Evidence and Investigation - PAT Practice Test

Use the following information to answer question 1. Characteristics of Four Tracks Left by the Same Student Track | Description of Imprint | Length of Stride (cm) --- | --- | --- I | Heel and toe of the shoe clearly distinguishable | 23 II | Heel and toe of the shoe clearly distinguishable | 52 III | Only the toe of the shoe distinguishable | 23 IV | Only the toe of the shoe distinguishable | 52 Which track was most likely made by the student when he was walking?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Use the following information to answer question 2. The ink from four different pens was tested using chromatography. What is the responding variable in the test shown above?

• Colour of the pen

• Type of filter paper

• Separation of the ink

• Length of the filter paper

Which of the following rows matches the colour of powder that should be used to collect fingerprints with the colour of the surface on which the fingerprint is found?

• Yellow - Light coloured

• Black - Dark coloured

• White - Light coloured

• White - Dark coloured

An observation that can be made about the scene above is that a

• person accessed information from the computer on the desk

• broken vase is on the floor in front of the china cabinet

• person dropped a newspaper outside the door

• bookcase was moved

A Science 6 student tracks soil into her house after being outside. The soil is fine with brown, rock-like particles in it. The dichotomous key shown below identifies some characteristics of the soil found in different locations in the student’s neighborhood. Which of the following locations did the student most likely visit before she entered her house?

• Beach

• Playground

• Baseball field

• Construction site

Use the following information to answer questions 6 to 8. The sequence in which the tracks were made, from earliest to latest, was

• dog, snowmobile, human, deer

• dog, human, snowmobile, deer

• deer, human, snowmobile, dog

• deer, snowmobile, human, dog

Which of the following inferences is supported by the information shown above?

• The snowmobile broke through the fence.

• The snowmobile carried two people.

• The deer jumped over the fence.

• The man chased the dog.

For which of the tracks on the previous page would it be most difficult to determine the direction of travel?

• Dog

• Deer

• Human

• Snowmobile

An observation that can be made from the diagram above is that the

• human tracks were made by two different shoe sizes

• coyote was scared and ran away when it saw the bear

• bear tracks are on top of the coyote and human tracks

• coyote was scared and ran away when it saw the people

Use the following information to answer this question. The police find the following set of fingerprints. The patterns on the fingerprints shown above, from left to right, are a

• loop, an arch, a loop, and an arch

• loop, an arch, a loop, and a whorl

• whorl, an arch, a whorl, and an arch

• whorl, an arch, a whorl, and a loop