TECWR1
  • 1. The top margin of the second page should be:
A) 1/2 inch
B) 1 1/4 inches
C) 1 inch
D) 3/4 inch
  • 2. Which detail is NOT part of property information?
A) make and model
B) approximate value
C) officer’s opinion
  • 3. Which email practice should be used sparingly?
A) Reply-all button
B) Email Signature
C) subject line
  • 4. During proofreading, detecting gaps in logic primarily protects against:
A) Attachment Overload
B) Inconsistent or unsupported reasoning
C) Margin Violations
  • 5. Why should recipients be double-checked before sending an email?
A) To avoid sending to the wrong person
B) To save time
C) To add attachments
  • 6. Which information is REQUIRED when identifying involved parties?
A) Full name and contact information
B) Social media account and nickname
C) Nickname and Full name
D) Personal opinion and Nickname
  • 7. Which security classification causes exceptionally grave damage if disclosed?
A) Restricted
B) Top Secret
C) Confidential
D) Secret
  • 8. Why is proofreading important in report writing?
A) To increase length
B) To impress supervisors
C) To ensure accuracy and clarity
D) To avoid writing
  • 9. What must be included before collecting physical evidence?
A) Court Order
B) Suspect admission
C) Media Coverage
D) location of evidence
  • 10. What is the purpose of crime scene specifics?
A) Shorten the scene accurately
B) Replace photographs accurately
C) Recreate the scene accurately
D) Shorten the report accurately
  • 11. Which classification requires special protection but is lowest in level?
A) confidential
B) Secret
C) Top Secret
D) Restricted
  • 12. What color represents SECRET documents?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Black
  • 13. What part of the report describes the officers actions upon arrival at the scene?
A) Property Information
B) Proofreading
C) Crime Scene Description
D) Initial Information
  • 14. Which report element explain how the officer became involved in the incident?
A) Property Information
B) Officer Observation
C) Identification of crime
D) Initial Information
  • 15. Which information should be written FIRST in field notes?
A) Suspects motive
B) Officer’s opinion
C) Basic identifying information
D) Case conclusion
  • 16. The acronym GRO in police report writing stands for.
A) Gathering, Reporting, and Observing
B) General Rules of Offenses
C) Guiding Rules of Observation
D) Gathering, Recording, and Organizing facts
  • 17. Detecting nervousness or deception fails under which skill?
A) Legal considerations
B) Communication skills
C) Interview techniques
D) Observation skills
  • 18. Which method is NOT a proper way of gatherings facts?
A) Background investigation
B) Accepting hearsay information
C) Field interview
D) Surveillance operation
  • 19. Pre-writing in police report writing is best described as:
A) Gathering, recording, and recognizing facts
B) Gathering, reading, and organizing facts
C) Gardening, recording, and organizing facts
D) Gathering, recording, and organizing facts
  • 20. Which question identifies the method used to commit the crime?
A) When
B) Who
C) Where
D) How
  • 21. During the interview step should the officer NOT take notes?
A) Taking notes/asking questions
B) Clarifying statemenst
C) Listening attentively
D) Verifying information
  • 22. The main purpose of separating involved parties during an interview is to:
A) Speed up the interview
B) Prevent manipulation of statements
C) Reduce paperwork
D) Identify suspect faster
  • 23. Establishing report requires the officer to be:
A) Silent and observant
B) Fast and direct
C) Strict and aggressive
D) Courteous, considerate, and patient
  • 24. When should field notes ideally be taken?
A) After consulting a supervisor
B) After returning to the station
C) At the scene of the incident
D) During report evaluation
  • 25. Field notes are important because they:
A) Original source documents of the report
B) Are optional for minor cases
C) Are only required in court testimony
D) Replace the police report
  • 26. What is the FIRST step in conducting an effective field interview?
A) Ask clarification questions
B) Verify Information
C) Take notes immediately
D) Separate the involved parties
  • 27. Which interview technique encourages cooperation?
A) Leading questions
B) Interruptions
C) Building rapport
D) Aggressive tone
  • 28. Which skill helps build trust during an interview?
A) Threatening silence
B) Aggression
C) Leading questions
D) Building rapport
  • 29. Which of the following is NOT considered a fact?
