Policing Services
Constable Selection System
Constable Selection Information Package
Testing Tips and Practice Exercises
Practice Test Answers
Part 1 – Travel Time
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
a |
It takes 2 minutes to drive one block. |
2 |
c |
You must drive 5 blocks at 2 minutes per block. |
3 |
b |
You must drive 4 blocks at 2 minutes per block and you must turn one corner, which takes an extra minute. |
Part 2 - Arithmetic
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
c |
3+6=9 |
2 |
b |
19 is larger than (in order) 9, 1, or 22/23 |
3 |
a |
4 - 3(14) = -(38) so 'm' has to equal 13 [13 + 1 = 14] |
Part 3 – Classification
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
b |
All the other faces are smiling; all other characteristics are the same. |
2 |
b |
Three guns have short barrels; two of the short barrels are fat and one is not; both the fat and thin short barrels have sights; only one gun has a long barrel. |
3 |
c |
All the other cars have antennae up or down, and different numbers of horizontal stripes; only this car has a vertical stripe on the door. |
Part 4 - Word Problems
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
b |
6 firearms divided by 2 police officers. |
2 |
c |
Starting from the 1st to the 31st, there are 16 odd-numbered days (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th, 31st) |
3 |
c |
50% of the total value of the computer is worth $1,500 minus the $300 for the TV, which is $1,200; the original value is double this. |
Part 5 – Syllogisms
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
a |
All boys must be alive since they are people and all people are alive |
2 |
c |
All thieves must be criminals since they are prisoners and all prisoners are criminals |
3 |
a |
Some women must be police officers since some Chiefs of Police are women and all Chiefs of Police are police officers. |
Part 6 - Figure Series
Item |
Correct Answer |
Explanation |
1 |
d |
First curve goes up to the right, next goes down to the left, next goes up to the left, final has to go down to the right. |
2 |
c |
The handcuffs are increasingly spread out from the one another until the two cuffs are fully extended. |
3 |
a |
The first knife has 4 dots, the second has 2 dots, the third has 3 dots, and so the fourth has to have two fewer dots than the third. |
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