PELLET B Practice Questions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'lenient'.
- Gentle
- Strict (Correct answer)
- Fair
- Quiet
Correct answer: Strict
'Lenient' means tolerant or permissive, so its antonym is 'strict'.
Question 2: An officer drives 45 miles in 3/4 of an hour. What is the average speed in miles per hour?
- 50 mph
- 60 mph (Correct answer)
- 55 mph
- 45 mph
Correct answer: 60 mph
Speed = 45 ÷ 0.75 = 60 mph.
Question 3: In the sentence 'The suspect fled before the officers could ___ him,' which word fits best?
- apprehend (Correct answer)
- comprehend
- represent
- recommend
Correct answer: apprehend
'Apprehend' means to arrest or capture, which fits the context.
Question 4: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- Him and I responded to the call.
- He and I responded to the call. (Correct answer)
- Me and him responded to the call.
- He and me responded to the call.
Correct answer: He and I responded to the call.
Subject pronouns 'He and I' are correct as the subject of the sentence.
Question 5: If a report must be filed within 72 hours of an incident that occurred at 6:00 PM Monday, what is the deadline?
- 6:00 PM Wednesday
- 6:00 PM Thursday (Correct answer)
- 6:00 PM Friday
- 6:00 PM Tuesday
Correct answer: 6:00 PM Thursday
72 hours equals 3 days, so the deadline is 6:00 PM Thursday.
Question 6: Spot the correctly spelled word.
- Sergent
- Sergeant (Correct answer)
- Sargeant
- Sergaent
Correct answer: Sergeant
'Sergeant' is the correct spelling of the rank.
Question 7: Read: 'All officers on the night shift carry radios. Officer Reyes works the night shift.' What can be logically concluded?
- Officer Reyes works days
- Officer Reyes carries a radio (Correct answer)
- Only Reyes has a radio
- Reyes is a supervisor
Correct answer: Officer Reyes carries a radio
Since all night-shift officers carry radios and Reyes works nights, Reyes carries a radio.
Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'lenient'.