CritiCall Dispatcher Test Spelling 3

Question 1

Which spelling of the following word is CORRECT for dispatch reports?

Accepted Answer

pursuing

Answer

'Pursuing' is the correct spelling — drop the 'e' from 'pursue' when adding '-ing'.

Question 2

Choose the correctly spelled option: the officer reported a 'disturbance' at the location.

Accepted Answer

disturbance

Answer

'Disturbance' is correct — the vowel in the middle is 'u', and the ending is '-ance'.

Question 3

A dispatcher enters 'trespasing' in the incident type field. What is the correct spelling?

Accepted Answer

trespassing

Answer

'Trespassing' is correct — one 'e', double 's' in the middle ('tresp-ass-ing'), and '-ing' at the end.

Question 4

Which is the correct spelling: the caller reported 'suspicious' activity?

Accepted Answer

suspicious

Answer

'Suspicious' is correct — derived from 'suspicion', adding '-ous'.

Question 5

A dispatcher writes: 'The vehical was abanded at the scene.' How many spelling errors are in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

Two errors: 'vehical' should be 'vehicle' and 'abanded' should be 'abandoned'.

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