IPAT Attention to Detail 2

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?

Accepted Answer

12-D-12354

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

16 hours

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

FGHJI

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

7/05/1995

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

The passage states the suspect was 'carrying a blue bag'. Red was the coat, green was the eyes, and brown was the hair colour.

IPAT Practice Test

IPAT Practice Test

IPAT Attention to Detail 2