PTI PRACTICE SOLUTION SET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Walk and Turn Instructions.
Answer: Instruction Stage: Initial Positioning and Verbal Instructions
For standardization in the performance of this test, have the subject
assume the heel‐to‐toe stance
by giving the following verbal instructions, accompanied by
demonstrations:
Place your left foot on the line (real or imaginary).
Place your right foot on the line ahead of the left foot, with the heel of
your right foot against the toe
of the left foot.
Place your arms down at your sides.
Maintain this position until I have completed the instructions. Do not
start to walk until told to do so.
,Do you understand the instructions so far? (Make sure subject indicates
understanding.)
●● When making the turn.
Answer: leave front or lead foot on the line
Taking several small steps to turn around
●● Remember the SFSTs are.
Answer: A tool to assist you in seeing visible signs of impairment and
are not a pass/fail test.
Never say that you failed your test
●● One Leg Stand.
Answer: Test Stages
Like all divided attention tests, OLS has two stages. They are:
• Instruction stage
• Balance and counting stage
Both stages are important because they can affect the subject's overall
performance on the test
●● One Leg Stand Instruction.
,Answer: Instruction Stage:
Please stand with your feet together and your arms down at the sides,
like this.
Do not start to perform the test until I tell you to do so.
Do you understand the instructions so far?
While holding that position, count out loud in the following manner:
"one thousand one, one
thousand two, one thousand three," and so on until told to stop.
Keep your arms at your sides at all times and keep watching the raised
foot.
Do you understand?
Go ahead and perform the test. (Officer should always time the 30
seconds. Test should be
discontinued after 30 seconds.)
Observe the subject from a safe distance.
, ●● One Leg Stand Test Clues.
Answer: There is a maximum number of 4 clues on this test. Look
for the following clues each time the OLS test is administered.
The subject sways while balancing - This refers to side to side or back
and forth motion of the body,
or a swaying motion of the foot, while the subject maintains the OLS
position.
Slight tremors of the foot or body should not be interpreted as swaying.
Uses arms for balance - Subject moves arms 6 or more inches from the
side of the body in order to
keep balance
Hopping - Subject is able to keep one foot off the ground, but resorts to
hopping in order to
maintain balance.
Puts foot down - The subject is not able to maintain the OLS position,
putting the foot down one or
more times during the 30 second count.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
●● Walk and Turn Instructions.
Answer: Instruction Stage: Initial Positioning and Verbal Instructions
For standardization in the performance of this test, have the subject
assume the heel‐to‐toe stance
by giving the following verbal instructions, accompanied by
demonstrations:
Place your left foot on the line (real or imaginary).
Place your right foot on the line ahead of the left foot, with the heel of
your right foot against the toe
of the left foot.
Place your arms down at your sides.
Maintain this position until I have completed the instructions. Do not
start to walk until told to do so.
,Do you understand the instructions so far? (Make sure subject indicates
understanding.)
●● When making the turn.
Answer: leave front or lead foot on the line
Taking several small steps to turn around
●● Remember the SFSTs are.
Answer: A tool to assist you in seeing visible signs of impairment and
are not a pass/fail test.
Never say that you failed your test
●● One Leg Stand.
Answer: Test Stages
Like all divided attention tests, OLS has two stages. They are:
• Instruction stage
• Balance and counting stage
Both stages are important because they can affect the subject's overall
performance on the test
●● One Leg Stand Instruction.
,Answer: Instruction Stage:
Please stand with your feet together and your arms down at the sides,
like this.
Do not start to perform the test until I tell you to do so.
Do you understand the instructions so far?
While holding that position, count out loud in the following manner:
"one thousand one, one
thousand two, one thousand three," and so on until told to stop.
Keep your arms at your sides at all times and keep watching the raised
foot.
Do you understand?
Go ahead and perform the test. (Officer should always time the 30
seconds. Test should be
discontinued after 30 seconds.)
Observe the subject from a safe distance.
, ●● One Leg Stand Test Clues.
Answer: There is a maximum number of 4 clues on this test. Look
for the following clues each time the OLS test is administered.
The subject sways while balancing - This refers to side to side or back
and forth motion of the body,
or a swaying motion of the foot, while the subject maintains the OLS
position.
Slight tremors of the foot or body should not be interpreted as swaying.
Uses arms for balance - Subject moves arms 6 or more inches from the
side of the body in order to
keep balance
Hopping - Subject is able to keep one foot off the ground, but resorts to
hopping in order to
maintain balance.
Puts foot down - The subject is not able to maintain the OLS position,
putting the foot down one or
more times during the 30 second count.
