1. What is the next number in the following sequence?

1, 1, 4, 2, 9, 6, 16, 24, 25, ___

2. Compare the Reference Records with the matching Submitted Records.
Count one discrepancy for each field that does not match.
How many total field discrepancies are present?

Reference Records

1. Name: Owen Reed; Date of Birth: 1988-04-12; File No.: PT-6410-MV; Postal Code: K2R-5L9
2. Name: Carla Nguyen; Date of Birth: 1995-11-03; File No.: HB-2087-QS; Postal Code: V4N-1C6
3. Name: Amir Brooks; Date of Birth: 1990-06-27; File No.: LD-7392-RA; Postal Code: M6P-0T4
4. Name: Elena Frost; Date of Birth: 1986-09-18; File No.: CX-5108-NB; Postal Code: H3K-2B7

Submitted Records

1. Name: Owen Reed; Date of Birth: 1988-04-12; File No.: PT-641O-MV; Postal Code: K2R-5L9
2. Name: Carla Nguyen; Date of Birth: 1995-11-03; File No.: HB-2087-QS; Postal Code: V4N-1C6
3. Name: Amir Brook; Date of Birth: 1990-06-27; File No.: LD-7932-RA; Postal Code: M6P-0T4
4. Name: Elena Frost; Date of Birth: 1986-09-18; File No.: CX-5108-NB; Postal Code: H3K-2B7

3.

You are an officer on duty at the St. Croix Port of Entry (POE). The facility map is divided into a grid to coordinate movement and locations. Rows are labeled A–F (top to bottom) and columns are labeled 1–6 (left to right). Each grid square represents an area of 50 meters by 50 meters. All movements and decisions must follow posted directions and the rules below.

Key Rules:

• One-Way Roads: Row C is Westbound ONLY. Row F is Eastbound ONLY.
• Two-Way Roads: Central Avenue (Row D) and all vertical roads (1-6) are two-way.
• Restricted Area: The Armoury (E5) is strictly off-limits. Entry is prohibited.

Situation: You need to perform a perimeter check by driving a complete, non-repeating loop around the facility’s outer boundary road network, starting and ending at Entry Point S-1 (D1). You must obey all traffic laws.

Protocol:

• You may drive ONLY on the outer boundary road network: Column 1, Row F, Column 6, and Row C. Crossing a Row D square is allowed only when moving vertically along Column 1 or Column 6, but driving along Row D/Central Avenue or entering any interior area is prohibited.
• Row C = Westbound only. Row F = Eastbound only.
• The loop must be non-repeating, with no backtracking over any grid square, except returning to D1 at the end.

Question: Which grid square will you NOT pass through during this perimeter check?

4. At the Pacific Highway Border Crossing, the following data was recorded over a five-day operational period:

Question: Based solely on the data above, which of the following statements is most accurate?

5. A team must schedule four activities during a work period from 09:00 to 13:00.

Activity details:

• Activity P takes 45 minutes and must be completed first because all other activities depend on its information.
• Activity Q takes 30 minutes and can only be performed during an external contact window from 09:45 to 10:15.
• Activity R takes 60 minutes and must be completed before Activity S.
• Activity S takes 45 minutes and must be the final activity completed.
• Only one activity may run at a time.

Which schedule is the only valid arrangement?

6. Situation: You are reviewing documentation to confirm that a required two-step process was completed before a case was forwarded.

Protocol:

• Both Step 1 and Step 2 must be explicitly confirmed in official process records before the case is considered ready to forward.
• A general update, unlabelled action, or forwarding message does not confirm completion of a specific required step.
• Partial completion does not satisfy the forwarding requirement.

Sources:

• Process checklist: Step 1 marked complete; Step 2 section is blank.
• System activity log: “Step 1 completed” recorded at 10:05; “record updated” recorded at 10:05 with no Step 2 label or completion note.
• Handover email: “Both steps completed — ready to forward.”

Question: Which conclusion is best supported?

7. During your shift, a traveler at your station tells you that an officer they spoke with earlier gave them information that directly contradicts what you are now telling them. The traveler is not confrontational, but they are unsettled and want to know which answer is correct.

What would be the most effective response to this situation?

8. A traveler arrives at your workstation and tells you they were directed there by another officer who said you could help them. The traveler appears uncertain about what they need. You have not been briefed and have no context for the referral.

What would be the least effective response to this situation?

9. Select the grammatically correct sentence from the options below.

10. Read the following sentences and choose the most logical order.

1. The final message should be polite, accurate, and easy for the reader to understand.
2. Before writing a response, the writer should identify the main issue.
3. Any unnecessary details should then be removed to keep the response focused.
4. Next, the relevant facts should be organized in a clear sequence.