MTA Police Test, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Deductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems
to come up with a logical answer, it involves if a answer makes sense
Law enforcement officers use this ability to apply state statues , state polices , procedures and
laws to specific situations
Flexibility of Closure - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (such
as a figure , word or object that is hidden under material)
Inductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to combine operate pieces of information
or specific answers to problems to form general rules or conclusions
Information Gathering - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to follow correctly a rules of set of rules
to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The rule or set of rules must be given
Problem Sensitivity - correct answer ✔✔ Problem sensitivity is defined as the ability to tell
when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It includes being able to identify the whole
problem as well as the elements of the problem.
Selective Attention - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to complete a task in the presence of
distractions or monotony
Spatial Orientation - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to tell where you are in relation to the
location of some object or to tell where the object is in relation to you
Verbal Comprehension - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to read and understand written words
and sentences
Deductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems
to come up with a logical answer, it involves if a answer makes sense
Law enforcement officers use this ability to apply state statues , state polices , procedures and
laws to specific situations
Flexibility of Closure - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (such
as a figure , word or object that is hidden under material)
Inductive Reasoning - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to combine operate pieces of information
or specific answers to problems to form general rules or conclusions
Information Gathering - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to follow correctly a rules of set of rules
to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The rule or set of rules must be given
Problem Sensitivity - correct answer ✔✔ Problem sensitivity is defined as the ability to tell
when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It includes being able to identify the whole
problem as well as the elements of the problem.
Selective Attention - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to complete a task in the presence of
distractions or monotony
Spatial Orientation - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to tell where you are in relation to the
location of some object or to tell where the object is in relation to you
Verbal Comprehension - correct answer ✔✔ The ability to read and understand written words
and sentences
