(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In this thread, I am in no way saying police officers are stupid. I am graduating with my Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in about a week. Because our economy is so horrible right now, the only people that are hiring in my field are police departments. To become a police officer, you must take a written test, a physical abilities test, a psychological exam, a background investigations, an oral interview, and if you manage to pass all the previous, you will be hired and you will have to complete a few months in the academy. The written test is a ****ing joke. In the spoiler, I will provide the sample test questions of this written test. If you are in decent shape, and can pass this test, you have what it takes to become a police officer in California. Good Luck!


REASONING

Instructions: Look at the problems below. First, read the list of facts. After you have read all of the facts, look at each conclusion. From the facts, you can tell that some of the conclusions are definitely true, some are definitely false, or that it is impossible to tell from the facts whether or not a conclusion is definitely true or definitely false. In order for an answer to be "definitely true," it has to be the only answer that would make that statement true
(i.e., there can be no other answer that would make that statement true.)

If a conclusion is definitely true, mark answer (a)
If a conclusion is definitely false, mark answer (b)
If the facts do not give enough information to determine whether a conclusion is definitely true or definitely false, mark answer (c).

Facts,
John is older than Charles
Charles is younger than James

Conclusions:

1. John is older than James
A)
B)
C)

2. Charles is younger than John
A)
B)
C)

3. James is younger than Charles
A)
B)
C)


READING COMPREHENSION

4. Wearing of Badge and Carrying Proper Identification: Persons employed and compensated as Police Officers in a school district shall be supplied with and authorized to wear a badge bearing the name of the school district. The employee shall carry a suitable identification card bearing his/her photograph and signature, signature of the Superintendent, and such other identification data as may be required by the local law enforcement agencies. The governing board may direct the wearing of a distinctive uniform and shall prescribe the same. The costs of required uniforms, equipment, identification badges and cards shall be borne by the district.

According to the above passage, a Police Officer in a school must

A) wear a badge on his/her uniform at all times
B) be provided with identification data which he/she shall purchase at minimum cost
C) carry identification with his/her photograph, physical description and job duties at all times
D) be supplied with a badge and suitable identification card by the school district


5. The revenge motive has probably imprisoned as many persons as any other behavioral product of our human emotions. A desire for revenge can become an obsession. Some persons will seek to destroy the object of their revenges, even at the risk or certainty of self-destruction.

According to the passage,

A) acting out of revenge has caused the imprisonment of most criminals.
B) destruction of oneself is inevitable when someone acts out of revenge.
C) emotions are powerful enough to consume behavior.
D) revenge is a form of prison that controls your emotions and behaviors.


WRITING

6. Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?

A) George and she shared the book.
B) The discussion about who would represent the school took half of an afternoon.
C) There was not mention either of his mother or his famous father.
D) This tradition is one for we girls to observe each year


7. Which one of the following sentences is punctuated INCORRECTLY?

A) However, the report is delivered, it is sure to reach her this week.
B) Now, if I may, I shall ask another question.
C) Fortunately, we have clear evidence on this point.
D) If it rains, all our arrangements must be changed.


8. For question 8 , select the one choice in the group of sentences that is the BEST and MOST EFFECTIVE from the standpoint of sentence structure and English Usage.

A) John is a very healthy man.
B) John is a man whom is healthy.
C) A healthy man is he who is John.
D) John is a man that is healthy.


VOCABULARY

9. To stretch out an item would be the same as:

A) pulling it
B) making it thicker
C) extending it
D) giving the proper portion


10. To support with evidence or authority; to make more certain means to:

A) facilitate.
B) corroborate.
C) conjugate.
D) vilify.

Answers:

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B

The written test if for intelligence. The training all comes in the academy. After completing the academy, we will be able to run at least 5 miles in under 10 minutes a mile.

Have you asked them who wrote the test? :carling:

Every LAPD officer I spoke with said the written part of the test is to make sure you can think logically but it is a joke. If anyone fails it, they don't deserve to be a police officer.

I lol'd at some of these questions. :dumb:

These are real sample questions for some police department's written test.

I just lol'd at those questions.

I suppose that's true, haha.