UDEE Officer Writing 4

Question 1

Which word is misspelled?

Accepted Answer

Supercede

Answer

'Supersede' is the correct spelling; 'supercede' is a common misspelling.

Question 2

An officer writes: 'There were less officers on duty than required.' What correction is needed?

Accepted Answer

Change 'less' to 'fewer'

Answer

'Fewer' is used with countable nouns like 'officers,' while 'less' is used with uncountable quantities.

Question 3

When writing a narrative description of a suspect's appearance, which detail is LEAST useful?

Accepted Answer

Whether the officer found the suspect frightening

Answer

The officer's emotional reaction is subjective and not useful for identification; objective physical descriptors are required.

Question 4

Which sentence is an example of passive voice that should be rewritten in active voice?

Accepted Answer

The evidence was collected by the forensic team.

Answer

The second sentence is passive ('was collected by') and should be rewritten as 'The forensic team collected the evidence.'

Question 5

Which of the following correctly uses the word 'affect' versus 'effect'?

Accepted Answer

The loud noise affected the witness's ability to hear clearly.

Answer

'Affected' is correctly used as a verb meaning 'had an influence on'; 'affect' is usually the verb form.

UDEE - Uniformed Division Entrance Exam Practice Test