Texas Department of Public Safety
Trooper Trainee Practice Test
SAMPLE MATH PROBLEMS
1. $45.50 2. $8.10 3. Fifty pennies is equivalent to how many dimes?
+ 3.75 x 4
a. 50
a. $48.25 a. $24.40 b. 25
b. $49.25 b. $24.44 c. 15
c. $48.15 c. $32.40 d. 10
d. $49.15 d. $32.44 e. 5
4. $200 plus 8% sales tax is equivalent to: 5. If the new laptop costs $800 and it was twice as expensive
as the desktop, what was the cost of the desktop?
a. $208
b. $210 a. $200
c. $216 b. $400
d. $280 c. $1200
e. $1600 d. $1600
6. 3600 divided by 4 equals: 7. 10% of $640 is:
a. 700 a. $6.40
b. 800 b. $6400.00
c. 900 c. $0.64
d. 1100 d. $64.00
8. If TXDPS has 2000 Troopers and is 9. If 300 letters were mailed in 30 days, and provided the same number
projected to increase to 2200 Troopers of letters were mailed each day, how many letters were mailed each
by the end of the year, what percentage day?
increase is projected?
a. 10
a. 5% b. 15
b. 10% c. 30
c. 15% d. 60
d. 20% e. 90
10. 6600.44 11. $6,750,450
300.20 - 4,811,325
5150.00
+ 13.00 a. 1,939,125
b. 2,939,125
a. 12053.44 c. 1,939,135
b. 11053.44 d. 2,939,135
c. 12063.64 e. 1,949,125
d. 11063.44 f. 2,949,125
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Trooper Trainee Practice Test
12. 40% of $400 = 13. If TXDPS tripled the amount of cash seized in three years and the
amount of cash seized was $855,720 in 2016, how much cash was
a. $10 seized in 2019?
b. $80
c. $160 a. $2,567,160
d. $440 b. $2,567,163
e. $1600 c. $2,565,160
d. $2,565,163
SAMPLE READING COMPREHENSION
The Texas Highway Patrol protects Texas from public safety threats by conducting high visibility patrol; deterring,
detecting, and interdicting public safety threats on roadways; responding to critical events and conditions on Texas
roadways; providing statewide emergency response and rescue; utilizing advancements in technology to conduct
commercial vehicle enforcement operations. In addition, the Highway Patrol provides drug and explosive canine
detection, tactical marine patrol, dive and recovery operations, and the forensic mapping of crash and crime scenes.
Texas State Troopers across the state train in crowd management to provide citizens a safe environment to engage and
attend public events. Troopers can respond to any location in the state of Texas to assist and provide support during
natural disasters to ensure property and citizens are protected.
1. Texas citizens can safely engage and attend _____________ events.
a. impartial
b. public
c. controlled
d. protected
2. The Highway Patrol protects _______________ from public safety threats.
a. citizens
b. roadways
c. Texas
d. criminals.
3. The Highway Patrol provides the following canine detection:
a. explosive
b. drug
c. cadaver
d. both a and b
e. all of the above
Training Operations Division – Recruiting – 2021
Texas Department of Public Safety
Trooper Trainee Practice Test
4. Troopers respond to ________ events and conditions on Texas _________ .
a. critical, highways
b. emergency, highways
c. critical, roadways
d. emergency, roadways
e. funny, soil
ANSWER KEY
MATH
1. b
2. c
3. e (50 divided by 10 = 5)
4. c ($200 x 0.08 = 16 for a total of $216)
5. b ($800 divided by 2 = $400)
6. c
7. d ($640 x 0.08 = $64.00)
8. b (2000 divided by 2200 = 10%)
9. a (300 divided by 30 = 10)
10. c
11. a
12. c
13. a (855,720 x 3 = 2,567,160)
READING
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. c
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
The Math Skills Test consist of 20 problems and is a four (4) minute timed test.
The Reading Comprehension Test consist of two (2) short paragraphs with five (5) questions per paragraph for a total of
ten (10) questions. The Reading Comprehension Test is a four (4) minute timed test.
Training Operations Division – Recruiting – 2021
