Police Officer Civil Service Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
What is the purpose of the civil To evaluate knowledge, skills, and abilities
service examination for police needed to successfully complete police officer
officers? training.
What are the two parts of the Police A recall test of printed and spoken information,
Officer Test? and a multiple-choice written examination.
, How long does the recall portion Approximately thirty minutes.
of the exam take?
What is the importance of arriving You will not be admitted once the examination
at the exam site 15 minutes early? begins.
How many multiple-choice 75 multiple-choice questions.
questions are in the written
examination?
What is the time limit for completing One hour and forty-five minutes.
the multiple-choice portion of the
exam?
What percentage of the written test 14%.
is dedicated to English usage?
Which subject area has the highest Problem Solving at 24%.
percentage in the written test?
What does the English Usage Your ability to recognize and use correct English,
section evaluate? including subject/verb agreement and spelling.
What is the focus of the Classifying Evaluating your ability to categorize information
Information section? as fact or opinion.
What type of problems does the Word problems that require reading and
Problem Solving section include? mathematical analysis to find a solution.
What does the Estimating Quantity Estimating quantities based on drawings and
section require? provided information.
What is the percentage of the 16%.
written test dedicated to Reading
Comprehension?
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
What is the purpose of the civil To evaluate knowledge, skills, and abilities
service examination for police needed to successfully complete police officer
officers? training.
What are the two parts of the Police A recall test of printed and spoken information,
Officer Test? and a multiple-choice written examination.
, How long does the recall portion Approximately thirty minutes.
of the exam take?
What is the importance of arriving You will not be admitted once the examination
at the exam site 15 minutes early? begins.
How many multiple-choice 75 multiple-choice questions.
questions are in the written
examination?
What is the time limit for completing One hour and forty-five minutes.
the multiple-choice portion of the
exam?
What percentage of the written test 14%.
is dedicated to English usage?
Which subject area has the highest Problem Solving at 24%.
percentage in the written test?
What does the English Usage Your ability to recognize and use correct English,
section evaluate? including subject/verb agreement and spelling.
What is the focus of the Classifying Evaluating your ability to categorize information
Information section? as fact or opinion.
What type of problems does the Word problems that require reading and
Problem Solving section include? mathematical analysis to find a solution.
What does the Estimating Quantity Estimating quantities based on drawings and
section require? provided information.
What is the percentage of the 16%.
written test dedicated to Reading
Comprehension?
