Reading Comprehension Flashcards

Passage: 'Reports filed late incur a written warning on the first offense and suspension on the second.' An officer filing late for the second time receives:

Answer: A suspension

The second late offense results in suspension per the policy.

Passage: 'The author argues that community policing builds trust, which leads residents to report crimes more often.' According to the author, increased reporting results from:

Answer: Built trust

The author links increased reporting to the trust built by community policing.

Passage: 'Visitors must sign in at the front desk, surrender photo ID, and wear a badge at all times.' Which is NOT required of visitors?

Answer: Leave a fingerprint

Leaving a fingerprint is not listed among the visitor requirements.

Passage: 'The lieutenant calmly reassured the frightened bystanders that the area was now secure.' The word 'reassured' most nearly means:

Answer: Comforted

To reassure means to comfort or restore confidence.

Passage: 'Backup is requested when an officer faces three or more individuals or any armed individual.' Facing one unarmed person, the officer should:

Answer: Not necessarily request backup

One unarmed person meets neither threshold, so backup is not necessarily required.

Passage: 'Property held as evidence is returned to its owner only after the case is closed and a release form is signed.' If a case is still open, the property:

Answer: Is not yet returned

Return requires the case to be closed, so an open case means no return yet.

Passage: 'At 8:00 the alarm sounded; officers arrived at 8:06 and secured the building by 8:15.' How long did it take to secure the building after arrival?

Answer: 9 minutes

From arrival at 8:06 to securing at 8:15 is nine minutes.