Police Entrance Exam Study Guide

b. occurred

"The shooting occured early Monday morning, at 3:27." Which word is misspelled? a. shooting b. occured c. morning d. early

Narcotics $7,000; Barbiturates $4,000; Analgesics $9,500; and Other $3,000. What was the total value of the stolen goods?

$23,500.00

Cindy goes to her bank to withdraw some money from her account. She has a balance of $527.41. She withdraws $250.00. What is the balance of her account after the withdrawal?

$277.41

Their were two cars involved in the accident that happened Monday morning at the corner of Broadway and Third Street. Which word is misspelled?

Their

The witnesses said that ______ staying at a local motel.

They're

$18,333.33

Three people entered a bank before it opened and stole $55,000. If they split the cash equally, how much money would each of the robbers get?

Carried out

When the suspect refused to open the door, the police executed the search warrant and took the door off of its hinges. Which word can most clearly mean the same as "executed"?

Starting from the ground floor, John takes an elevator to the 10th floor. John then goes down 2 floors and up 8 floors. John is on what floor?

16

120

Officer Smith often works as a drug-use prevention officer in the local public schools. He visits three schools a week, 40 weeks out of the year. How many schools does he visit in a year?

18 - 3 + (- 5) =

10

$100,000

A robbery suspect has been arrested. The judge in the case has set bail at one million dollars. The bail bondsman requires a 10% deposit to issue a bail bond. What portion of the one million dollars does the robbery suspect need to pay to get the bail bond?

$1,535

A woman's house was robbed and she reported the following items as stolen: (1) TV - $500 (2) Stereos - $100 (3) guns - $200 And cash totaling $435 What is the total amount stolen not including the 2 stereos?

$1,735

A woman's house was robbed and she reported the following items as stolen: (1) TV - $500 (2) Stereos - $100 (3) guns - $200 And cash totaling $435 What is the total amount stolen?

A local pharmacy has been burglarized. The following is a summary of the kinds of drugs that were stolen and their total value: Narcotics $7,000; Barbiturates $4,000; Analgesics $9,500; and Other $3,000. What category of drugs represents the most expensive loss to the pharmacy?

Analgesics

$375

Carrie's income for 2017 was $25,000. What is 15% of that?

11 blocks total; 8 blocks North

In an attempt to escape from the cops the suspect ran left his home and ran North for 3 blocks, then East for 1, South for 2, and North again for 5. In total how many blocks did the suspect run? How many blocks North did he travel?

$50,000

The judge set pail for $500,000 dollars for the suspect. The bail bondsmen requires 10% down. How much is needed in order the suspect to get out of jail?

70 MPH

The speed limit was posted as 35 mph. You pulled over a car going twice that speed. How fast where they going?

Anemated

The surprising news anemated the conversation amongst the group.

Cautiously

Which word is spelled incorrectly? She aimed the gun cautously but paused before continuing to shoot at her opponent.

Coroner's

Which word is spelled incorrectly? The officer on duty finished his report before taking the family to the corinor's office.

Continuing

Which word is spelled incorrectly? There was more than 1 car contenuing on the road after the collision had occurred.

400 miles a day

While patrolling the highway Officer Bradley put 2,000 miles on his car in one week. If he only patrolled for 5 days out of the week, what is the average amount of miles he do=rove each day?

Officer Perry prepared a police report on a theft from a hardware store. He listed the stolen property as follows: Air Compressor - $600 Drill - $100 Electric Saw - $250 Copper Pipe - $500 What is the total value of the stolen property? a. $1400 b. $1450 c. $1550 d. $1650

b. $1450

There were five ____________ to the crime. a. witness's b. witness' c. witnesses d. witness

c. witnesses

Jane's monthly income in the year 2010 was $48,200, where 14% of her salary was withheld for income tax. In the year 2011, her monthly salary was $51,800, where 16% of her income was withheld for income tax. What was her average take home pay during the years 2010-2011? a.$48,482 b.$46,486 c.$44,462 d.$42,482

d. $42,482

"The shooting occured early Monday morning, at 3:27." Which word is misspelled?

occured