 'The complainant stated that she seen the suspect at the corner.' What is the error?
- Incorrect use of 'complainant'
- 'Seen' should be 'saw' — incorrect verb form (Correct answer)
- 'Stated' should be 'said'
- The sentence is correct as written
Correct answer: 'Seen' should be 'saw' — incorrect verb form
'Seen' requires a helping verb (e.g., 'had seen'); the simple past form is 'saw.'
Question 6: Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?
- The officer's reports were filed on time, but the sergeant's wasn't. (Correct answer)
- The officers reports were filed on time, but the sergeants wasnt.
- The officer's report's were filed on time, but the sergeant's wasn't.
- The officers' report were filed on time, but the sergeants' wasnt.
Correct answer: The officer's reports were filed on time, but the sergeant's wasn't.
'Officer's' (singular possessive) and 'sergeant's' (singular possessive) and 'wasn't' (contraction) are all correct.
Question 7: Which word correctly completes the sentence? 'The ___ evidence was admitted in court.'
- defendants'
- defendant's (Correct answer)
- defendants
- defendants's
Correct answer: defendant's
Since there is one defendant, the singular possessive 'defendant's' is correct.
NYPD NYPD Written Expression 3
An officer must arrange these events in chronological order for a report.
Which sequence is correct?
1.
Backup arrived.
2.
Dispatch received the 911 call.
3.
Officers handcuffed the suspect.
4.
Officers arrived at the scene.