IPAT Attention to Detail 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which vehicle registration contains an error if the format should be '12-D-12345': 12-D-12345, 12-D-12354, 12-D-12345, 12-D-12345?
- 12-D-12354 (Correct answer)
- 12-D-12345
- 12-D-12345
- 12-D-12345
Correct answer: 12-D-12354
The correct format is 12-D-12345. Option B is 12-D-12354 — the last two digits (45) are transposed to (54).
Question 2: A duty rota lists: Monday: 6am–2pm, Tuesday: 2pm–10pm, Wednesday: 10pm–6am, Thursday: OFF. If a Garda works Monday and Tuesday, how many consecutive hours do they work?
- 16 hours (Correct answer)
- 8 hours
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
Correct answer: 16 hours
Monday shift = 6am–2pm = 8 hours. Tuesday shift = 2pm–10pm = 8 hours. Back-to-back they work 16 consecutive hours.
Question 3: Identify the identical pair: FGHIJ, FGHIJ, FGHIJ, FGHIJ — one has a substitution. Which is the odd one out: FGHIJ, FGHIJ, FGHIJ, FGHJI?
- FGHJI (Correct answer)
- FGHIJ
- FGHIJ
- FGHIJ
Correct answer: FGHJI
FGHJI has the last two letters transposed (IJ becomes JI). The others are all FGHIJ.
Question 4: A form requires a date of birth as DD/MM/YYYY. Which entry is incorrectly formatted: 05/07/1995, 7/05/1995, 12/11/1988, 30/06/2001?
- 7/05/1995 (Correct answer)
- 05/07/1995
- 12/11/1988
- 30/06/2001
Correct answer: 7/05/1995
The format requires two digits for the day: DD. '7/05/1995' uses only one digit for the day (7 instead of 07), so it is incorrectly formatted.
Question 5: A Garda's notes read: 'Suspect: female, approx. 30, brown hair, green eyes, 5'4", wearing a red coat and carrying a blue bag.' Which detail is about the bag?
- Blue (Correct answer)
- Red
- Green
- Brown
Correct answer: Blue
The passage states the suspect was 'carrying a blue bag'. Red was the coat, green was the eyes, and brown was the hair colour.
Question 6: Find the discrepancy: Report A says the theft occurred at 09:15. Report B says it was reported to police at 09:10. What is the issue?
- The theft was reported before it apparently occurred (Correct answer)
- The time format differs
- Report B does not mention the theft
- There is no discrepancy
Correct answer: The theft was reported before it apparently occurred
A theft reported at 09:10 but occurring at 09:15 is impossible — it was reported 5 minutes before it happened, indicating a data entry error.
IPAT Attention to Detail 2
Which vehicle registration contains an error if the format should be '12-D-12345': 12-D-12345, 12-D-12354, 12-D-12345, 12-D-12345?