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The CPOE exam has 150 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free CPOE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Chicago Police Officer Examination blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Job-Related Behavioral Attributes 59% of exam
Question 1
Officers Vance and Ruiz were dispatched at 9:14 p.m. to a report of a disturbance at 1420 West Ardmore. On arrival they were met outside by the building manager, who told them the noise was coming from the third floor. In the third-floor hallway they spoke with two residents before proceeding to Apartment 3C, where they met the complainant, Ms. Oyelaran. Ms. Oyelaran stated that loud music had begun at approximately 8:30 p.m. and that she had knocked on the door of Apartment 3D twice before calling police.
According to the passage, after arriving at the building the officers spoke with which person FIRST?
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Correct answer: A - The building manager
Question 2
Report of Officer Adeyemi: On 3 March at 11:40 a.m. I responded to Kroll's Hardware, 3311 North Kimball, regarding a retail theft. The store owner, Mr. Petrakis, stated that a male subject placed two cordless drills into a backpack and left through the north exit without paying. Mr. Petrakis stated that he did not see the subject's face, but that he recognized the jacket as one worn by a man who had been in the store the previous week. Store surveillance was not operational at the time.
Which statement is BEST supported by the information in this report?
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Correct answer: D - Mr. Petrakis reported that two cordless drills were taken from the store
Domain 2: Deductive Reasoning
Question 3
For this question, assume the following definition:
CRIMINAL TRESPASS TO A RESIDENCE occurs when a person knowingly enters a dwelling without authority AND, at the time of entry, knows that another person is present in the dwelling.
Daniels opened an unlocked rear door and walked into the kitchen of a home in which he did not live and had no permission to enter. The homeowner was asleep in an upstairs bedroom at the time. Daniels later stated that he had watched the house for several minutes and believed no one was home.
Based ONLY on the definition above, Daniels:
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Correct answer: C - Did not commit the offense, because he did not know another person was present
Question 4
For this question, assume the following definitions:
CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY - knowingly damaging the property of another.
AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY - committing Criminal Damage to Property when the damage exceeds $500, or when the property damaged is a place of worship, a school, or a health care facility.
Ms. Ferreira, angry after a dispute, threw a rock through a ground-floor window of a vacant office building. The window was valued at $310. The building had previously operated as a dental clinic but had been closed for two years and was listed for sale.
Based ONLY on the definitions above, Ms. Ferreira's conduct is BEST classified as:
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Correct answer: A - Criminal Damage to Property
Domain 3: Flexibility of Closure
Question 5
A district's monthly summary lists the following retail theft reports:
April - 180
May - 225
June - 261
The percentage increase in retail theft reports from April to May was:
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Correct answer: B - 25%
Domain 4: Inductive Reasoning
Question 6
An officer arrives at a two-vehicle crash on a highway exit ramp shortly after 11:00 p.m. One driver is standing in an open traffic lane, arguing loudly with the second driver. Fuel is visibly pooling beneath one of the vehicles. Neither driver appears injured, and both vehicles are blocking the right lane.
Which condition MOST urgently requires the officer's attention?
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Correct answer: D - A person standing in an open traffic lane beside pooling fuel
Domain 5: Information Gathering
Question 7
Place the following events in the correct chronological order:
1. Officer Kim issued the driver a written warning.
2. Officer Kim observed a vehicle cross the center line twice.
3. The vehicle came to a stop on the right shoulder.
4. Officer Kim activated her emergency lights.
5. The driver produced a license and proof of insurance.
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Correct answer: C - 2 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 1
Domain 6: Problem Sensitivity
Question 8
Which sentence is written CORRECTLY?
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Correct answer: B - The evidence was inventoried by Sergeant Halloran and me.
Domain 7: Selective Attention
Question 9
Which of the following EXACTLY matches the reference number shown below?
Reference: BX7-4Q9L02-M8
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Correct answer: D - BX7-4Q9L02-M8
Domain 8: Verbal Comprehension
Question 10
A witness describes a suspect observed one week earlier. Officers later locate a person of interest whose current appearance differs from the description in several respects. Which characteristic is LEAST likely to have changed, and therefore MOST useful for identification?