QPSea Literacy Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?
- The officers' reports were filed on time. (Correct answer)
- The officers report's were filed on time.
- The officer's reports' were filed on time.
- The officers reports were filed on time.
Correct answer: The officers' reports were filed on time.
A plural possessive noun uses an apostrophe after the 's', so 'officers'' is correct for multiple officers.
Question 2: Select the word that best completes the sentence: 'The detective's conclusion was _______, based on incomplete evidence.'
- erroneous (Correct answer)
- legitimate
- decisive
- thorough
Correct answer: erroneous
'Erroneous' means containing errors, which fits a conclusion drawn from incomplete evidence.
Question 3: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
- She wrote the report, and he reviewed it. (Correct answer)
- After the interview ended, officers left.
- The suspect, who was nervous, remained silent.
- Running toward the exit, the witness fled.
Correct answer: She wrote the report, and he reviewed it.
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction like 'and'.
Question 4: What does the word 'apprehend' mean in a policing context?
- To arrest or capture a person (Correct answer)
- To understand a concept fully
- To investigate a crime scene
- To document an incident
Correct answer: To arrest or capture a person
In law enforcement, 'apprehend' specifically means to arrest or take someone into custody.
Question 5: Identify the error in this sentence: 'The sergeant gave the briefing to my partner and I.'
- 'I' should be 'me' because it follows a preposition. (Correct answer)
- 'sergeant' should be capitalized.
- 'briefing' is spelled incorrectly.
- There is no error in this sentence.
Correct answer: 'I' should be 'me' because it follows a preposition.
After a preposition like 'to', the object pronoun 'me' is required, not the subject pronoun 'I'.
Question 6: Read the passage: 'The cordon was established at 0600 hours. No civilians entered the zone.' What is the best inference?
- The cordon was effective at restricting access. (Correct answer)
- Civilians chose not to be near the zone.
- The cordon was established too late.
- Officers were unavailable to patrol the zone.
Correct answer: The cordon was effective at restricting access.
The passage states that no civilians entered, directly suggesting the cordon successfully restricted access.
Question 7: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Surveillance (Correct answer)
- Surveliance
- Survailance
- Surveillence
Correct answer: Surveillance
'Surveillance' is the correct spelling, commonly used in law enforcement contexts.
QPSea Literacy Skills 2
Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?