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The MCOLES R&W Test exam has 120 questions and runs 2 hours.
These 10 free MCOLES R&W Test questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the MCOLES Reading and Writing Test blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Writing Skills 50% of exam
Question 1
Officers shall submit all recovered property to the Property Room before the end of the shift during which it was recovered. When the Property Room is closed, the recovering officer shall place the property in a temporary evidence locker and submit the property receipt to the on-duty supervisor. Firearms, controlled substances, and currency may not be placed in temporary lockers under any circumstances; these items shall be transferred directly to the on-duty supervisor, who shall secure them in the departmental safe until the Property Room reopens.
According to the passage, an officer who recovers $400 in cash at 0300 hours, while the Property Room is closed, shall:
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Correct answer: D - Transfer the currency directly to the on-duty supervisor
Question 2
The supervisor's review of the initial report was cursory; she signed it within moments of receiving it and moved on to the next item in her queue. Two weeks later, when the prosecutor requested clarification on the sequence of events, the omissions in the narrative became apparent, and the reporting officer was directed to submit a supplemental report.
As used in the passage, the word "cursory" most nearly means:
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Correct answer: A - Hurried and superficial
Question 3
The department began requiring a two-officer response to all domestic disturbance calls in January. In the twelve months that followed, the number of officer injuries reported at domestic calls fell by roughly one-third. During the same period, average response time to those calls increased by four minutes, and the department received an increased number of complaints regarding delayed arrival.
Which conclusion is BEST supported by the passage?
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Correct answer: C - The policy change brought both a benefit and a drawback
Domain 2: Reading Comprehension 50% of exam
Question 4
Which statement provides the MOST useful and complete information?
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Correct answer: D - A white male, approximately 25 years old, 5'10", wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, took two power drills and fled north on Adams Street
Question 5
Which statement records what the officer observed rather than what the officer concluded?
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Correct answer: C - The driver had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and an odor of intoxicants
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Question 6
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
After the supervisor arrived, the crowd ______ without further incident.
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Correct answer: B - dispersed
Question 7
Which sentence is grammatically CORRECT?
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Correct answer: C - The sergeant, along with two deputies, was dispatched to the disturbance
Question 8
Which spelling correctly completes the sentence?
The detective conducted ______ of the residence for six hours.
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Correct answer: D - surveillance
Question 9
Which version of the bracketed phrase is stated MOST clearly?
[Due to the fact that] the driver could not produce identification, a supervisor was requested.
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Correct answer: B - Because
Question 10
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The vehicle was recovered with ______ ignition column damaged.
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Correct answer: A - its
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