APCAT APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Pattern Recognition and Spatial Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A series of license plate numbers follows a pattern: AB-101, AB-103, AB-105, AB-107. What is the next plate in the sequence?

Accepted Answer

AB-109

Answer

AB-108

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AB-110

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AB-111

Question 2

An officer maps four intersections: North is 3 blocks from the station, East is 5 blocks, South is 3 blocks, and West is 5 blocks. What shape does this form?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Answer

Square

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Triangle

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Trapezoid

Question 3

A series of case numbers reads: 2024-01, 2024-04, 2024-09, 2024-16. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

2024-25

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2024-20

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2024-21

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2024-30

Question 4

If a patrol route goes: North 2 blocks, East 3 blocks, South 2 blocks, West 3 blocks, where does the officer end up?

Accepted Answer

Back at the start

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North of the start

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East of the start

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West of the start

Question 5

Incident codes follow the pattern: 1A, 2B, 3C, 4D. What comes next?

Accepted Answer

5E

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5D

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6E

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4E

Question 6

A suspect turns left at a corner, walks one block, turns right, walks two blocks, then turns left again. Compared to the original direction, the suspect is now heading in which direction?

Accepted Answer

Same original direction

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Opposite original direction

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90 degrees left of original

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90 degrees right of original