A) An officers personal belief
B) A witness opinion
C) A rumor told by a bystander
D) What the officer personally observed
  • 30. An effective police report must be:
A) Factual, inaccurate, unclear, concise, complete, and timely
B) Factual, inaccurate, clear, concise, complete, and timely
C) Factual, inaccurate, bias, concise, complete, and timely
D) Factual, accurate, clear, concise, complete, and timely
  • 31. A report shows that a suspect lied during an interview. Which characteristics of an effective police report helps convey this information clearly?
A) Timeliness
B) Completeness
C) Clarity
D) Conciseness
  • 32. What are the three main features of a report?
A) Bias opinion, and flowery language
B) Pre-defined structure, independent sections, and unbiased conclusions
C) Pre-defined structure , dependent sections, and unbiased conclusions
D) Subjectivity, imagination, and persuation
  • 33. Which of the following best describes a factual police report?
A) Summarizes rumors from witnesess
B) Records only verified and observed facts
C) Includes opinions about the suspects behavior
D) Provide guesses about what happened
  • 34. Officer Santos writes:
    "At 7 PM, I saw a man acting suspiciously near the grocery store. I think he might have stolen something. The witnesses were yelling, and I chased the man, but he escaped. Which characteristic is violated in this report?
A) Accurate
B) Timely
C) Clear
D) Concise
  • 35. Officer Rivera delays submitting a report for a week after an incident. Which characteristic is most affected?
A) Timely
B) Factual
C) Clear
D) Concise
  • 36. Which characteristic ensures that a police report contains all relevant facts and details for a comprehensive understanding of the incident?
A) Timeliness
B) Completeness
C) Clarity
D) Conciseness
  • 37. During a theft investigation, Officer Santos collected statements from witnesses but forgot to include the time of the incident. This affects the reports:
A) Timeliness
B) Completeness
C) Conciseness
D) clarity
  • 38. Officer Lim writes:
    "On February 5, 2026, at 10:15 AM, at 5th Avenue and Main Street, suspect John Doe, male, 5'10". wearing a blue jacket, took a wallet from GroceryMart. Witnesses Mary Cruz and Peter Santos reported seeing the suspect leave through the back door. Officer attempted to pursue the suspect but lost sight of him. Wallet recovered from floor near counter. Report submitted immediately. Which characteristic is present in this report?
A) Complete
B) Bias
C) Timely
D) Unclear
  • 39. Which of the following is a use of police reports in court preparation?
A) To summarize news articles
B) To provide legal advice to suspects
C) To replace the officer as a witness
D) To refresh the officer's memory
  • 40. Which characteristic ensures the report is correct and reliable?
A) Accurate
B) Complete
C) Concise
D) Clear
  • 41. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a police report?
A) Officer's personal feelings about the suspect
B) Evidence collected
C) Statements from victims and witnesses
D) Date, time, and location of the incident
  • 42. Which characteristic makes a report brief but informative?
A) Clear
B) Accurate
C) Complete
D) Concise
  • 43. Which characteristic makes a report easy to understand?
A) Accurate
B) Clear
C) Concise
D) Complete
  • 44. The correct choice of words in writing is called:
A) Vocabulary
B) Grammar
C) Diction
D) Syntax
  • 45. Which is considered a written matter?
A) A spoken interview
B) A news paper
C) A police radio call
D) An interrogation recording
  • 46. Which of the following is NOT a basic unit of written matter?
A) Sentences
B) Paragraphs
C) Words
D) Punctuation
  • 47. Which punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
A) Period
B) Colon
C) Question mark
D) Exclamation mark
  • 48. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession?
A) Quotation mark
B) Apostrophe
C) Hyphen
D) Parenthesis
  • 49. Which pair of words are homonyms?
A) Fast-quick
B) Enter-leave
C) Buy-by
D) Big-large
  • 50. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession?
A) The suspect bag was recovered
B) The suspect bag’s was recovered
C) The suspect bag’s was recovered
D) The suspect’s bag was recovered
  • 51. Which pair is an example of synonyms?
A) Arrest-release
B) Court-caught
C) No-never
D) Pretty-beautiful
  • 52. What are the three basic units of written matter?
A) Sentences, paragraphs, pages
B) Words, phrases, clauses
C) Words, sentences, paragraphs
D) Letters, words, sentences
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