Test What You Know

1. Directions: Choose the ONE best answer for each question.

2. 1. 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.

   1. The attacker delivered a lethal blow to the victim.

      1. destructive
      2. excessive
      3. repeated
         
      4. fatal

   2. The officer assessed the damage to the car and concluded that it was minor.

      1. repaired
      2. mitigated
      3. evaluated
      4. corroborated

3. Officer Smith responds to a report of a larceny and gathers the following information:

   Location: 980 First Street

   Time: 11:45 p.m.

   Victim: Mr. Clay Vale

   Crime: larceny

   Suspect: black male, approx. 5 feet 5 inches, wearing overalls

   Location of Suspect: unknown

   Item Stolen: red 1965 Ford Mustang

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

   1. Mr. Clay Vale, of 980 First Street, reported that his red 1965 Ford Mustang was stolen at 11:45 p.m. by a suspect he describes as a black male, approximately 5 feet 5 inches, wearing overalls. The suspect’s location is unknown.
   2. Mr. Clay Vale’s prized vintage 1965 Ford Mustang, which is red, was stolen at 11:45 p.m. from his house at 980 First Street by a black male who Mr. Vale, the victim, describes as about 5 feet 5 inches tall. The suspect is wearing overalls.
   3. A black man, approx. 5 feet 5 inches tall, wearing overalls, is suspected of stealing a red Ford Mustang at 11:45 p.m. from 980 First Street. The whereabouts of the suspect and the vehicle are unknown. The vehicle is owned by Mr. Clay Vale of the aforementioned address, and is a red 1965 Ford Mustang.
   4. At 11:45 p.m., a red Ford Mustang was stolen from Mr. Clay Vale at 980 First Street. The car was manufactured in 1965. The suspect’s location is unknown, as is the vehicle’s. The suspect is described as a black male, 5 feet 5 inches tall.

4. Responding to the report of an assault at a local elementary school, Officer Shawn gathers the following information:

   Location: Eubanks Elementary School

   Time: 4:45 p.m.

   Crime: assault

   Victim: Mrs. Lebotnik, a teacher

   Suspect: Evan Meredith, a fourth-grade student

   Injury: Mrs. Lebotnik is unconscious and has a concussion.

   Weapon: a soccer trophy

   Action Taken: Mrs. Lebotnik was taken to the hospital by an ambulance.

   Status of Suspect: Evan Meredith confessed and was taken to the precinct, where he is awaiting a visit from a juvenile court service worker.

4. Officer Shawn is filling out his report on the incident. Which of the following expresses the information most clearly and accurately?

   1. Mrs. Lebotnik, a teacher at Eubanks Elementary School, stated that she was assaulted by Evan Meredith, a student at the school, at 4:45 p.m. at Eubanks Elementary School and suffered a concussion. Evan Meredith confessed and is waiting for a court service worker from juvenile court to talk to him at the precinct, where he is.
   2. Evan Meredith, a student at Eubanks Elementary School, assaulted Mrs. Lebotnik, a teacher at Eubanks Elementary School, with a soccer trophy. She has a concussion and is unconscious and at the hospital. He is at the precinct awaiting a visit from juvenile court. Evan Meredith confessed to assaulting Mrs. Lebotnik at 4:45 p.m., at which time the assault took place on school grounds.
   3. Mrs. Lebotnik, a teacher at Eubanks Elementary School, was assaulted with a soccer trophy at 4:45 p.m. at the school by a fourth-grade student named Evan Meredith. Mrs. Lebotnik suffered a concussion and remains unconscious at the hospital, where she was taken by ambulance. Evan Meredith confessed to the assault and is at the precinct, where he awaits a visit from a juvenile court service worker.
   4. Mrs. Lebotnik was assaulted with a soccer trophy by a student, Evan Meredith, who assaulted Mrs. Lebotnik at the school where he went and she worked, Eubanks Elementary School. Evan Meredith confessed to the assault, and Mrs. Lebotnik was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she is unconscious and has a concussion. Evan Meredith is at the precinct.