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Border Patrol Practice Exam: Logic, Reasoning, and Math Exercises, Exams of Administrative Law

A practice exam for border patrol, focusing on logic, reasoning, and basic math skills. it includes various question types, such as determining valid conclusions from given premises, identifying positive or negative words, and solving simple arithmetic problems. This resource is valuable for those preparing for border patrol examinations or similar assessments requiring logical and mathematical aptitude.

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Border Patrol Practice Exam 2025-2026
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Some lawyers are Supreme Court Justices.
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Everyone working for the US Government is a CBP Officer
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Questions With Correct Answers Rated

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

Some of the people who speak Spanish are at my party.

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

Some lawyers are Supreme Court Justices.

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

Everyone working for the US Government is a CBP Officer

Invalid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

All the people who speak Spanish are at my party

Invalid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

All lawyers are Supreme Court Justices

Invalid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

Some employees of the US Government are CBP Officers

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a person is not an employee of the US Government, the person is not a CBP Officer

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a criminal is released, the criminal has recieved a pardon

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a criminal is not released, the criminal has not received a pardon

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a person is guilty of a felony, that person has been convicted of murder

Invalid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a person does not live in Europe, the person does not live in Germany

Valid

Valid Conclusion or Invalid Conclusion

If a car does not run, the car has no gas

Invalid

Positive Words or Negative Words

All

Positive

Positive Words or Negative Words

Seldom

Negative

Positive Words or Negative Words

Some

Positive

Positive Words or Negative Words

Never

Negative

Non-

Negative

Positive Prefixes or Negative Prefixes

Un-

Negative

Positive Prefixes or Negative Prefixes

Dis-

Negative

What are examples of Connector Words?

Whenever

Unless

Except

Often, crimes are characterized as either malum in se-inherently evil-or malum prohibitum-criminal because they are declared as offenses by a legislature. Murder is an example of the former. Failing to file a tax return illustrates the later. Some jurisdictions no longer distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum, although many still do.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) Many jurisdictions no longer distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum

B) Some jurisdictions still distinguish between crimes malum in se and malum prohibitum

C) Some crimes characterized as malum in se are not inherently evil

D) Some crimes characterized as malum prohibitum are not declared by a legislature to be an offense

E) Sometimes failing to file a tax return is characterized as malum in se

B

A trucking company can act as a common carrier-for hire to the general public at published rates. As a common carrier, it is liable for any cargo damage, unless the company can show that it was not negligent. If the company can demonstrate that it was not negligent, then it is not liable for cargo damage. In contrast, a contract carrier (a trucking company hired by a shipper under a specific contract) is only responsible for cargo damage as spelled out in the contract. A Claus Inc. tractor-trailer, acting under contract carrier authority, was involved in the same accident, and its cargo was also damaged.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) If Claus Inc. is liable, then it can show that it was not negligent

E) Some e-mail messages contain information that would be omitted from formal writing

A

Phyllis T. is a former Federal employee who was entitled to benefits under the Federal Employee

Compensation Act because of a job-related, disabling injury. When an eligible Federal employee has such an injury, the benefit is determined by this test: If the beneficiary is married or has dependents, benefits are 3/4 of the person's salary at the time of the injury; otherwise, benefits are set at 2/3 of the salary. Phyllis T.'s benefits were 2/3 of her salary when she was injured.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) Was married but without dependents

B) Was not married and had no dependents

C) Was not married but had dependents

D) Was married and had dependents

E) Had never been married

B

Some 480,000 immigrants were living in a certain country in 1999. Although most of these immigrants were not employed in professional occupations, many of them were. For instance, many of them were

engineers and many of them were nurses. Very few of these immigrants were librarians, another professional occupation.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) Most immigrants were either engineers or nurses

B) It is not the case that some of the nurses were immigrants

C) None of the engineers were immigrants

D) Most of those not employed in professional occupations were immigrants

E) Some of the engineers were immigrants

E

Despite the fact that HIV is not easily transmitted, its deadly potential requires that law enforcement officers protect themselves from becoming infected by it. At the Callen Precinct, officers use only disposable items for collecting evidence whenever blood is present. While investigating a particular crime scene where blood was present, Detective R.C. of the Callen Precinct used only disposable items for collecting evidence.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) Detective R.C. does not always use disposable items when blood is present

E) If it is possible to identify the person to whom fingerprints belong, then the fingerprints can be classified by general shape and contour or pattern type

C

Explosives are substances or devices capable of producing a volume of rapidly expanding gases that exert a sudden pressure on their surroundings. Chemical explosives are the most commonly used, although there are mechanical and nuclear explosives. All mechanical explosives are devices in which a physical reaction is produced, such as that caused by overloading a container with compressed air. While nuclear explosives are by far the most powerful, all nuclear explosives have been restricted to military weapons.

What is a Validly Conclusion?

A) All explosives that have been restricted to military weapons are nuclear explosives

B) No mechanical explosives are devices in which a physical reaction is produced, such as that caused by overloading a container with compressed air

C) Some nuclear explosives have not been restricted to military weapons

D) All mechanical explosives have been restricted to military weapons

E) Some devices in which a physical reaction is produced, such as that caused by overloading a container with compressed air, are mechanical explosives

E

16% of 40 =?

What percent of 40 is 6.40?

16%

CBP Officer Crawford inspected 400 containers for undeclared goods. If 18% of the containers held undeclared goods, how many containers held undeclared goods?

72

In June 2003, the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists employed full-time in one large office was 80. One year later, the number increased by 15%. What was the total number of CBP Agriculture Specialists employed in the office in June 2004?

92

Each year an office is allocated funds to provide bonuses to all of its employees. One year, the office received the same amount of bonus funds, but lost 10% of its employees. By what percentage will the bonus amounts increase for the remaining employees in the office?

11%

Find the SUM of 4, 8 and 15.

27

Find the average of 4, 8 and 15.

Divide the sum by the number of items.

9

The avergae weight of 3 canines working at a medium-size airport is 130 lbs. and the smallest canine weighs 110 lbs. If the other two canines are equal weight, how much do the other two canines weigh?

140 lbs

A passenger purchased a vase from an art dealer for $1,210. She later learned that the dealer sold her the vase for 110% of its actual value. What was the actual value of the vase?

1,

An officer rented a car for six days and was charged $450. The car rental company charged $35 per day plus $.30 per mile driven. How many miles did the officer drive the car?

800

Officer Hilton was asked to perform secondary inspection of 7 individuals. After 2 hours, he had completed inspecting 4 of the individuals. Working at this same rate, how long will it take him to complete all of the inspections?

3.5 hours

An agency purchased surplus computer printers at $220 each. For every 20 printers purchased, the 20th printer was purchased at a 40% discount. What equation represents the total price paid, if the agency purchased 100 printers?

100(200) - [100/20 (220 .4)]

60 seconds = __ minute(s)

1 minute

60 minutes = __ hour

1 hour

24 hours = __ day

1 day

Area Equation

Length * Width

Staff at a law enforcement training academy purchases badges at $32 each for all the graduates of the academy. The last training class graduated 25 new officers. What is the total amount of money the academy staff will spend on the badges for these new officers, if the badge vendor provided the academy a 20% discount on each badge?

A) $ 800

B) $ 790

C) $ 640

D) $ 16

E) None of these

C

The gross weight of merchandise in a container examined by an officer was 108 pounds. According to policy, the officer was required to convert this weight into kilograms. If the formula for conversion is 1. pounds for each kilogram, what was the gross weight of the container load in kilograms (rounded to the nearest tenth)?

A) 194.

B) 166.

C) 60.