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Law Enforcement Questions

Verbal Ability:

1. Civilization started to move ahead more rapidly when people freed themselves of the shackles that restricted their search for the truth.
The sentence above best supports the statement that the progress of civilization
(A) came as a result of people’s dislike for obstacles.
(B) did not begin until restrictions on learning were removed.
(C) has been aided by people’s efforts to find the truth.
(D) is based on continually increasing efforts.

2. Irresolute means most nearly
(A) wavering
(B) insubordinate
(C) impudent
(D) unobservant

3. ERROR is related to PRACTICE as SOUND is related to
(A) deafness
(B) noise
(C) muffler
(D) horn

Clerical Ability:

In the following questions, you must determine where the name should be placed alphabetically:

1. Watters, N. O.

(A) insert here
Waters, Charles L.
(B) insert here
Waterson, Nina R.
(C) insert here
Watson, Nora J.
(D) insert here
Wattwood, Paul A.
(E) insert here

2. Freedenburg, C. Erma

(A) insert here
Freedenberg, Emerson
(B) insert here
Freedenberg, Erma
(C) insert here
Freedenberg, Erma E.
(D) insert here
Freedinberg, Erma F.
(E) insert here

Arithmatic Ability:

1. Mulitply: 50 × 8
(A) 400
(B) 408
(C) 450
(D) 458
(E) none of these

2. Add: 47 + 21
(A) 58
(B) 59
(C) 67
(D) 68
(E) none of these

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