IPAT Attention to Detail — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which two licence plates are identical: AB-123-CD, AB-132-CD, AB-123-DC, AB-123-CD?
- AB-123-CD appears twice (Correct answer)
- AB-132-CD and AB-123-DC
- AB-123-DC appears twice
- All are different
Correct answer: AB-123-CD appears twice
'AB-123-CD' appears as the first and fourth option. The others differ in the middle numbers or final letters.
Question 2: Spot the error in this report: 'The incident occurred at 14:45 on Monday 3rd March. The constable arrived at the scene at 14:35.' What is wrong?
- The Garda arrived before the incident occurred (Correct answer)
- The date is wrong
- The time format is wrong
- There is no error
Correct answer: The Garda arrived before the incident occurred
The incident occurred at 14:45 but the Garda arrived at 14:35 — 10 minutes before it happened, which is a logical impossibility.
Question 3: Which name is spelled differently: O'Brien, O'Brien, O'Brian, O'Brien?
- O'Brian (Correct answer)
- O'Brien
- O'Brien
- O'Brien
Correct answer: O'Brian
'O'Brian' is spelled differently from the others (which are all 'O'Brien'). The difference is 'Brian' vs 'Brien'.
Question 4: Find the number that doesn't match the pattern: 112, 999, 116, 911, 115, 118?
- 116 (Correct answer)
- 112
- 999
- 118
Correct answer: 116
112 (European emergency), 999 (UK/Ireland emergency), 911 (US emergency), 115 and 118 are directory services. 116 is not a standard Irish or EU emergency number in this context — though 116 000 is a missing child hotline, 116 alone is not a standard 3-digit emergency number.
Question 5: A report states an address as '42 Maple Stret, Dublin 6'. What is the error?
- 'Stret' should be 'Street' (Correct answer)
- The house number is wrong
- Dublin 6 is incorrect
- There is no error
Correct answer: 'Stret' should be 'Street'
'Stret' is a misspelling of 'Street'. This typographical error in an address could cause documents to be misdirected.
Question 6: Two witness descriptions: Witness 1: 'male, 6ft, black jacket, blue jeans'. Witness 2: 'male, 6ft, black jacket, black jeans'. What differs?
- The colour of the jeans (Correct answer)
- The gender
- The height
- The jacket colour
Correct answer: The colour of the jeans
Both witnesses agree on gender (male), height (6ft), and jacket colour (black). The only difference is Witness 1 says blue jeans and Witness 2 says black jeans.
IPAT Attention to Detail
Which two licence plates are identical: AB-123-CD, AB-132-CD, AB-123-DC, AB-123-CD?