OACP Practice Test 5

All 25 questions in this test

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1. Two drivers each showed a licence. Which phrase is correct?

   1. the drivers' licences
   2. the driver's licences
   3. the drivers licence's
   4. the drivers's licences

2. All shift supervisors are sergeants. No sergeant works the night shift. What must be true?

   1. All sergeants are shift supervisors
   2. Some shift supervisors work nights
   3. Night workers are all sergeants
   4. No shift supervisor works the night shift

3. Which word does not belong with the others: arrest, detain, apprehend, release?

   1. detain
   2. release
   3. apprehend
   4. arrest

4. Evidence bags must be sealed, dated and initialled before leaving the scene. An officer sealed and dated a bag. What is still required?

   1. Initialling the bag
   2. Photographing the bag
   3. Opening the bag again
   4. Weighing the bag

5. What is 25% of 120?

   1. 30
   2. 25
   3. 35
   4. 40

6. A suspect said, "I wasn't even there." Why should the report quote the exact words?

   1. So the reader knows exactly what the person said
   2. So the report is longer and looks more detailed
   3. So the officer does not have to sign it
   4. So the suspect cannot be charged later

7. Choose the correct spelling: "The cashier handed over a ____ for the purchase."

   1. reciept
   2. receit
   3. receipt
   4. reseipt

8. "A second witness corroborated the driver's account." What does corroborated mean?

   1. Disputed
   2. Confirmed
   3. Ignored
   4. Recorded

9. A cruiser travels at 60 km/h for 30 minutes. How far does it go?

   1. 90 km
   2. 30 km
   3. 20 km
   4. 60 km

10. Choose the correct word: "The cold did not ____ the evidence."

    1. affect
    2. affekt
    3. afect
    4. effect

11. A sergeant asks for a more concise report. What should the officer do?

    1. Add more detail about every person present
    2. Rewrite the report in the present tense
    3. Remove the times and the addresses
    4. Say the same facts in fewer, clearer words

12. Which sentence uses its or it's correctly?

    1. The car had damage to its' rear bumper.
    2. The car had damage to it's rear bumper.
    3. The car had damage to its rear bumper.
    4. Its clear that the car was damaged.

13. Tiles are laid in square patterns of 1, 4, 9, 16 and 25 tiles. How many tiles does the next pattern use?

    1. 35
    2. 36
    3. 49
    4. 30

14. Which time entry is best for a report?

    1. Around midnight or so
    2. Late in the evening
    3. At 23:40 on October 3
    4. Sometime after dinner

15. Choose the correct spelling: "Officers may ____ evidence found in plain view."

    1. sieze
    2. seeze
    3. seaze
    4. seize

16. Policy: a second officer must attend any call involving a weapon. A caller reports a man waving a knife in a park. What does policy require?

    1. That the call waits until morning
    2. That the officer attends alone
    3. That a second officer attends the call
    4. That the caller confronts the man

17. A report says a phone was stolen. Which added detail makes it most complete?

    1. How often the officer has seen phone thefts
    2. The weather forecast for the next day
    3. The officer's personal view of how common phone theft is
    4. The make, model, colour and serial number of the phone

18. Three bags of evidence weigh 12.5 kg, 8.75 kg and 6.25 kg. What is the total weight?

    1. 28.25 kg
    2. 26.5 kg
    3. 27.5 kg
    4. 27 kg

19. If the alarm is triggered, the hallway light flashes. The hallway light is not flashing. What follows?

    1. The alarm has not been triggered
    2. The alarm has been triggered
    3. The light bulb must be broken
    4. Someone switched the alarm off

20. Working backwards, a code list reads Z, X, V, T. What letter follows T?

    1. P
    2. S
    3. R
    4. Q

21. Besides age, status and education, what else does section 83 require of a new police officer?

    1. Owning a vehicle that is registered in Ontario
    2. Being of good character and able to do the job safely
    3. Speaking both English and French
    4. Living within the police service's area

22. A paramedic describes the patient as lucid. What does that tell the officer?

    1. The patient is unconscious and is not breathing
    2. The patient is drunk and cannot stand up
    3. The patient is thinking and speaking clearly
    4. The patient is badly injured and bleeding

23. A witness recalls a plate starting with BK and ending in 7. Which plate fits?

    1. BKMR 427
    2. BKTA 172
    3. BKZE 371
    4. BLKA 547

24. Choose the correct spelling: "Officers responded to a noise ____ on Main Street."

    1. disturbance
    2. disturbanse
    3. disterbance
    4. disturbence

25. Some of the witnesses are neighbours. Every neighbour heard the shout. What must be true?

    1. None of the witnesses heard the shout
    2. All of the witnesses heard the shout clearly
    3. Every neighbour is a witness
    4. Some of the witnesses heard the shout