BPA BPA Spanish Language Proficiency

Question 1

What does the Spanish phrase '¿Tiene usted documentos de identificación?' mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Do you have identification documents?

Answer

'¿Tiene usted documentos de identificación?' translates directly to 'Do you have identification documents?'

Question 2

A Border Patrol Agent asks a subject '¿Cuál es su ciudadanía?' What information is the agent requesting?

Accepted Answer

The subject's citizenship

Answer

'Ciudadanía' means citizenship, so the agent is asking about the person's national citizenship.

Question 3

Which Spanish phrase would an agent use to tell a subject to stop and put their hands up?

Accepted Answer

¡Alto! ¡Manos arriba!

Answer

'¡Alto! ¡Manos arriba!' means 'Stop! Hands up!' and is standard law enforcement Spanish.

Question 4

What does 'frontera' mean in English?

Accepted Answer

Border or frontier

Answer

'Frontera' is the Spanish word for border or frontier, a key term in Border Patrol work.

Question 5

An agent says '¿Cuántas personas viajan con usted?' What is being asked?

Accepted Answer

How many people are traveling with you?

Answer

'¿Cuántas personas viajan con usted?' asks how many people are traveling with the subject.

BPA - Border Patrol Agent Practice Test