POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

POLICE ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Whichmofmthemfollowingmlistsmincludesmallmthemnounsminmthemfollowingmsentence?

ImhavemlivedminmMinnesotamsincemAugust,mbutmImstillmdon'tmownmamwarmmcoatmormgloves.

(a)mcoat,mgloves
(b)mI,mcoat,mgloves
(c)mMinnesota,mAugust,mcoat,mgloves
(d)mI,mMinnesota,mAugust,mwarm,mcoat,mglovesm-
mans✔✔(c)mMinnesota, mAugust,mcoat,mgloves




Whichmofmthemfollowingmlistsmincludesmallmthemadjectivesminmthemfollowingmsentence?

Themnewmchefmcarefullymstirredmthemboilingmsoupmandmthenmloweredmthemheat.

(a)mnew,mboiling
(b)mnew,mcarefully,mboiling
(c)mnew,mcarefully,mboiling,mheat
(d)mnew,mcarefully,mboiling,mlowered,mheatm-mans✔✔(a)mnew,mboiling

Choosemthemwordmthatmbestmcompletesmthemsentence.

Hermlovem______mblueberrymmuffinsmkeptmhermcomingmbackmtomthembakerymeverymweek.

(a)mto
(b)mwith
(c)mof
(d)maboutm-mans✔✔(c)mof

Whichmofmthemfollowingmsentencesmcontainsmanmerrorminmpunctuation?

(a)mImlovemapplempie!mJohnmexclaimedmwithmamsmile.
(b)mJennifermlovesmAdam'smnewmhaircut.
(c)mBillymwentmtomthemstore;mhemboughtmbread,mmilk,mandmcheese.

,(d)mAlexandramhatesmraisins,mbutmshemlovesmchocolatemchips.m-
mans✔✔(a)mImlovemapplempie!mJohnmexclaimedmwithmamsmile




Whichmpunctuationmmarkmcorrectlymcompletesmthemsentence?

Sam,mdomyoumwantmtomcomemwithmusmformdinner___

(a)m.m
(b)m?
(c)m;
(d)m:m-mans✔✔(b)m?

Choosemthemwordmthatmbestmcompletesmthemsentence.

ChristinemleftmhermhousemearlymonmMondaymmorning,m_________mshemwasmstillmlatemformwo
rk.

(a)mbut
(b)mand
(c)mfor
(d)morm-mans✔✔(a)mbut

InmwhichmofmthemfollowingmsentencesmdomthemnounsmandmpronounsmNOTmagree?

(a)mAftermwemwalkedminside,mwemtookmoffmoutmhatsmandmshoesmandmhungmthemminmthemclos
et.
(b)mThemmembersmofmthembandmshouldmleavemherminstrumentsminmthemrehearsalmroom.
(c)mThemjanitormonmdutymshouldmrinsemoutmhismormhermmopmbeforemleavingmformthemday
(d)mWhenmyoumseemsomeoneminmtrouble,myoumshouldmalwaysmtrymtomhelpmthem.m-
mans✔✔(b)mThemmembersmofmthembandmshouldmleavemherminstruments minmthemrehearsalmro

om.

Choosemthemmoremclearlymwrittenmsentence.
(a)mJohnmsaidmhemandmFrankmweremfightingmwhenmhemwasmshot.
(b)mJohnmsaidmhemandmFrankmweremfightingmwhenmFrankmwasmshot.m-
mans✔✔(b)mJohnmsaidmhemandmFrankmweremfightingmwhenmFrankmwasmshot.




Whichmofmthemfollowingmsentencesmcontainsmamsubjectm-mverbmerror?

(a)mThemwitnessmandmhermmothermaremaskedmtomremainmseated.
(b)mSomemofmthemofficersmatmthemstationmismplanningmtomstaymlate.
(c)mMympartnermandmImaremhappymwithmthemnewmschedule.
(d)mThemdepartmentmismhiringmformmanymnewmpositionsmthismyear.m-
mans✔✔(b)mSomemofmthemofficersmatmthemstationmismplanningmtomstaymlate.




Whichmverbmphrasembestmcompletesmthemsentence?

, Bymthismtimemtomorrow,mwem________minmNewmYork.

(a)mwillmhavemarrived
(b)mhavemarrived
(c)marrive
(d)mwasmarrivingm-mans✔✔(a)mwillmhavemarrived

Whichmofmthemfollowingmsentencesmcontainsmanmadjectivemerror?

(a)mThemnewmredmcarmwasmfastermthanmthemoldmbluemcar.
(b)mReggie'smapartmentmisminmthemtallestmbuildingmonmthemblock.
(c)mThemslicemofmcakemwasmtastiermthanmthembrownie.
(d)mOfmthemfourmspeeches,mJerry'smwasmthemmostmlong.m-
mans✔✔(d)mOfmthemfourmspeeches,mJerry'smwasmthemmostmlong.




Choosemthemmoremclearlymwrittenmsentence.

(a)mThemsuspectmrobbedmandmelderlymwomanmandmthenmfledmthemsceneminmamredmsedanmhe
adingmnorthboundmonmEighthmAvenue.
(b)mThemsuspectmrobbedmanmelderlymwomanmandmthenmfledmthemsceneminmamredmsedan.mHe
adingmnorthboundmonmEightmAvenue.m-
mans✔✔(a)mThemsuspectmrobbedmandmelderlymwomanmandmthenmfledmthemsceneminmamredms

edanmheadingmnorthboundmonmEighthmAvenue.

Choosemthemmoremclearlymwrittenmsentence.

(a)mDuringmpolicemcontacts,mfailuremtomfollowmdirectionsmismoftenmthemcausemofmofficermuses
mofmforce.

(b)mDuringmpolicemcontacts,mfailuremtomfollowmdirectionsmoftenmismthemcausemofmofficermuses
mofmforce.m-

mans✔✔(a)mDuringmpolicemcontacts,mfailuremtomfollowmdirectionsmismoftenmthemcausemofmoffic

ermusesmofmforce.

Choosemthemmoremclearlymwrittenmsentence.

(a)mJanembrokemintomthemhousemintendingmtomstealmitemsmtomexchangemformdrugsmshemactiv
atedmthemalarmmandmranmaway.
(b)mJanembrokeminmtomthemhousemintendingmtomstealmitemsmtomexchangemformdrugs.mShemact
ivatedmthemalarmmandmranmaway.m-
mans✔✔(b)mJanembrokeminmtomthemhousemintendingmtomstealmitemsmtomexchangemformdrugs.m

Shemactivatedmthemalarmmandmranmaway.

Choosemthemwordmfrommthemanswermchoicesmthatmismclosestminmmeaningmtomthemcapitalized
mword.