California POST Spelling Accuracy Questions and Answers

Question 1

The officer was asked to review the video footage from the ongoing _________ operation.

Accepted Answer

surveillance

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surveilance

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survaillance

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surveillence

Question 2

To coordinate the multi-agency response, Sergeant Davis acted as the _________ between the local police and the federal investigators.

Accepted Answer

liaison

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liason

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leason

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liaeson

Question 3

Which of the following sentences uses the correctly spelled word to describe a frequent event?

Accepted Answer

This was the third such occurrence this month.

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This was the third such occurrance this month.

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This was the third such occurence this month.

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This was the third such ocurrence this month.

Question 4

The witness provided a detailed description of the alleged _________ to the responding officer.

Accepted Answer

perpetrator

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perpatrator

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perpetrater

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perpitrator

Question 5

An officer must be _________ in documenting all evidence and witness statements accurately in the report.

Accepted Answer

conscientious

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conscienscious

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conscientous

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consciencious

Question 6

While writing the incident report, the officer was careful to omit any _________ details or personal opinions.

Accepted Answer

unnecessary

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unecessary

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unneccessary

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unnecessery