TCOLE PRACTICE EXAM FINAL PAPER 2026
FULL STUDY GUIDE
◉ An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle within ____ feet
of a fire hydrant. Answer: 15
◉ At least two reflectors on the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer,
semitrailer, or pole trailer must be __________ in color. Answer: red
◉ Eat enough calories to attain and ____________ desired body weight.
Answer: maintain
◉ What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene
Management" stage? Answer: care for injured
◉ According to Sec. 8.01 of the Penal Code, it is an affirmative
defense to prosecution that at the time of the conduct charged the
actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know
that his conduct was wrong. This general defense is called: Answer:
Insanity
◉ The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe
and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures
defines: Answer: ethnocentrism
,◉ A _________________ is a group of words that expresses a complete
thought. Answer: Sentence
◉ Family and personal stressors include. Answer: Marital
Children
Parents
Financial
All of the these
◉ An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without
knowledge of or examination of the facts defines: Answer: Prejudice
◉ The Ethical role is performed by being ______in personal behavior
and in functioning as a representative of the criminal justice system.
Answer: Objective and Ethical
◉ The provisions limiting the operations of vehicles on an improved
shoulder shall not apply to... Answer: authorized emergency vehicles
responding to calls
◉ No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle.... Answer: on a
crosswalk
within an intersection
,on a sidewalk
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
all of the above
◉ At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. Answer:
probable cause
◉ Texas CCP Article 15.24 defines what level of force may be used in
making an arrest. Answer: all reasonable means are permitted to
effect an arrest
◉ The ______ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to
reasonable force. Answer: 4th
◉ In a report if you write the information in the order of their
occurrence this would be called: Answer: Chronological
◉ means to deliver a controlled substance other than by
administering or dispensing the substance. Answer: distribute
◉ A protective order is valid for what period of time? Answer: for
the period stated in the order not exceed 2 years
, ◉ Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to
prevent the "imminent commission" of the offense? Answer: theft
during the nighttime
criminal mischief during the nighttime
robbery
burglary
Deadly force is justified in all of the above
◉ The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ____________. Answer:
gives the right to trial, open to the public
◉ Ethical men / women are ____________________________, and peer
pressure can work for or against ethical behavior. Answer: Made, not
born
◉ Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime? Answer:
The foreman of a grand jury
◉ The condition of the body which enables an individual to use
his/her body in activities requiring balance, speed and power,
without undue fatigue or exhaustion best describes Answer:
physical fitness
FULL STUDY GUIDE
◉ An operator may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle within ____ feet
of a fire hydrant. Answer: 15
◉ At least two reflectors on the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer,
semitrailer, or pole trailer must be __________ in color. Answer: red
◉ Eat enough calories to attain and ____________ desired body weight.
Answer: maintain
◉ What is the first thing an officer does during the "Scene
Management" stage? Answer: care for injured
◉ According to Sec. 8.01 of the Penal Code, it is an affirmative
defense to prosecution that at the time of the conduct charged the
actor, as a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know
that his conduct was wrong. This general defense is called: Answer:
Insanity
◉ The act of regarding one's culture as the center of the universe
and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures
defines: Answer: ethnocentrism
,◉ A _________________ is a group of words that expresses a complete
thought. Answer: Sentence
◉ Family and personal stressors include. Answer: Marital
Children
Parents
Financial
All of the these
◉ An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without
knowledge of or examination of the facts defines: Answer: Prejudice
◉ The Ethical role is performed by being ______in personal behavior
and in functioning as a representative of the criminal justice system.
Answer: Objective and Ethical
◉ The provisions limiting the operations of vehicles on an improved
shoulder shall not apply to... Answer: authorized emergency vehicles
responding to calls
◉ No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle.... Answer: on a
crosswalk
within an intersection
,on a sidewalk
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
all of the above
◉ At the moment of arrest, ___________________ceases to build. Answer:
probable cause
◉ Texas CCP Article 15.24 defines what level of force may be used in
making an arrest. Answer: all reasonable means are permitted to
effect an arrest
◉ The ______ Amendment limits the level of force that may be used to
reasonable force. Answer: 4th
◉ In a report if you write the information in the order of their
occurrence this would be called: Answer: Chronological
◉ means to deliver a controlled substance other than by
administering or dispensing the substance. Answer: distribute
◉ A protective order is valid for what period of time? Answer: for
the period stated in the order not exceed 2 years
, ◉ Which of the following crimes justifies the use of deadly force to
prevent the "imminent commission" of the offense? Answer: theft
during the nighttime
criminal mischief during the nighttime
robbery
burglary
Deadly force is justified in all of the above
◉ The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ____________. Answer:
gives the right to trial, open to the public
◉ Ethical men / women are ____________________________, and peer
pressure can work for or against ethical behavior. Answer: Made, not
born
◉ Who signs an indictment accusing a person of a crime? Answer:
The foreman of a grand jury
◉ The condition of the body which enables an individual to use
his/her body in activities requiring balance, speed and power,
without undue fatigue or exhaustion best describes Answer:
physical fitness
