NY State Trooper Entrance Exam

Study this description once: "A person wearing a red cap, gray coat, and black shoes left a white sedan and walked east toward a grocery store." Without rereading the description, in which direction did the person walk?

• ANorth
• BSouth
• CEast
• DWest

Study this description once: "A silver sport-utility vehicle with plate FXR-8821 stopped beside a stone wall at 7:35 a.m." Without rereading the description, what color was the vehicle?

• ABlack
• BWhite
• CSilver
• DBlue

Study this description once: "A red pickup truck bearing commercial plate 88412-CB was parked in the north lot beside a yellow van." Without rereading the description, what type of plate was on the pickup truck?

• APassenger
• BCommercial
• CLivery
• DVanity

Study this description once: "The person wore a gray jersey and dark jeans and had a dragon tattoo on the right forearm." Without rereading the description, which distinctive feature was reported?

• AA scar on the chin
• BA star tattoo on the left hand
• CA dragon tattoo on the right forearm
• DA bandage on the left wrist

Study this description once: "A black Subaru Outback with plate JKR-7755 was in the median. Its driver wore a green jacket." Without rereading the description, what was the vehicle make?

• AToyota
• BSubaru
• CHyundai
• DHonda

Study this description once: "At 6:45 p.m., a blue delivery van with plate TQH-6194 stopped beside Gate 3. The driver wore an orange vest." Without rereading the description, what was the plate?

• ATQH-6194
• BTQH-6914
• CTHQ-6194
• DTQK-6194

Study this description once: "A dark-blue sedan had damage to its left rear bumper and a plate ending in 92." Without rereading the description, which part of the vehicle was damaged?

• ALeft front bumper
• BRight front bumper
• CLeft rear bumper
• DRight rear bumper

Study this description once: "Person 1 wore a blue coat and black cap. Person 2 wore a red jacket and gray scarf. Person 3 wore a green sweater and brown hat." Without rereading the description, who wore the red jacket?

• APerson 1
• BPerson 2
• CPerson 3
• DNo person listed

Study this list once: "Avery: 5 feet 8 inches; Blake: 6 feet 1 inch; Casey: 5 feet 11 inches; Drew: 5 feet 9 inches." Without rereading the list, who was tallest?

• ABlake
• BCasey
• CDrew
• DAvery

Study this sequence once: "The three packages were labeled KLM-4421, RPS-7118, and TVN-3056, in that order." Without rereading the sequence, what was the first label?

• AKLM-4421
• BKML-4412
• CRPS-7118
• DTVN-3056

Study this description once: "The visitor wore a tan coat, carried a red folder, had a small scar on the right cheek, and left at 4:20 p.m." Without rereading the description, which facial feature was noted?

• AA mole on the left cheek
• BA bandage on the nose
• CA small scar on the right cheek
• DA beard

Study this description once: "Vehicle A was a white sedan. Vehicle B was a blue cargo van. Vehicle C was a red hatchback. Vehicle D was a black pickup." Without rereading the description, which vehicle was identified as the cargo van?

• AVehicle A
• BVehicle B
• CVehicle C
• DVehicle D

Study this list once: "Desk 1: NQF-6390; Desk 2: HRX-2841; Desk 3: KBT-5076; Desk 4: MLP-9183." Without rereading the list, which code appeared at Desk 2?

• ANQF-6390
• BKBT-5076
• CHRX-2841
• DMLP-9183

Study this list once: "Jordan had a mark above the left eyebrow; Morgan had a mark on the chin; Riley had a mark below the right eye; Taylor had no visible mark." Without rereading the list, who had the mark above the left eyebrow?

• AMorgan
• BJordan
• CTaylor
• DRiley

Study this description once: "Four people entered in order: one in a black ski mask, one in a green hood, one in a white cap, and one in a blue scarf." Without rereading the description, what did the first person wear?

• AA black ski mask
• BA green hood
• CA white cap
• DA blue scarf

Read the notice: "The east entrance opens at 8:00 a.m. The west entrance remains closed until noon. Deliveries must use the east entrance before noon." Which entrance must a 10:30 a.m. delivery use?

• AThe west entrance
• BEither entrance
• CThe east entrance
• DNeither entrance

Read the notice: "Reports submitted by noon Friday will be reviewed that afternoon. Reports submitted later will be reviewed Monday." A report is submitted at 12:15 p.m. Friday. When will it be reviewed?

• AFriday morning
• BFriday afternoon
• CMonday
• DThe notice does not allow review

Read the memo: "The meeting room is reserved for training on Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday's training has been canceled, but Tuesday's session will proceed." On which day will training still occur?

• AMonday
• BTuesday
• CWednesday
• DThursday

Read the passage: "Heavy rain delayed buses on the north route. The south route stayed open and remained on schedule. Service on both routes returned to normal after the rain ended." Which statement is supported by the passage?

• ABoth routes closed during the rain.
• BOnly the south route was delayed.
• CThe north route was delayed during the rain.
• DThe north route never returned to normal.

Read the two statements. Statement 1: "The package arrived after the office opened, and its seal was intact." Statement 2: "I saw the sealed package on the counter at 9:20 a.m." Which fact is confirmed by both statements?

• AThe package was opened at 9:20 a.m.
• BThe package's seal was intact.
• CThe package arrived before the office opened.
• DThe package was delivered by the same person who saw it.

Read the schedule: "Interview 1 begins at 9:10 a.m. Each of three interviews lasts 20 minutes. A 10-minute break follows each of the first two interviews." When does Interview 3 end?

• A10:10 a.m.
• B10:20 a.m.
• C10:25 a.m.
• D10:30 a.m.

Read the passage: "Employees who volunteered for optional practice sessions later had higher average scores. Because volunteers may differ from nonvolunteers in motivation or prior skill, the results do not establish that the sessions caused the higher scores." What is the author's main point?

• AThe practice sessions definitely lowered scores.
• BThe volunteers and nonvolunteers had identical prior skill.
• CThe association alone does not prove that practice caused the score difference.
• DOptional practice should always be mandatory.