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The MPOE exam has 200 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free MPOE questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the MTA Police Officer Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Deductive Reasoning
Question 1
Read the following once, then answer without looking back. At 09:47 an officer observes four people in a station waiting area: a man in a navy jacket seated near the ticket window holding a brown briefcase; a woman in a tan raincoat standing by the north exit with a rolling suitcase; a second man in a navy jacket standing near the vending machines with a black backpack; and a teenager in a green hooded sweatshirt seated on the floor near the timetable board. Question: What was the man seated near the ticket window carrying?
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Correct answer: A - A brown briefcase
Domain 2: Flexibility of Closure
Question 2
An officer leaves a fixed post traveling south on Adams Street. At the first intersection the officer makes a left turn, travels two blocks, makes a right turn, travels one block, and then makes another right turn. In which direction is the officer now traveling?
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Correct answer: D - West
Question 3
Adams Street, Baker Street, and Carter Street run north-south, listed here from west to east. First Avenue, Second Avenue, and Third Avenue run east-west, listed here from north to south. Carter Street is one-way southbound. Third Avenue is one-way westbound. All other streets carry two-way traffic. An officer driving a patrol vehicle is at Adams Street and Third Avenue and must reach Carter Street and First Avenue. Which is the MOST direct legal route?
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Correct answer: A - North on Adams to First, then east on First to Carter
Domain 3: Inductive Reasoning
Question 4
A flat rectangular sign has four words printed around its edge. Reading clockwise from the top, they read: NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST. The sign is rotated 180 degrees within its own plane. Reading clockwise from the top, what is the new order of the words?
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Correct answer: C - SOUTH, WEST, NORTH, EAST
Domain 4: Information Gathering
Question 5
A posted procedure states: 'An employee who discovers an unsecured access door shall notify a supervisor immediately, unless the door can be secured without the employee leaving the immediate area, in which case the employee shall secure the door and notify a supervisor before the end of tour. An employee may request assistance from another employee at any time.' An employee discovers an unsecured access door and determines it can be locked from where the employee is standing. According to the procedure, what is the employee required to do?
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Correct answer: B - Secure the door and notify a supervisor before end of tour
Domain 5: Problem Sensitivity
Question 6
An officer must record that the conductor reported a disturbance and that Officer Reyes then spoke with the conductor. Which sentence states this MOST clearly?
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Correct answer: A - The conductor reported the disturbance; Officer Reyes then spoke with the conductor.
Domain 6: Selective Attention
Question 7
A department rule states: 'If an officer transports a prisoner, the officer shall record the starting and ending odometer readings.' An officer's vehicle log for a tour shows both a starting and an ending odometer reading. Based ONLY on this rule and this log entry, which conclusion MUST be true?
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Correct answer: C - No conclusion about prisoner transport follows
Domain 7: Spatial Orientation
Question 8
Three witnesses describe the same subject. Witness A reports: male, medium build, black baseball cap, tattoo on the left side of the neck. Witness B reports: male, medium build, no hat, tattoo on the neck, gray jacket. Witness C reports: male, heavy build, dark cap, neck tattoo, gray jacket. Which candidate is MOST likely the subject?
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Correct answer: D - A male of medium build with a tattoo on the left side of the neck, wearing no hat
Domain 10: Visualization
Question 9
A station recorded 240 reported incidents last year and 288 reported incidents this year. What is the percent increase from last year to this year?
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Correct answer: B - 20%
Domain 12: Positive Outlook
Question 10
An applicant submits an online application for MTA Police Officer and meets the preliminary qualification requirements. According to the MTA's published process, how are applicants then chosen to sit for the written examination?
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Correct answer: D - By random selection from the pool of qualified applicants