State Trooper Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: B

Stop completely until the stopped vehicle leaves: The passage says to be prepared to stop, not that the driver must stop and wait.

Slow to a reasonable, safe speed and be ready to stop: Correct. The passage's second sentence states exactly this requirement.

Continue at the posted speed limit in the same lane: The passage requires slowing down when the driver cannot change lanes.

Drive onto the shoulder to pass the stopped vehicle: The passage never mentions using the shoulder, which would bring the driver closer to the stopped vehicle.

Reading items are answered from the passage alone. Find the sentence that covers the exact condition in the question ('if changing lanes is unsafe').

Answer: A

Thieves are mainly targeting vehicles parked overnight in unlit lots.: Correct. The time (overnight) and the unlit lots are common to all five thefts, so the conclusion fits every case.

Thieves are targeting only pickup trucks and SUVs parked in unlit lots.: One theft involved a sedan, so 'only' is contradicted by the facts.

The thefts are happening at all hours of the day.: All five thefts happened between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.

Vehicles in well-lit lots are now being targeted most.: All five vehicles were in unlit lots; nothing suggests lit lots are targeted.

Inductive reasoning: find what all cases share. A good general conclusion fits every case; 'only' or 'all' claims fail if one case is an exception.

Answer: B

contradicted: Contradicted is the opposite of corroborated.

confirmed: Correct. To corroborate is to support or confirm with additional evidence.

recorded: The video recorded the stop, but corroborated describes how it relates to the trooper's account: it supported it.

questioned: Questioning an account casts doubt on it, the opposite of corroborating it.

Corroborate = confirm or support with more evidence. Corroborating evidence makes an account more believable.

Answer: B

North: She was heading north after the left onto Pine Street, but the final right turn changes that.

East: Correct. North → right = east (Mill Road) → left = north (Pine Street) → right = east (Oak Avenue).

South: Getting south would need two right turns in a row from north; the left and right here cancel out.

West: West would follow a left turn from north, but her last turn was to the right.

Track heading after each turn: a right turn rotates 90° clockwise (N→E→S→W), and a left turn rotates 90° counterclockwise. The street count ('second left') changes location, not direction.

Answer: D

Exit 42: 42 is the mile marker where the crash happened.

Exit 41: 41 does not appear in the alert.

Exit 36: 36 does not appear in the alert.

Exit 39: Correct. The alert says the van was last seen leaving at Exit 39.

Link each number to what it labels (mile marker 42 = crash; Exit 39 = last seen; 4:50 = time).

Answer: C

Let her go with a warning to avoid trouble with your sergeant.: Giving special treatment because of a personal connection undermines fairness and integrity.

Call your sergeant from the scene and ask what he wants you to do.: This puts the sergeant in a conflict of interest and treats the stop differently because of who the driver is.

Handle the stop exactly as you would for any other driver.: Correct. Enforcement decisions should rest on the facts and policy, not on the driver's relationships.

Issue the ticket and tell her you dislike people who name-drop.: Enforcing the law is right, but the personal remark is unprofessional and could escalate the stop.

Integrity means equal treatment: the same facts lead to the same decision, whoever the person is, delivered professionally.