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Ballistics Pre Board 2026

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select which is the frame of a firearm in the illustration?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

2.

An illustration is an example of what?

a)

Internal ballistics

b)

External ballistics

c)

Terminal ballistics

d)

Forensic ballistics

3.

A cartridge shell evidence must be marked by the investigator where?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

4.

Identify what object has rifling marks below.

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

5.

What illustration is an example of firing pin marks?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

6.

What is an example of lever-type firearms in the Illustration?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

7.

What is a smooth-bore firearm example in the Illustration?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

8.

Find the basis for determining the caliber of a firearms in the illustration.

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

9.

What causes rifling marks on the bullet after it was fired from the firearms?

a)

Land

b)

Grooves

c)

Firing pin

d)

Hammer

10.

In a crime involving the use of revolver, which of the empty shell below is more likely to be collected?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

11.

Locate and identify the area in the cartridge where breechface marks can be found when it is fired in firearms.

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

12.

In the cross-cut illustration of cartridge, locate what number the primer is?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

13.

In the bullet illustration, which of them is an example of wad-cutter bullet?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

14.

The following is the composition of blackpowder, EXCEPT what?

a)

Potassium nitrate

b)

Sulfur

c)

Sodium nitrate

d)

Charcoal

15.

More likely, as investigator, the following are common appearance of a crime scene bullet below EXCEPT what?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

16.

Which of the bullet in the illustration would you expect when you fired a gun in the bullet recovery box or drum?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

17.

As ballistic examiner, which of the following is a probable crime scene bullet?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

18.

What is in the illustration show both qualitative and quantitative likeness which means they are product of one and the same tools?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

19.

In the illustrations, which of them is an example of juxtaposition?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

20.

This is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, what is this?

a)

Juxtaposition

b)

Superimposition

c)

Side by side examination

d)

Digital examination

21.

What is that rear extremity of a firearm, which serves to block [at the rear end] the base of a cartridge such that it would not be loosened when it is fired and produces an identifying mark surrounding the firing pin marks and around the face of the primer?

a)

Breechblock

b)

Firing Pin

c)

Barrel bore

d)

Hammer

22.

What is compared in this illustration?

a)

Breechface marks

b)

Firing pin marks

c)

Rifling marks

d)

Extractor marks

23.

These are indications peculiar to one weapon, which can be seen on the cartridge case and or on the bullet fired from it, what is this?

a)

Individual characteristics

b)

Class characteristics

c)

Unusual characteristics

d)

Physical characteristics

24.

They are found on the cylindrical portion of the fired bullets or slugs and are caused by the land inside the barrel of firearms.

a)

Rifling marks

b)

Skid marks

c)

Firing pin marks

d)

Stripping marks

25.

What marks are commonly found on bullets or slugs through loose fit" barrels wherein the rifling’s are badly worn out?

a)

Stripping marks

b)

Rifling marks

c)

Skid marks

d)

Firing pin marks

26.

What marks in the bullet are being illustrated in the crime scene bullet below?

a)

Rifling marks

b)

Slippage

c)

Fingerprint marks

d)

Stripping marks

27.

You are collecting a projectile at the scene of the crime, which among below does not belong to projectile?

a)

Cartridges

b)

Bullet

c)

Shots

d)

Slugs

28.

What is the purpose of illustration below?

a)

To get a test bullet for comparison

b)

To get a crime scene bullet

c)

Comparing a test bullet from crime scene bullet

d)

Testing the accuracy of the gun used in crime

29.

Where do you mark your initial safely in a fired bullet collected at the crime scene?

a)

Base

b)

Nose

c)

Ogive

d)

Body

30.

When a cartridge case is fired in a firearm what notable marks are produced?

a)

Impressed action marks

b)

Striated action marks

c)

Double action marks

d)

Single action marks

31.

When a bullet goes out of the barrel of a rifled-bore firearms, what notable marks are produced?

a)

Striated action marks

b)

Impressed action marks

c)

Double action marks

d)

Single action marks

32.

Examining rifling marks requires the use of what instrument?

a)

Bullet comparison microscope

b)

Magnifying lens

c)

Onoscope

d)

Shadowgraph

33.

Which of the following terms do NOT fall under the category of striated marks from where the word striated action marks come from?

a)

Impression marks

b)

Friction marks

c)

Abrasion marks

d)

Scratch marks

34.

What part of the firearms must be taken by the firearm examiner in determining the direction and pitch of twist including that the depth and width of the land and grooves?

a)

Barrel of the suspected firearms

b)

Frame or receiver of the suspected firearms

c)

Magazine of the suspected firearms

d)

Firing pin assembly of the suspected firearms

35.

Which of the following statement is NOT a foundational techniques in "toolmark identifications"?

a)

That both class and individual characteristics are the same

b)

These characteristics will mark surfaces (e.g., locks, cut wires, fired bullets, etc.) with class and individual characteristics.

c)

A tool is defined as the harder of two objects which, when brought into contact with each other, results in the softer object receiving a toolmark.

d)

Tools (e.g., screwdrivers, firearms, bolt cutters, etc.) will bear unique microscopic characteristics due to the manufacturing processes they undergo and use and abuse.

36.

Identify where primer is located in the illustration?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

37.

Which of the component of the black powder has the largest amount?

a)

Potassium nitrate

b)

Charcoal

c)

Sulfur

d)

Nitroglycerine

38.

What below is an example of primary explosives?

a)

Primer

b)

Blackpowder

c)

Smokeless powder

d)

Trinitrotoluene

39.

What is an example of low explosives?

a)

Blackpowder

b)

Smokeless powder

c)

Trinitrotoluene

d)

Primer

 

40.

The illustration is an example, or what branch of ballistics?

a)

Internal ballistics

b)

External ballistics

c)

Terminal ballistics

d)

Forensic ballistics