Test What You Learned

Directions

Choose the ONE best answer for each question.

  1. Questions 1–2

    In each of the following sentences, choose the word or phrase that most nearly has the same meaning as the underlined word. Mark on your answer sheet the letter that identifies the correct choice.

  2. The new policy aimed to curtail the prevalence of public drunkenness.

    1. forbid
    2. reduce
    3. condemn
    4. ignore

  3. The suspect was attempting to entice minors with free cigarettes.

    1. force
    2. impress
    3. tempt
    4. provoke

  4. Officer Escalante follows up on a report of a fire. He gathers the following information:

    Location: 850 Hiram Boulevard
    Time: 9:15 p.m.
    Crime: arson
    Victim: Jamal Ferrell
    Suspect: Kennedy Cochran
    Damage: carport destroyed by fire
    Action Taken: suspect arrested and taken into custody

  5. Officer Escalante is writing his report. Which of the following expresses the information most clearly and accurately?

    1. Jamal Ferrell reported that at 9:15 p.m. at his home at 850 Hiram Boulevard, Kennedy Cochran started a fire that destroyed Ferrell’s carport. Kennedy Cochran was arrested and was taken into custody.
    2. At 9:15 p.m., a fire lit by someone at 850 Hiram Boulevard destroyed a carport. The owner of the carport was Jamal Ferrell. The arsonist was Kennedy Cochran. Kennedy Cochran was taken into custody after having been arrested for arson.
    3. A carport at 850 Hiram Boulevard was destroyed by a fire lit by alleged arsonist Kennedy Cochran, who did not own the property. The owner is Jamal Ferrell, whose carport was destroyed at 9:15 p.m. Kennedy Cochran was arrested and taken into custody.
    4. Jamal Ferrell’s carport was destroyed by arson at 850 Hiram Boulevard by a man he says is Kennedy Cochran, who was arrested and taken into custody. The fire destroyed the carport at 9:15 p.m., which was before Kennedy Cochran was arrested.

  6. At the scene of an accident, Officer Broadbent gathers the following information:

    Location: intersection of Elderberry and Vincent Streets
    Time: 7:30 p.m.
    Occurrence: automobile collision
    Driver Struck: Helen Sinclair
    Driver at Fault: Wade Wairubi
    Damage: Both cars were badly damaged and had to be towed away.
    Action Taken: Wade Wairubi was given a traffic ticket for failing to yield the right-of-way.

  7. Back at the precinct, Officer Broadbent is attempting to write his report. Which of the following expresses the information most clearly and accurately?

    1. Wade Wairubi should have yielded the right-of-way to Helen Sinclair. Since he did not, his automobile hit hers at the intersection of Elderberry and Vincent Streets, and he was given a traffic ticket. The collision occurred at 7:30 p.m.
    2. At 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Elderberry and Vincent Streets, Wade Wairubi’s vehicle struck Helen Sinclair’s after Mr. Wairubi failed to yield the right-of-way. Both cars were badly damaged. Mr. Wairubi was given a traffic ticket. The cars were towed away.
    3. At the intersection of Elderberry and Vincent Streets, Wade Wairubi’s and Helen Sinclair’s vehicles were badly damaged and had to be towed away after Mr. Wairubi hit Ms. Sinclair after he failed to yield the right-of-way at 7:30, for which he was given a traffic ticket.
    4. At 7:30 p.m., a vehicle driven by Wade Wairubi struck a vehicle driven by Helen Sinclair at the intersection of Elderberry and Vincent Streets. Both vehicles were badly damaged and had to be towed away. It was determined that Mr. Wairubi was at fault, and he was given a traffic ticket for failing to yield the right-of-way.