NPOST Reading Comprehension 3

Question 1

Passage: 'A K-9 unit is deployed only when a supervisor authorizes it and the suspect poses a flight risk.' Both conditions absent, the K-9 unit:

Accepted Answer

Should not be deployed

Answer

Deployment requires both supervisor authorization and a flight risk, so neither present means no deployment.

Question 2

Passage: 'Patrol shifts are eight hours: day shift starts at 7 AM, evening at 3 PM, and night at 11 PM.' An officer starting at 3 PM works until:

Accepted Answer

11 PM

Answer

An eight-hour shift starting at 3 PM ends at 11 PM.

Question 3

Passage: 'The main idea of the memo was that response times improved after adding two patrol cars to the downtown district.' The memo's main point concerns:

Accepted Answer

Improved response times

Answer

The stated main idea is improved response times following added patrol cars.

Question 4

Passage: 'No vehicle may be towed without first attempting to contact the registered owner, except when the vehicle blocks traffic.' A car blocking traffic may be towed:

Accepted Answer

Without contacting the owner first

Answer

Blocking traffic is the listed exception that allows towing without first contacting the owner.

Question 5

Passage: 'The suspect's vehicle, a silver sedan, was last seen heading east on Main Street at approximately 9:45 PM.' What color was the vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Silver

Answer

The passage describes the vehicle as a silver sedan.

NPOST Police Test Practice Test

NPOST Police Test Practice Test

NPOST Reading Comprehension 3