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Police Officer Exam: Written Expression Practice Test 1
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WRITTEN EXPRESSION: This ability involves using English words or sentences in writing so that others will understand. Some samples of questions using this ability follow:

Police Officer Exam: Written Expression Practice Test 1
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1. While on patrol, Officer Wilson responds to a traffic accident. The following details were obtained at the scene:
Place of Accident: Intersection of 13th Avenue and 83rd Street
Time of Accident: 6:30 P.M.
Vehicle Involved: 1993 Buick
Driver: Elizabeth Pollock
Damage: Vehicle struck a guardrail causing a dented front fender.
Officer Wilson is completing a report of the incident.
Which one of the following expresses the above information most clearly, accurately and completely?
2. A student officer is preparing a report on the specialized Bureaus within the NYPD as a homework assignment. She reviews the rough draft of her report, which contains the following two sentences:
The Operations Unit the Department’s information gathering, storing, and disseminating unit for a wide variety of incidents including spontaneous and ongoing situations.
To carry out its mission, it is necessary that the Operations Unit receive status reports concerning ongoing incidents from all Department commands.
Which of the following best describes the above sentences?