Police Entrance Flashcards

Choose the best definition of headstrong:

Answer: Stubborn

Explanation: "Headstrong" refers to someone who is determined to do what they want and refuses to change their mind, often despite advice or warnings from others.

Choose the best definition of oblique:

Answer: Indirect

Explanation: "Oblique" typically refers to something that is not straightforward or direct, often implying a slanting or inclined direction rather than a straight one.

Choose the sentence with the correct grammar:

Answer: Everyone was asked to raise her hand.

Explanation: Words such as neither, each, many, either, every, everyone, everybody, and any should take a singular pronoun. Here we are assuming that the subject is female, and so use “her.” The subject could be male, in which case we would use “his,” however that is not one of the choices in this case.

Choose the sentence with the correct grammar:

Answer: The man was asked to come with his daughter and her test results.

Explanation: A Pronoun should conform to its antecedent in gender, number, and person. In this sentence, "his daughter" and "her test results" are both correctly aligned in terms of possessive pronouns, indicating that they belong to the man's daughter.

Choose the correct spelling:

Answer: argument

Explanation: The correct spelling is "argument." An argument is a discussion or debate where differing viewpoints are presented and defended.

Choose the correct spelling:

Answer: occurrence

Explanation: "Occurrence" is spelled correctly. It refers to something happening or taking place, especially something of importance.

“Tom and Tim are brothers. They look exactly the same. They also have the same birthdays.” Select from the statements below which is true.

Answer: Tom and Tim are twins

Explanation: The only certain thing is they are twins.

“Girls love roses. They smell so sweet. Their colors are also very attractive.” Select from the statements below which is true.

Answer: Roses are fragrant

Explanation: The only certain thing is roses are fragrant.

A box contains 7 black pencils and 28 blue ones. What is the ratio between the black and blue pens?

Answer: 1:4

Explanation: The ratio between black and blue pens is 7 to 28 or 7:28. Bring to the lowest terms by dividing both sides by 7 gives 1:4.

The manager of a weaving factory estimates that if 10 machines run at 100% efficiency for 8 hours, they will produce 1450 meters of cloth. Due to some technical problems, 4 machines run of 95% efficiency and the remaining 6 at 90% efficiency. How many meters of cloth can these machines produce in 8 hours?

Answer: 1334 meters

Explanation: At 100% efficiency, 1 machine produces 1450/10 = 145 m of cloth. At 95% efficiency, 4 machines produce 4 * 145 * 95/100 = 551 m of cloth. At 90% efficiency, 6 machines produce 6 * 145 * 90/100 = 783 m of cloth. Total cloth produced by all 10 machines = 551 + 783 = 1334 m Since the information provided and the question are based on 8 hours, we did not need to use time to reach the answer.

If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what portion of the page can she do in 5 minutes?

Answer: 5/p

Explanation: This is a simple direct proportion problem: If Lynn can type 1 page in p minutes, then she can type x pages in 5 minutes We do cross multiplication: x * p = 5 * 1 Then, x = 5/p