Entrance Exam Preparation Flashcards

A police exam logical reasoning question: All patrol officers carry radios. Officer Kim is a patrol officer. Which conclusion MUST be true?

Answer: Officer Kim carries a radio

This is a simple syllogism: All patrol officers carry radios; Kim is a patrol officer; therefore Kim carries a radio.

A police exam vocabulary question: The word jurisdiction most closely means:

Answer: The authority of a court or law enforcement agency over a particular geographic area or type of case

Jurisdiction refers to the legal authority of a court or law enforcement agency to hear cases or enforce laws within a defined geographic area or subject matter.

On an entrance exam, choose the correct word to complete this sentence: The officer _____ the report before submitting it.

Answer: reviewed

Reviewed (past tense) correctly fills the blank because the sentence is in the past tense, indicating a completed action before submission.

A civil service exam question: If a police department has a 15% vacancy rate and currently employs 340 officers, what is the department's full authorized strength?

Answer: 400 officers

Current officers = full strength x (1 - vacancy rate). 340 = full strength x 0.85. Full strength = 340 / 0.85 = 400 officers.

A police entrance exam asks: Roll call is at 7:00 AM. Paperwork takes 45 minutes. Travel takes 20 minutes. Getting ready takes 30 minutes. What is the LATEST time the officer must wake up?

Answer: 5:25 AM

Work backwards: Roll call 7:00 AM - 45 min paperwork = 6:15 AM start paperwork - 20 min travel = 5:55 AM leave - 30 min to get ready = 5:25 AM wake up.

An entrance exam asks you to identify the errors in: Between you and I, the report could of been written better. Which TWO errors are present?

Answer: I should be me (object of preposition); could of should be could have

Between you and I is incorrect - prepositions take object case, so me is correct. Could of is a phonetic error; the correct phrase is could have.