Answer the following questions. Some questions will require you to select the sentence that most accurately represents the facts, and other questions will require you to put the sentences into sequential order.
37. A police officer was the first to arrive at the scene of a possible neighborhood disturbance. He observes a large man, standing on top of a car, and hitting it with a sledgehammer. The neighbors are standing around watching, but no one is interfering in the destruction of the vehicle. When the officer’s supervisor arrives at the scene he asks the officer for a brief report. The officer could report the information most correctly by stating:
(A) “The big guy on the car seems to be scaring the rest of these folks. They are too afraid to do anything to stop him.”
(B) “The big guy on the car is out of control. We are going to need backup.”
(C) “The big guy is hitting the car with a sledge hammer, and the rest of these folks are just watching.”
(D) “The big guy is tearing up someone’s car and he needs to be stopped.”
38. A police officer is dispatched to respond to a report of a foul odor coming from a house. When the officer arrives he is met by a neighbor who has a key to the house from which the odor is emanating. The neighbor explains he only uses the key when the homeowner is on vacation, but he hasn’t seen the man in a few weeks. The officer takes the key, opens the door, and is almost overwhelmed by the strong smell in the house. Upon investigation he finds a man seated in a chair in the living room with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. When the officer’s supervisor arrives at the scene he asks the officer for a brief report. The officer could report the information most correctly by stating:
(A) “We got us a homicide.”
(B) “An adult male was found dead in the house. It looks like he has a gunshot wound in his head.”
(C) “This guy has been dead in there for so long it had to have been a suicide.”
(D) “An adult male was found dead in the house. It looks like he committed suicide.”
39. A police officer is dispatched to respond to a report of a child with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The officer interviews the father, Mark, and learns these facts. When Mark was cleaning his gun the telephone rang. He left the gun on the table while he went to the adjoining room to answer the phone. Just a few moments later he heard a gunshot and Newton, his son, screamed. When the officer’s supervisor arrives at the scene he asks the officer for a brief report. The officer could report the information most correctly by stating:
(A) “This guy shot his kid and he won’t admit it.”
(B) “This idiot left a loaded gun where a kid could reach it and then walked away.”
(C) “The father reported that he was cleaning his gun. He put the gun down to answer the phone, and then heard a gunshot and his son scream.”
(D) “The father reported that when he was cleaning his gun the phone rang. He put the gun down for just a second while he went to answer the phone. Just a couple seconds after he set down the gun, his son grabbed it and shot himself.”
40. A police officer is dispatched to respond to a report of a vehicle accident. When he arrives he speaks to the driver. The driver said he saw someone on the freeway overpass and then a large rock hit his windshield. The rock shattered his windshield and caused him to lose control of his car. His car is totalled and his family is being transported to the hospital for minor injuries. When the officer’s supervisor arrives at the scene he asks the officer for a brief report. The officer could report the information most correctly by stating:
(A) “The driver of the vehicle lost control of his vehicle and totalled it.”
(B) “The driver of the vehicle claims that someone threw a rock off the overpass and hit his windshield. He lost control of his car, totalled the vehicle, and his family has suffered minor injuries.”
(C) “The driver of the vehicle told me that a rock hit his windshield and shattered it. He thought he saw someone on the overpass just before his windshield was hit. After his windshield was hit he lost control of his car, totalled the vehicle, and his family has suffered minor injuries.”
(D) “This guy is already looking for a way to make some money off this accident. Either someone else threw a rock at his car and caused this wreck, or a rock fell off the overpass and the state is going to be liable.”
41. A police officer is dispatched to respond to a report of a home invasion. When he arrives at the scene he speaks to the homeowner, Darren. Darren tells the officer that he awakened in the night when he heard a noise. He quietly went past the children’s rooms and checked that they were okay. Then he went down the stairs, grabbing a gun from the hall closet. He saw a person in his home that he did not recognize, who appeared to be loaded down by carrying Darren’s television out the door. Darren shot at the intruder but claims he missed. He also admits that he shot at the intruder’s vehicle, a large dark-colored van. When the officer’s supervisor arrives at the scene he asks the officer for a brief report. The officer could report the information most correctly by stating:
(A) “We are looking for a possible gunshot victim. I will notify the hospitals to be on the lookout.”
