OACP Practice Test 3

All 25 questions in this test

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1. Which sentence about the people leaving the vehicle is correct?

   1. Everyone excepted the driver left the vehicle.
   2. Everyone expect the driver left the vehicle.
   3. Everyone accept the driver left the vehicle.
   4. Everyone except the driver left the vehicle.

2. All cruisers in the north lot are white. A car in the city is white. What can you conclude?

   1. Nothing certain about whether it is a cruiser
   2. It is not a cruiser, since it is elsewhere
   3. It is a cruiser from the north lot
   4. It is parked in the north lot

3. What is the minimum age to be appointed a police officer in Ontario?

   1. 18
   2. 21
   3. 19
   4. 16

4. Choose the correct Canadian spelling: "A ____ heard shouting through the wall."

   1. neighbor
   2. nieghbour
   3. neihgbour
   4. neighbour

5. Rule 1: youths under 18 are interviewed with a parent present. Rule 2: anyone 18 or older may be interviewed alone. A witness is 17. What applies?

   1. The interview must wait until age 18
   2. The witness may be interviewed alone
   3. Only a written statement is allowed
   4. A parent must be present for the interview

6. Three officers share 18 blocks of a door-to-door canvass equally. How many blocks does each cover?

   1. 6
   2. 5
   3. 8
   4. 9

7. Two counters alternate in this list: 10, 2, 12, 4, 14, 6. What is the seventh entry?

   1. 8
   2. 16
   3. 15
   4. 18

8. Which status must an applicant hold to be appointed a police officer in Ontario?

   1. Any valid work permit holder
   2. Canadian citizen or permanent resident
   3. Ontario resident for five years
   4. Canadian citizen only

9. Which description is most useful in a report?

   1. A blue 2018 Honda Civic, Ontario plate ABCD 123
   2. Some kind of small car, maybe blue
   3. A car the witness said was nice
   4. A blue car that looked fairly new and quite clean

10. Why should a report avoid an ambiguous sentence?

    1. It could be read in more than one way
    2. It uses too many short words
    3. It names the officer who wrote it
    4. It is written in the past tense

11. Choose the word that best fits: "The victim was too ____ to give a statement right away."

    1. distrustful
    2. distracted
    3. distended
    4. distraught

12. Dev arrived first. Ali arrived before Ben, and Cara arrived after Ben. In what position did Cara arrive among the four?

    1. Third
    2. Second
    3. Fourth
    4. First

13. A rumour spreads so that the count of people who know it goes 2, 6, 18, 54. What is the next count?

    1. 216
    2. 72
    3. 108
    4. 162

14. From the station you walk 2 blocks north, 3 blocks east, then 2 blocks south. Where are you compared with the station?

    1. 3 blocks east
    2. 2 blocks north
    3. 5 blocks east
    4. 3 blocks west

15. Which sentence describing how the driver left is clearest for a report?

    1. The operator of the motor vehicle subsequently egressed the area pedestrianly.
    2. The guy took off like crazy, man.
    3. The driver left the scene on foot.
    4. Then he kind of went away from there.

16. Which sentence comparing two vehicles' speed is correct?

    1. The second vehicle was more faster than the first.
    2. The second vehicle was fast then the first one.
    3. The second vehicle was faster then the first.
    4. The second vehicle was faster than the first.

17. Does every Ontario police service require the OACP Certificate?

    1. Yes, for every service except the Ontario Provincial Police
    2. No, it is only needed for special constable jobs
    3. No, only services that take part in the program
    4. Yes, it is required by the Community Safety and Policing Act

18. Radar records four cars at 52, 58, 61 and 49 km/h. What is their average speed?

    1. 55 km/h
    2. 54 km/h
    3. 56 km/h
    4. 58 km/h

19. Choose the correct spelling: "The victim reported ongoing ____ by a former coworker."

    1. harasment
    2. harassment
    3. harrasment
    4. harrassment

20. Find the next term in the series 5, 6, 8, 11, 15.

    1. 20
    2. 21
    3. 19
    4. 18

21. Only officers with a K9 permit may handle the service dog. Pat handled the service dog today, following the rule. What must be true?

    1. Pat trains other handlers
    2. Pat is the dog's owner
    3. Pat has no permit
    4. Pat holds a K9 permit

22. A witness describes a man of about 30 with a beard, a green jacket and a limp. Which person best matches?

    1. Person C: about 50, bearded, green coat, walks with a limp
    2. Person D: about 30, clean-shaven, green jacket, limps
    3. Person A: about 30, bearded, green jacket, walks normally
    4. Person B: about 30, bearded, green jacket, walks with a limp

23. In a report, what is an accomplice?

    1. A person who reports a crime to police
    2. A person who helps commit a crime
    3. A lawyer who represents the accused
    4. A person who saw the crime from nearby

24. A report describes what a woman did on arriving home. Which sentence keeps the past tense consistent?

    1. She has open the door and saw the broken window.
    2. She opened the door and sees the broken window.
    3. She opened the door and saw the broken window.
    4. She opens the door and saw the broken window.

25. A crowd of 240 people is at a rally, and 3/8 of them leave. How many people remain?

    1. 150
    2. 90
    3. 160
    4. 120