PELLET B Practice Questions 3

Question 1

Which word means the same as 'corroborate'?

Accepted Answer

Confirm

Answer

Deny

Answer

Question

Answer

Ignore

Question 2

A patrol car's fuel tank holds 16 gallons and is 1/4 full. How many gallons are needed to fill it?

Accepted Answer

12 gallons

Answer

4 gallons

Answer

8 gallons

Answer

16 gallons

Question 3

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

Accepted Answer

The witness, however, refused to talk.

Answer

The witness, however refused to talk.

Answer

The witness however, refused to talk.

Answer

The witness however refused to talk.

Question 4

Which word is closest in meaning to 'deter'?

Accepted Answer

Discourage

Answer

Encourage

Answer

Detain

Answer

Decide

Question 5

An officer reads license plate 7BXK429 in a mirror. Reversed, which character order would appear?

Accepted Answer

924KXB7

Answer

7BXK429

Answer

429KXB7

Answer

9XKB247

Question 6

If 30% of 200 calls were burglary reports, how many burglary reports were there?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

66

Answer

70

Question 7

Identify the run-on sentence.

Accepted Answer

The alarm sounded the officers responded.

Answer

The alarm sounded, and the officers responded.

Answer

When the alarm sounded, the officers responded.

Answer

The alarm sounded; the officers responded.