Free California POST Police Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Officer Clayden often works in public schools to stop people from using drugs. He goes to three schools every week, 40 times a year. In a year, how many schools does he go to?
- 130
- 100
- 110
- 120 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 120
Explanation: <br> 3 schools a week x 40 weeks = 120 school visits
Question 2: A person suspected of stealing has been caught. The bail, in this case, has been set at $1 million by the judge. The bail bondsman needs a 10% deposit to give out a bail bond. How much of the million-dollar bail bond does the robbery suspect need to pay?
- 1,000
- 100,000 (Correct answer)
- 10,000
- 100
Correct answer: 100,000
Explanation: <br> $1,000.000 x .1 = $100,000
Question 3: Find the word that is misspelled in the next sentence. <br> The surprising news anemated the conversation amongst the group.
- Anemated (Correct answer)
- Surprising
- Amongst
- Conversation
Correct answer: Anemated
'Anemated' is misspelled; the correct spelling is 'animated,' meaning to make lively or excited. Surprising, amongst, and conversation are all spelled correctly.
Question 4: Try to figure out: 18 - 3 + (- 5) =
- 20
- 26
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 16
Correct answer: 10
Explanation: <br> 18 - 3 + (- 5) <br> 18 -3 - 5 <br> 18 - 8 = 10
Question 5: Ethel goes to the bank to get money out of her account. She has $527.41 left in her report. She takes out $250. What is the amount left in her account after she took the money out?
- $287.41
- $227.41
- $267.41
- $277.41 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: $277.41
Explanation: <br> $527.41 - $250 = $277.41
Question 6: Jc takes an elevator from the ground floor to the 10th floor. Then, Jc goes down two feet and then up eight floors. Which floor is Jc on?
- 18
- 16 (Correct answer)
- 4
- 20
Correct answer: 16
Explanation: <br> 10 - 2 + 8 = 16
Question 7: Choose the right way to write the sentence.
- I and Officer Sander drove to the scene of the crime
- Officer Sander and me drove to the scene of the crime
- Me and Officer Sander drove to the scene of the crime
- Officer Sander and I drove to the scene of the crime (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Officer Sander and I drove to the scene of the crime
Explanation: <br> It is a convention in the English language to use the form "Someone and I" when you list several people including yourself. "Someone and I" is the subject of the sentence. You should use the subjective form "I" instead of the objective "me".
Officer Clayden often works in public schools to stop people from using drugs.
He goes to three schools every week, 40 times a year.
In a year, how many schools does he go to?