Police report writing

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for police report writing selection in the police, justice, corrections, border, and security sector with 5 skill areas: verbal reasoning, attention and concentration, critical thinking, situational judgment and reading comprehension. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Reading comprehension — Understanding passages, instructions, policies, technical material, and workplace documents.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Which report sentence states an observable fact?

   • A. The driver was definitely guilty.
   • B. I saw a blue sedan leave the car park at 21:14.
   • C. Everyone there looked suspicious.
   • D. It was the worst incident ever.

2. Events occurred at 19:05, 19:20, and 19:12. Which order is chronological?

   • A. 19:12, 19:20, 19:05
   • B. 19:20, 19:05, 19:12
   • C. 19:05, 19:12, 19:20
   • D. 19:05, 19:20, 19:12

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.