SOUTHERN CAPITAL COLLEGES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
S.Y. 2023 -2024
TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING
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Name: ____________________ Date: _______________ Score: _______________

Year and Section: ______________Permit Number: ______________________________

Test I.
Instructions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. ERASURE MEANS WRONG!

1. In order for a technical writer to produce good writing texts he must ______.
a. be observant c. know what is thinking
b. possess good writing skills d. all the above

2. The most important element in technical writing.

a. Grammar c. Subject
b. Paragraph d. Sentence

3. It is a form of communication in a specified field, example in Criminology.

a. Forensic c. Police Blotter
b. Technical Writing d. Rogues Gallery

4. The objective information of a written material.

a. Sentence c. Problem
b. Subject d. Both B and C

5. This is one important job of a police officer as it would help him with his investigation and also acts as
evidence in court.
a. Technical Writing c. Memorandum
b. Police Report d. Police Notes

6. PSUPT. Sayles conducted interview on a person believed to have witnessed a certain crime, before he will
make the final report, he must make an ______ wherein he will entry all the information obtained from the
interview and it will be his basis in making his final report.
a. guess c. report
b. outline d. interview

7. PAT. Diaz made a report stating their respective station’s shortage on supplies and requesting for additional
ones from the Regional Office, his report would be the basis for the RO’s decision. This basically means
that?
a. Reports are utilized to make necessary decisions.
b. The report must be precise to what supply must be needed.
c. Pat. Diaz must be aware of his grammar when making a report.
d. All of the above

8. Prior to the previous question. If the supplies that were requested from the Regional Office didn’t match the
number of supplies needed for the station, then PAT. Diaz will be held responsible. This best explains that.
a. A report writer must be aware of the specific information he is writing as it will serve as the basis
of future decisions
b. Maybe the report was grammatically incorrect.
c. PAT. Diaz needs to be careful when making reports
d. NOTA

9. PSSG. Cambi, is the investigator of an alleged murder case, wherein the information he has gathered in his
investigation and reports will be used as references by the prosecutor in the implementation of justice. This
basically means that the report stated in this situation_______
a. Values the organization c. Values outside the organization
 b. Values within the organization d. Values the investigation

10. PCPL. Saludsod responded to a road collision, wherein the main cause of the accident was the defective
traffic light that led to the confusion of the drivers. In order to prevent such accidents PCPL. Saludsod must
include the defective traffic light in his report, so that proper precautions will be done by the government.
This basically means that the report stated in this situation _____.
a. Values the organization c. Values outside the organization
b. Values within the organization d. Values the investigation

11. PAT. Pracquilez has a very unique way of writing a report, wherein he always ends his report with the line
“God Bless and More Power.” This basically means that _______.
a. Police Reports prepared by an officer is also colored by their personality.
b. Police reports depends on how you write it as long as it is clear and precise.
c. Police reports must be written in two paragraphs.
d. All of the above

12. PAT. Florah Mays work is very neat and can be easily understood. What is lacking in the sentence?
a. Put comma before the subject.
b. Apostrophe because it is stating ownership
c. Question Mark
d. Nothing wrong

13. PAT. Kim Lourd Sombol investigator-on-case submitted his reports to the prosecutor last night.
What is lacking in the sentence?
a. Parenthesis on the word “investigator-on-case
b. Period, because it expresses a complete thought
c. Abbreviate “investigator-on-case”
d. Nothing wrong

14. The defendant simply said “I am not guilty” during his arraignment. The punctuation that must be used
is?
a. Comma c. Question Mark
b. Quotation Mark d. Period

15. Which of the following must not be capitalized when writing a report.
a. First word of a sentence c. Abbreviated Nouns
b. An article d. Academic degrees when they follow a person’s name

16. This perspective promotes objectivity as the report writer attempts to detach himself from the “action.”
a. Third person c. The first person
b. Second person d. The writer of the report.

17. X killed Y. The word “killed” is what you call a?

a. Adjective c. Pronoun
b. Verb d. Noun

18. Prior to the previous question this type of verb is a?

a. Intransitive Verb c. Action word
b. Transitive Verb d. Noun

19. In writing a report about a certain crime, we must use past tense in some of our words, this because?
a. The crime has already happened when you made the report.
b. The crime is about to happen.
c. The crime will never happen.
d. Both B and C
20. Police Inspector Ponce deployed his men at certain points around the city perimeters to check if there
are any unusual happenings during the day. This sentence is what you call an?
a. Declarative Sentence c. Imperative Sentence
b. Interrogative Sentence d. Simple Sentence

21. Are structural units used for grouping information, is called a ______.
a. Sentence c. Preposition
b. Paragraph d. Conjunction

22. A paragraph must answer the 5W’s and 1H. So the “WHAT” is simply asking the?
a. The person who committed the crime
b. Location of the crime
c. Time of the commission.
d. Motive of the perpetrator.

23. X climbed up the window of the house of Y, while he was away and sneakily went inside to steal the
latter’s valuables. In writing a report this situation will answer the question?
a. WHO c. HOW
b. WHAT d. WHY

24. Are words or phrases that show relationship between thoughts, sentences or paragraphs.
a. Transitions c. Verbs
b. Homonyms d. Pronouns

25. Are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
a. Antonyms c. Homonyms
b. Synonyms d. Common Names

Test II.
Instructions: Paragraph writing (25 points)

 Write 2 paragraphs about the Criminal Justice System in the Philippines.