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Forensics: Fingerprint Identification Practice

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)

a)

Radial Loop

b)

Whorl

c)

Arch

d)

Ulnar Loop

2.

The ridges on your fingertips stay the same throughout your life.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

This is an example of what type of fingerprint

a)

central pocket whorl

b)

arch

c)

plain whorl

d)

double loop whorl

4.

This is an example of what type of fingerprint

a)

tented arch

b)

accidental whorl

c)

radial loop

d)

plain arch

5.

ID this print

a)

plain whorl

b)

central pocket whorl

c)

double loop whorl

d)

accidental whorl

6.

ID this print

a)

plain whorl

b)

central pocket whorl

c)

double loop whorl

d)

accidental whorl

7.

ID this print

a)

plain whorl

b)

central pocket whorl

c)

double loop whorl

d)

accidental whorl

8.

What type of fingerprint is shown in the diagram below?

a)

Plain arch

b)

Plain whorl

c)

Central Pocket whorl

d)

Double Loop whorl

9.
What pattern is this?
a)
Tented Arch
b)
Plain Arch
c)
Loop
d)
Whorl
10.
What type of whorl is shown?
a)
Plain
b)
Central Pocket
c)
Double Loop
d)
Accidental
11.

What pattern is shown?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Plain whorl

d)

Accidental whorl

12.
What pattern is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Arch
c)
Whorl
13.

What pattern is this?

a)

Loop

b)

Arch

c)

Whorl

14.

How can you tell a radial loop from an ulnar loop?

a)

The radial loop forms an "R" while the ulnar loop forms an "U"

b)

Radial loops are larger

c)

Radial is on the left hand while ulnar is on the right hand

d)

The direction of the loop opening

15.

The image was taken from the left ring finger. What type of loop is it?

a)

Radial

b)

Ulnar

16.

One of more ridges entering from one side of the print and recurving and exiting from the same side are known as:

a)

Arches

b)

Loops

c)

Whorls

d)

Central Pocket Whorls

17.
Name this minutiae type
a)
Enclosure
b)
Island (pick me! pick me! you know you want to)
c)
Bifurcation (fork) 
d)
Ridge ending 
18.

Name this minutiae type

a)

Enclosure

b)

Island

c)

Bifurcation (fork)

d)

Ridge ending

19.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops

20.
Name this minutiae type
a)
Sludge
b)
Island (dot) 
c)
Bifurcation (fork) 
d)
Pore
21.
Name this minutiae type
a)
Delta
b)
Core
c)
Enclosure (eye) 
d)
Hook (spur)
22.
Minutiae type?
a)
Short ridge
b)
Bifurcation
c)
Hook
d)
Delta
23.

Identify circle 3

a)

bifurcation

b)

ridge ending

c)

spur

d)

lake

24.

Identify circle 6

a)

lake

b)

bridge

c)

bifurcation

d)

spur

25.

Identify circle 5

a)

Short Ridge

b)

Bridge

c)

Ridge Ending

d)

Spur

26.

Identify circle 2

a)

dot

b)

Spur

c)

Bifurcation

d)

Bridge

27.

Identify circle 3

a)

Ridge ending

b)

Bridge

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

28.
a)

Central Pocket Loop Whorl

b)

Double Loop Whorl

c)

Plain Whorl

d)

Plain Arch

29.

The area indicated by "B" in the diagram is known as a(n)

a)

Core

b)

Delta

c)

Whorl

d)

Arch

30.
The area indicated by "A" in the diagram is known as a 
a)
Core
b)
Delta
c)
Whorl
d)
Arch