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The NPOST exam is used by Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana and Utah police departments and law enforcement agencies, among others.
The test is administered to would-be police officers, deputy sheriffs, and corrections officers to find out if they have the necessary skills for their roles. It measures basic skills in math, reading and grammar, as well as having a notorious writing test. The four sections are:
The POST is made up of four separately-timed test sections, the first three sections of which utilize multiple choice and true/false formats, with the fourth section requiring you to write out your answers in complete sentences.
In this section of the NPOST exam, you will be required to use basic arithmetic. You will be presented with word problems. You will have to read each situation and solve the problem. You are not allowed to use a calculator in this section, but scratch paper will be provided.
This section consists of 20 questions with a 20-minute duration- that's 1 minute per question, on average.
Mathematics Sample Question 1
How much is 8% of 116?
Mathematics Sample Question 2
30/50 - 14/25=?
Mathematics Sample Question 3
11x + x = 44 + 100
Find x.
This section measures reading comprehension. You will read passages relating to police duty and then answer questions based on these passages. No prior knowledge of law or law enforcement is needed to answer the questions. All the information needed to answer the questions will be provided in the passage. There are three different types of questions that will be asked in this section.
There are 25 questions in this section and you will have 25 minutes to answer them.
Reading Comprehension Sample Question 1
Settling a dispute over something you bought can often seem like a David vs. Goliath battle minus the sling. Legal action might be just a minor inconvenience to multinationals, but small traders or ordinary customers often find it a lengthy and costly process. Nowadays there are other expedient options such as the alternative dispute resolution system. The purpose of this system is to find a solution outside the court by using a third party, such as a mediator, to negotiate between consumers and traders.
During the conciliation process, both you and the supplier will be asked to give written details of the complaint, including any evidence, and the conciliator will give an opinion on the best solution. Any decision is not binding and won't prevent you from taking court action. If you disagree with the opinion offered, you can then proceed to the arbitration stage or consider suing in court.
Joshua took part in a conciliation process. This most likely means that he is...
Reading Comprehension Sample Question 2
Major websites have developed a new—and legal—technique to track users’ online activities, known as a ‘supercookie’, a powerful device capable of re-creating user profiles even after people delete the regular cookies and which is impossible for computer users to detect. While many companies have been criticized for selling private data online, some sites that use supercookies said supercookie tracking was inadvertent and they would cease using it. Some websites, which were notified that they had been using supercookies, announced Wednesday they would immediately investigate the technique. Knowing Web-browsing history can provide advertisers with information about people’s interests, locations and finances, Parliament has debated ways to protect consumer privacy.
Statement: There are certain privacy laws that protect the online activities of users.
Reading Comprehension Sample Question 3
Admired university lecturers that benefit from a good reputation among students tend to concentrate on core subjects and have a carefully planned and an inflexible developmental trajectory while their teaching methods and class requirements continuously adapt to contemporary themes. Distinguished lecturers differentiate between invulnerable resources and ephemeral themes. They blend topical substances into their long-established course material but will never eliminate a focal topic due to low current relevance. Both the experience to concentrate on the essence and the motivation to stimulate students to make these lecturers successful.
Which of the following contradicts the content of the passage?
This section of the exam requires you to identify errors in grammar, punctuation, or any misspelled word. There are two types of questions presented in this section:
There are 20 questions in this section of the test, which you will have 15 minutes to answer.
Grammar Sample Question 1
What change should be made to the following sentence?
The President of the United States sent a letter to his wife, asking her whether their son returned from college so they could fly to Hawaii for vacation.
Grammar Sample Question 2
What change should be made to the following sentence?
When training for the army, one should consider not only the rigorous physical demands but also the emotional toil, should he enlist.
Grammar Sample Question 3
What change should be made to the following sentence?
Annoyed with the school's pedantic principal and by the prospect of rain this early in the season, the farmer has been having a terrible day.This section tests your writing skills.
There are 10 questions in this section of the test and you will have 15 minutes to answer them. To receive maximum credit, answers must contain the correct information, be in complete sentences, contain no misspelled words and be grammatically correct.
Incident Report Sample Question
On Monday the 22nd of June officers Walt Elaine Cooper and Corby Lemon were on patrol between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM in district 9203. At 12:47 AM, around Adams St., they found a van parked in an empty parking lot next to a public park. Upon approaching the vehicle officer Cooper noticed the windows were steamy and a smell of marijuana was evident in the air. In the vehicle were two teenagers; Alex Roland of 76 Meadow Lane, 17 years of age, and Dane Sherman of 90 Sunny Road, 16 years of age. Officer Cooper knocked on the window a few times, and only after a while, Mr. Roland who was in the driver’s seat rolled it down. Mr Sherman appeared to be asleep still. Officer Cooper asked Mr Roland for his license and registration papers and while Mr Roland was looking for them a smoking pipe fell out of his jacket. Officer Cooper asked him to step out of the vehicle and proceeded to conduct a body check. Officer Cooper found two bags of marijuana 10g each on Mr Roland’s person. Mr Roland admitted to buying the drugs and using them together with Mr Sherman. Officer Cooper read Mr Roland his Miranda rights, handcuffed him and had him sit on the ground while he conducted a search of the car, where he found rolling paper and a lighter. At that time officer, Lemon was trying to wake Mr Sherman up and asked him to step out of the vehicle himself. No drugs were found on Mr Sherman’s person but he was incoherent when interrogated. When asked where they got the drugs from, Mr Roland claimed to have bought them earlier that day at approximately 7:00 PM from an unidentified dealer on a street corner not too far from the park. Officer Lemon read Mr Sherman his Miranda rights while officer Cooper handcuffed him as well.
Both teenagers were brought in for further interrogation and to provide more details as to the identity of the dealer. They were interrogated during the day and held up overnight. At 10:30 AM the next morning Mr Roland was released on bail into the custody of his father, Mr Jack Roland, a local bar owner. At 12:45 PM Mr Sherman was released on bail into the custody of his mother Mrs. Iris Sherman, a social worker. Soon thereafter a date was set for both teenagers to be trialled.
On the 21st of July case, 34567 was closed when Mr Roland was charged with possession and use and ordered to serve 3 months of community service. On the same date case, 39485 was closed as well when Mr Sherman was charged with use and was ordered one month of community service. Both cases were put into the teenagers’ permanent records and classified as misdemeanours.
Which of the following is described as coherent?
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