UDEE Officer Writing and Grammar 2

Question 1

Which sentence is written in the MOST appropriate style for an official police report?

Accepted Answer

The suspect fled rapidly southbound through the alley located behind 400 Main Street.

Answer

Police reports require formal, precise, objective language with specific directional and locational details.

Question 2

Select the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

Accepted Answer

The team of investigators has completed the report.

Answer

'The team' is a singular collective noun acting as the subject; 'has completed' is the correct singular verb form.

Question 3

An officer writes: 'On June 5th, 2026 at approximately 1430 hours Officer Martinez and I responded to a disturbance at the intersection of Oak Street and Vine Avenue.' What is the grammatical error?

Accepted Answer

A comma is missing after the date/time introductory phrase

Answer

An introductory adverbial phrase ('On June 5th, 2026 at approximately 1430 hours') should be followed by a comma before the main clause.

Question 4

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The officer's report was _______ by the supervisor before being filed.'

Accepted Answer

reviewed

Answer

'Was reviewed' is the correct passive voice past tense construction for this sentence.

Question 5

Which is the CORRECT punctuation for the following list in a report? 'The following items were recovered a wallet a cell phone a set of keys and a watch.'

Accepted Answer

The following items were recovered: a wallet, a cell phone, a set of keys, and a watch.

Answer

A colon introduces a list after a complete clause, and commas separate the items in the series.

UDEE - Uniformed Division Entrance Exam Practice Test

UDEE - Uniformed Division Entrance Exam Practice Test

UDEE Officer Writing and Grammar 2