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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

a) Neither the instructor nor the students was prepared for the debate.
b) Neither the instructor nor the students were prepared for the debate.
c) Either the instructor nor the students were prepared for the debate.
d) Either the instructor nor the students was prepared for the debate.

For three consecutive weeks, shoplifting incidents at a plaza occurred between 18:00–19:00 on Thursdays. Each time, the suspect wore a reflective vest and carried a clipboard. Store staff recall him blending with delivery workers. What inference is most reasonable?
a) The suspect disguises himself as a delivery worker to avoid suspicion.
b) Delivery schedules are the cause of the thefts.
c) Employees are mistakenly profiling workers.
d) Thefts occur randomly regardless of disguise.

Select the option that has the most similar meaning.

VINDICATE

a. justify

b. blame

c. accuse

d. punish

A suspect vehicle is traveling at 100 km/h, and your unit is 500 meters behind moving at 120 km/h. How long will it take to close the gap?
a) 45 seconds
b) 60 seconds
c) 90 seconds
d) 120 seconds

During a protest, two groups begin clashing near city hall. One unit is pinned by crowd movement; another is two blocks away. The wind is spreading tear gas back toward officers. Communications are delayed due to network overload. What is the most appropriate tactical decision?
a) Pull back to form a single line and use loudhailers to disperse the crowd from distance.
b) Deploy more tear gas to increase dispersal speed.
c) Advance forward to push protesters away from city hall steps.
d) Split into smaller groups to flank both sides simultaneously.

For evidence to be admissible, police must maintain continuity (chain of custody) and properly document all handling. Breaks in continuity can make evidence inadmissible.

Which scenario is most at risk of having the evidence excluded?
a. An officer seizes a firearm, tags it, and submits it directly to the evidence locker.
b. An officer seizes cash, counts it, seals it in an evidence bag, and logs it in.
c. An officer seizes drugs, leaves them untagged on their desk overnight, and submits them the next day.
d. An officer photographs a weapon at the scene and then properly seizes it.

At 19:00, dispatch reports three incidents:
• A car alarm in a parking lot.
• A domestic disturbance with shouting.
• A vandalism complaint from a closed school.
Only one unit is available. Which call should be attended first?
a) The domestic disturbance.
b) The vandalism complaint.
c) The car alarm.
d) Wait for backup before responding.

Confident is to apprehensive as frugal is to _____

Detectives have been monitoring a warehouse suspected of drug storage. A van arrives nightly around 02:00, stays for ten minutes, then leaves. On Wednesday, the van arrives at 01:45, but this time remains for twenty minutes. A second vehicle, a small car, leaves the premises at 02:05. What is the most logical next step?
a) Follow the small car discreetly to determine its destination and connection to the operation.
b) Detain both vehicles immediately before they leave the area.
c) Continue passive observation for one more week to gather patterns.
d) Enter the warehouse now to confirm activity inside.

Police Report Narrative

At approximately 0715 hours on February 3, 2025, members of the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked behind a closed construction supply business. The business owner, who had arrived early to prepare for the day, noticed a pickup truck idling near a locked storage yard and contacted police.

When officers arrived, they observed two individuals sitting inside the vehicle. Several large tools were visible in the back of the truck, including bolt cutters and a pry bar. The individuals told police they were subcontractors waiting to begin work at a nearby construction site. However, neither person could provide identification linking them to the business or the construction project.

Officers spoke with the construction company responsible for the nearby project and confirmed that neither individual was employed there. A search of the surrounding area revealed that a section of the storage yard fence had been cut sometime overnight.

Further investigation determined that no equipment had been removed from the property. The individuals were detained while officers continued their investigation into a possible attempted theft. Both suspects were later released pending further inquiries.

Which of the following details is most critical to include in a summary of the incident?

a) The pickup truck was idling when the owner arrived.
b) The business owner arrived early to prepare for the day.
c) Officers discovered that the suspects were not connected to the nearby construction project.
d) Officers noticed several tools inside the truck.

Word Associations

Accept : Refuse – Approve : _____
a) Disapprove
b) Endorse
c) Permit
d) Sanction

Word Associations:

Dusk : Evening – Dawn : _____
a) Twilight
b) Morning
c) Noon
d) Night

A square paper is folded in half horizontally, then in half vertically. A single hole is punched near the top left corner of the folded paper. When fully unfolded, which option (A–D) shows the correct placement of the holes?

Choose the best revision.

[The reason that the meeting was postponed was because] several participants could not attend.

a) The reason for the postponement was due to
b) The meeting was postponed because
c) The reason the meeting was postponed is because
d) Due to the reason of postponement being that

Select the option that has the most similar meaning.

PASSIVE

a. intermediate

b. obsolete

c. superficial

d. compliant

In Canada, police officers are permitted to use force, but only under specific conditions. The Criminal Code and related case law establish that:

• Force must be necessary in the execution of duties.

• The level of force must be reasonable and proportionate to the circumstances.

• Excessive or punitive force is not justified.

• Whenever possible, officers are expected to use de-escalation before resorting to physical force.

Question:
Which of the following would be considered a lawful use of force?

a. A police officer, during a heated argument with a cooperative suspect, strikes the suspect to assert authority.
b. A police officer uses pepper spray on a non-violent protester who is refusing to leave an area but is not physically resisting.
c. A police officer restrains a suspect who is actively resisting arrest by holding them down until they are handcuffed, after warning them to stop. 
d. A police officer applies a baton strike to a handcuffed suspect who verbally insults the officer.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) The policy aims to protect privacy, ensuring fairness, and the reduction of delays.
b) The policy aims at protecting privacy, to ensure fairness, and reducing delays.
c) The policy aims to protect privacy, to ensure fairness, and to reduce delays.
d) The policy aims to protect privacy, ensuring fairness, and reduce delays.

A policy states that failure to activate a body camera during public interaction is a breach of conduct unless the device malfunctioned. Officer Raymond’s footage is missing for one entire call, and diagnostics show no malfunction. What conclusion follows?
a) The device was tampered with.
b) Raymond breached department policy.
c) The camera storage failed.
d) The policy does not apply to this type of call.

Select the pair of words that most represents a single concept:

a. Gravity, weight
b. Illusion, reality
c. Chaos, entropy 
d. Surface, depth
e. Circle, equation

When the following image is folded into a cube, which face is opposite the face with two hollow circles?