(B) “The homeowner stated that he shot twice: once at the intruder and once at the intruder’s van. He claims he missed both times.”
(C) “The homeowner stated that he shot at both the intruder and the intruder’s van. He claims he missed the intruder when he shot at him. We should be on alert for a large dark colored van in this area with possible bullet holes.”
(D) “The homeowner claims he shot at an intruder, but he never mentioned where his wife was then, or is now. I think we are looking at a possible murder.”
42. Officer Patterson is preparing an incident report. The report will include the following statements. These statements are not listed in the correct order. Put the sentences into the most logical order.
1. Mrs. Adams explained that she then saw Abe carry the teapot out to the driveway where he handed it to Ben.
2. Mrs. Adams stated that on Thursday evening she saw Abe pick up the silver teapot with her name engraved on it, which she received for her 45th birthday.
3. Mrs. Adams concluded her statement by stating that she is very angry about the loss of her teapot because she had told Abe numerous times to never touch it.
4. Officer Patterson responded when Mrs. Adams called for a police officer to come to her home to take her statement.
5. Mrs. Adams began by stating that her son, Abe, and his friend, Ben, were at her house Thursday evening.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(B) 1, 3, 5, 2, 4
(C) 4, 5, 2, 1, 3
(D) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
43. Officer Jones is preparing an incident report. The report will include the following statements. These statements are not listed in the correct order. Put the sentences into the most logical order.
1. “Honest Clem” Stephens, a used car dealer, called for police assistance.
2. The couple asked to drive the minivan for a few hours to see how it handled on the highway versus city driving. Because it was a common request “Honest Clem” agreed.
3. A week has passed and the couple has not returned the minivan.
4. Honest Clem told Officer Jones that a nice young couple came in looking for a new car.
5. Honest Clem took the young couple to test drive several different models before they decided on a minivan that they liked.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(B) 1, 4, 5, 2, 3
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
(D) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
44. Officer Matthews is preparing an incident report. The report will include the following statements. These statements are not listed in the correct order. Put the sentences into the most logical order.
1. Sam claimed that a new company policy required farmers to give the company title to the cattle being shipped so that the company would have legal right to sell the cattle.
2. Farmer Happy, trusting the company, helped Sam load the cattle, and signed the forms giving Sam title to the cattle in exchange for a verbal agreement that the company would pay Farmer Happy 90 percent of the amount of money that the cattle sold for at market.
3. Farmer Happy contracted with The Transport and Sell Company, a company he had used before to haul his cattle to market and sell them, to pick up 15 head of cattle for transport to market.
4. On the appointed day a semi-truck pulled up in his yard to pick up his cattle, driven by a new driver named Sam.
5. Two hours after Sam left a semi-truck from the company, driven by the driver Happy usually dealt with, showed up claiming to be from the same company, and that driver also claimed he had never heard of Sam.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
(D) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
45. Officer Hussein is preparing an incident report. The report will include the following statements. These statements are not listed in the correct order. Put the sentences into the most logical order.
1. Officer Hussein also found a white male who appeared to be in his late teens in the Johnson’s kitchen, going through the drawers and holding an empty pillowcase.
2. Upon arriving on the scene Officer Hussein found that a large window has been broken.
3. Mr. Johnson and his wife are hiding upstairs in the bedroom closet and are calling from a cellular telephone.
4. Mr. Johnson called police at 2:00 A.M., to request immediate assistance at his home.
5. Mr. Johnson thinks that he hears a prowler in his kitchen.
(A) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
(D) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
46. Officer Readrow is preparing an incident report. The report will include the following statements. These statements are not listed in the correct order. Put the sentences into the most logical order.
1. The City has contacted the police to report a theft of utility services.
2. Upon contacting the City, the officer is informed that Krystal Smith is the occupant of the home where the utility services are being used without permission.
3. Krystal agrees to talk to you. She tells you that she can’t afford to purchase all of her utilities.
4. After about twenty minutes, Krystal finally admits that she has figured out how to hook up her water without notifying the city.
5. Before talking with Krystal, you conduct further investigation. You learn that Krystal Smith is 19-years-old, works at T-Quik, and has lived on her own for two years.
(A) 1, 2, 5, 3, 4
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
(C) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3
(D) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
STOP. THIS IS THE END OF SECTION 4.