CJBAT General Practice 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An officer observes a vehicle weaving across lanes. The most appropriate first step is to:
- Pursue at high speed immediately
- Initiate a traffic stop and observe the driver (Correct answer)
- Ignore it as not serious
- Call the driver's home
Correct answer: Initiate a traffic stop and observe the driver
A controlled traffic stop allows safe assessment of possible impairment.
Question 2: Choose the correctly spelled word.
- Surveillance (Correct answer)
- Survaillance
- Surveilance
- Survellance
Correct answer: Surveillance
'Surveillance' is the correct spelling.
Question 3: If three officers each write 8 reports per shift, how many reports total per shift?
- 11
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 16
- 32
Correct answer: 24
3 multiplied by 8 equals 24.
Question 4: A 911 caller is panicked and speaking quickly. The officer should:
- Hang up and redial
- Calmly ask the caller to slow down and state the location (Correct answer)
- Yell to get attention
- Tell them to call back later
Correct answer: Calmly ask the caller to slow down and state the location
Calmly directing the caller secures critical details like location.
Question 5: Which sentence uses the correct word?
- The suspect had no affect on the case.
- The suspect had no effect on the case. (Correct answer)
- The suspect had no affecting the case.
- The suspect had no effects the case.
Correct answer: The suspect had no effect on the case.
'Effect' as a noun means a result or influence.
Question 6: An officer must memorize a license plate quickly. The best technique is to:
- Repeat it aloud and write it down at first opportunity (Correct answer)
- Forget it and hope for a camera
- Guess the numbers later
- Tell a bystander to remember it
Correct answer: Repeat it aloud and write it down at first opportunity
Rehearsal and prompt recording improve accurate recall of details.
Question 7: In a paragraph, the main idea is usually found in the:
- Footnotes
- Topic sentence (Correct answer)
- Last word only
- Page number
Correct answer: Topic sentence
The topic sentence typically states a paragraph's main idea.
CJBAT General Practice 3
An officer observes a vehicle weaving across lanes.
The most appropriate first step is to: