P.O.S.T Practice Police Entry Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT

Yesterday, Bob earned $50 mowing lawns. Today, Bob earned 60% of what he earned yesterday mowing lawns. How much money did Bob earn mowing lawns today? Correct Answer: $30 The band, chorus, and theater group at a local high school agree to hold a joint bake sale to raise money. The profits from the bake sale will be split evenly among the three groups. If the total profit from the bake sale is $864, how much money will the band and theatre groups combined receive? Correct Answer: $576 Aaron sells apple pies for $10 each. Bob sells beverages for $1 each. If Aaron sells 23 apple pies and Bob sells 17 beverages, what is the total in sales for both products combined? Correct Answer: $247 A mountain trail is 12.1 miles long. If a hiker walks along the trail at a rate of 1.96 miles per hour, in approximately how many hours will the hiker walk the entire trail? Correct Answer: 6 John's gross pay for last month was $4,687.24. If $421.78 was deducted from John's gross pay, how much take-home pay did John earn this past month? Correct Answer: $4,265.46 A women's clothing store sells the following articles of clothing for the following prices: Blouse: $14 each Skirt: $16 each Dress: $25 each Pantyhose: 2 pairs for $3 Socks: $7 Jennifer goes to the store on a day when the store has a 20% off sale on all skirts. If Jennifer buys 2 skirts, 1 dress, and 4 pairs of pantyhose, how much money does Jennifer have to pay? Correct Answer: $56.60 Last month, Roger's checking account had a balance of $347.20. Since then, Roger deposited his paycheck of $563.89 and withdrew $478.53. What is Roger's checking account balance now? Correct Answer: $432.65 A $20,000 car depreciates every year until the car's only value is the metal and parts. If it takes the car 15 years to lose all value besides the metal and parts, and the metal and parts are worth $755, which of the following equations can correctly be used to determine the value of the car at T years after the purchase of the car? Correct Answer: -1283T + 20,000 In one classroom, 12.5% of the students own at least one pet. If there are 32 students in the classroom, how many students do not own any pets? Correct Answer: 28 In a box of marbles, the ratio of red marbles to total marbles is 2:5. The ratio of green marbles to total marbles is 3:10. If the marbles that are neither red nor green are blue, how many blue marbles are in the box if there are 40 marbles in the box? Correct Answer: 12 The table below illustrates the amount of money Justin was paid as well as the amount of money deducted from Justin's paycheck for each month. What was Justin's total take-home pay for the months described in the table below? Month, Pay, Deductions June ,$2,478.37, $314.12 July, $2,381.19, $307.04 August, $2,503.20, $314.86 Correct Answer: $6,426.74 Effective immediately: police officers shall obey all __Q1___ orders given by a superior officer. If an order is not understood, it is the ___Q2___ of the officer to obtain clarification from the superior officer. Officers who are given orders which appear unlawful or in conflict with previously issued orders, rules, or regulations shall respectfully inform the superior officer who ___Q3 __ the conflicting order. The superior officer will then assume responsibility for the conflicting order. If the superior officer does not alter or retract the conflicting order, the officer shall promptly obey the order. Question: What is the word missing in Q1? Correct Answer: Lawful Effective immediately: police officers shall obey all __Q1___ orders given by a superior officer. If an order is not understood, it is the ___Q2___ of the officer to obtain clarification from the superior officer. Officers who are given orders which appear unlawful or in conflict with previously issued orders, rules, or regulations shall respectfully inform the superior officer who ___Q3 __ the conflicting order. The superior officer will then assume responsibility for the conflicting order. If the superior officer does not alter or retract the conflicting order, the officer shall promptly obey the order. Question: What is the word missing in Q2? Correct Answer: Responsibility Effective immediately: police officers shall obey all __Q1___ orders given by a superior officer. If an order is not understood, it is the ___Q2___ of the officer to obtain clarification from the superior officer. Officers who are given orders which appear unlawful or in conflict with previously issued orders, rules, or regulations shall respectfully inform the superior officer who ___Q3 __ the conflicting order. The superior officer will then assume responsibility for the conflicting order. If the superior officer does not alter or retract the conflicting order, the officer shall promptly obey the order. Question: What is the word missing in Q3? Correct Answer: Issued The detective ordered the police officer to ______ his behavior. Correct Answer: Alter A grand jury has ________ not to _______ Police Officer Jake Summers in the death of Mike Chang. Correct Answer: decided, indict Officer Jerald Smith knew he wouldn't attend the ceremony due to his injury, therefore he asked Detective Williams to ______ the medal on his behalf. Correct Answer: accept Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? Correct Answer: The health website stated that walking burns more calories than to ride a bike. Select the sentence that represents the best example of English grammar. Correct Answer: Important update - washing your hands before eating reduces your chance of ingesting extra bacteria. Select the sentence that represents the best example of English grammar. Correct Answer: Researchers have developed new headphones that block out extra noise while enhancing sound quality. OFFICER NOTES: At about 11am on September 6, 2014, I met with Mr. David Lewis at 11 Allenby Street, the Westside Mall, regarding a vehicle theft. QUESTION: Which one of the following choices most clearly and accurately expresses the facts presented in the note above? Correct Answer: I responded to a call at 11 am at Allenby Street, the Westside Mall. When I pulled up to the mall, I saw a man standing there and he identified himself Mr. David Lewis and that he was reporting a vehicle theft. At 1:45 AM on June 21, 2013, I was dispatched to Rosie's' Bar at 459 Michigan Road regarding a fight. 4 men were playing pool at the back table A fifth man spilled a drink on the table A fight broke out Bartender approached all the men and asked them to exit the bar A pool stick hit the bartender QUESTION: Which one of the following choices most clearly and accurately expresses the facts presented in the notes? Correct Answer: There was a fight by the pool table, when the bartender tried to put an end to the fight he was hit by a pool stick. Notes: Responded to domestic at 100 Main Street. Spoke with victim Jane Jones. Observed visible injury laceration on Jane Jones' right forearm. Jones refused to cooperate. Correct Answer: I responded to 100 Main Street in reference to a domestic. Upon my arrival, I spoke with the victim, Jane Jones. I observed a visible injury laceration on her right forearm. Ms. Jones refused to cooperate with my investigation. Notes: Flagged down at 1st Street and Avenue A by complainant/victim John Smith. Smith robbed at a gunpoint approx. 10:00 am. Unknown suspect WM, 5'7", 150 lbs., clean-shaven, slim, black t-shirt, jeans. Took $10.00 bill headed West on 1st Street. Correct Answer: I was flagged down at 1st and Avenue A by complainant/victim John Smith. Mr. Smith told me that approx. 20 minutes previously, at 10:00 am, he wa