APCAT free Quiz

Expand : Enlarge – Contract : _____
a) Bind
b) Merge
c) Split
d) Shrink

Which figure matches the original?

A 911 call comes from the orange-dot building on North Road between Broadway Street and East Drive.
Three patrol cars report their locations:

• Unit A: Broadway Street & Central Ave

• Unit B: River Ave & River Way

• Unit C: East Drive & South Road

Assuming normal traffic and direct routes, which unit is closest?

a) Unit A
b) Unit B
c) Unit C
d) Units A and B are roughly equal

A sequence of shipment labels is: RS12, TU34, VW56,  ?

a. WV78

b. XY78

c. YZ57

d. XZ12

A perimeter alarm triggers at the north gate of a fenced compound at 22:12. The compound is rectangular, 400 m long (north–south) and 300 m wide (east–west).
Security cameras cover only the south and west gates.
Foot patrols move at 1.5 m/s, and a responding unit is at the southwest corner when the alarm sounds.
Which gate should they reach first to intercept most effectively within 4 minutes?

a) North gate
b) East gate
c) West gate
d) South gate

You are responding to a loud disturbance involving intoxicated adults. En route, dispatch advises that a nearby elderly person has activated a medical alert with no further details.

What should you do FIRST?

A. Redirect immediately to the medical alert and advise dispatch. 
B. Continue to the original disturbance as initially assigned.
C. Wait for further information before changing direction.
D. Ask another unit to change priorities instead.

You catch a 14-year-old shoplifting a low-value item. They are cooperative, have no prior police contact, and appear scared.

What is the BEST course of action?

A. Arrest them and transport them to the station.
B. Issue a ticket and release them immediately.
C. Use discretion by contacting a guardian, issuing a warning or diversion, and documenting the incident. 
D. Confiscate the item and release them with no record.

Russ goes to the market with $7.65. Apples cost $0.25 while oranges cost $0.50. How much money is left if Russ buys 6 apples and 4 oranges?

Choose the best revision:
The report [was submitted by the team, which was done at 11:59 p.m., right before the deadline].
a) was submitted by the team at 11:59 p.m., which was right before the deadline
b) had been submitted by the team at 11:59 p.m., right before the deadline
c) the team submitted at 11:59 p.m., right before the deadline
d) was being submitted by the team at 11:59 p.m., right before the deadline

A unit has 24 constables, 6 sergeants, and 2 staff sergeants. What is the simplified ratio of constables to all sergeants?

Over the past month, officers responded to four domestic calls involving the same household. Each time, the arguments began after payday, alcohol was involved, and no charges were laid. What can reasonably be inferred?
a) The incidents are unrelated.
b) Alcohol and financial stress likely contribute to recurring conflict.
c) Police presence is causing tension in the household.
d) Charges should have been laid in every case.

Select the option that has the most similar meaning.

TENABLE

a. defensible

b. weak

c. baseless

d. false

A detainee must receive medication every 8 hours at 06:00, 14:00, 22:00. Policy allows a ±15-minute window. On Tuesday the log shows 06:00, 14:00, 22:05. Was policy followed?

Fingerprints on a burglary tool match a known offender. DNA on the handle matches an unrelated person with no record. The offender claims he “found the tool afterward.”
What is the most logical conclusion?

a) The fingerprints were transferred accidentally.
b) The DNA evidence proves the offender’s innocence.
c) The offender likely handled the tool during or after the crime; claim is inconsistent with prints and timing.
d) Both individuals acted together in the burglary.

Detectives were assigned to ______ the suspect’s residence after receiving credible intelligence about an impending offence.

A. survail

B. survale

C. surveil

D. servail