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CLEET CERTIFICATION PHASE 4 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
The enclosure over the underside of the frame that protects the trigger is
called what? - ANSWER-Trigger guard (Semi-automatic)
What are the 6 fundamentals of handgun shooting? - ANSWER-(1) Stance
(body position); (2) Grip; (3) Sight alignment (4) Breath control; (5) Trigger
control; (6) Follow through
You should always maintain the grip while squeezing / pressing the trigger.
True or False - ANSWER-True
Taking a breath and letting it out to the natural respiratory pause, then hold
your breath during the shot is called what? - ANSWER-Breath Control
Applying continuous pressure to the trigger as you fire is called what? -
ANSWER-Trigger Control.
Develop a slow, even rhythm. Complete the fundamentals listed above the
same way each time you fire. Follow through means performing the
fundamentals without alteration until the bullet leaves the barrel is called
what? - ANSWER-Follow Through
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During a pause in a tactical situation (using cover, if available) is called what?
- ANSWER-Tactical Load
Depress the magazine release and catch the magazine how? - ANSWER-
Between the fingers of your WEAK hand
A spent round that fails to eject and is caught by the slide coming back,
locking the round in an upright position is called what? - ANSWER-Stovepipe
You should do what to the magazine to make sure it is seated in the
magazine well? - ANSWER-Tap
By grasping the slide across the top and to the rear being careful not to block
the extracted round is called what? - ANSWER-Rack
What are the 3 clearing malfunctions of a semi-automatic pistol? - ANSWER-
(1) Tap; (2) Rack; (3) Bang
Use the 5 following sequences and techniques to bring a holstered handgun
to bear on a target using a two-handed grip. - ANSWER-(1) Grip; (2) Clear;
(3) Slap; (4) Sight; (5) Press
CLEET CERTIFICATION PHASE 4 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |A+ GRADED
The enclosure over the underside of the frame that protects the trigger is
called what? - ANSWER-Trigger guard (Semi-automatic)
What are the 6 fundamentals of handgun shooting? - ANSWER-(1) Stance
(body position); (2) Grip; (3) Sight alignment (4) Breath control; (5) Trigger
control; (6) Follow through
You should always maintain the grip while squeezing / pressing the trigger.
True or False - ANSWER-True
Taking a breath and letting it out to the natural respiratory pause, then hold
your breath during the shot is called what? - ANSWER-Breath Control
Applying continuous pressure to the trigger as you fire is called what? -
ANSWER-Trigger Control.
Develop a slow, even rhythm. Complete the fundamentals listed above the
same way each time you fire. Follow through means performing the
fundamentals without alteration until the bullet leaves the barrel is called
what? - ANSWER-Follow Through
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During a pause in a tactical situation (using cover, if available) is called what?
- ANSWER-Tactical Load
Depress the magazine release and catch the magazine how? - ANSWER-
Between the fingers of your WEAK hand
A spent round that fails to eject and is caught by the slide coming back,
locking the round in an upright position is called what? - ANSWER-Stovepipe
You should do what to the magazine to make sure it is seated in the
magazine well? - ANSWER-Tap
By grasping the slide across the top and to the rear being careful not to block
the extracted round is called what? - ANSWER-Rack
What are the 3 clearing malfunctions of a semi-automatic pistol? - ANSWER-
(1) Tap; (2) Rack; (3) Bang
Use the 5 following sequences and techniques to bring a holstered handgun
to bear on a target using a two-handed grip. - ANSWER-(1) Grip; (2) Clear;
(3) Slap; (4) Sight; (5) Press
