Questioned Document Examination

Prof. Lorenzo Ramirez, RCrim, MSCJ (u)

1. These are known or genuine handwriting which indicates how a person writes. These
are authenticated handwriting.
a. Exemplars c. Post Litem
b. Standards d. Specimen
2. It refers to a signature or handwriting written by individual upon request for the
purpose of comparison with other handwriting or for specimen purposes.
a. Post Litem Standards c. Collected Standards
b. Requested Standards d. Exemplars
3. In a requested standard, dictate the material to be written at a speed which will
produce the subject natural handwriting.
a. True c. Partially True
b. False d. Partially false
4. If the questioned writings are hand printed, then get a cursive standard.
a. True c. Partially True
b. False d. Partially False
5. The following are indication of common disguises except-
a. Abnormally Large c. Alteration of slant
b. Abnormally small writing d. Rhythm
6. It is a name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of
acknowledgement.
a. Nickname c. Last Name
b. First Name d. Signature
7. To be sufficient, there must be at least ten (10) to twenty-five (25) standard
signatures for examination.
a. True c. Partially True
b. False d. Partially false
8. If the questioned writings are hand printed, then get the hand printed standard or
exemplar.
a. True c. Partially False
b. Partially true d. False
9. It involves the writing of a name as a signature by someone other than the person
himself, without his permission, often with some degree of imitation.
a. Evidential Signature c. Fraudulent Signature
b. Guided Signature d. Model Signature
10. It refers to a complete correct signature for an important document such as will.
a. Formal c. Careless Scribble
b. Informal d. None of the foregoing
11. It is the combination of basic design of letters and writing movements as taught
in school.
a. Natural Writing c. Disguised Writing
b. System of Writing d. Cursive Writing
12. It is a result of a very complicated series of facts, being used as a whole
combination of certain forms of visible mental and muscular habits acquired by
long, continued painstaking effort.
a. Cursive c. Handwriting
b. Signature d. Forgery
13. It is a fraudulent signature which was executed purely by simulation rather than
by tracing the outline of a genuine signature.
a. Traced Forgery d. Forgery by Computer
b. Simulated Forgery Scanning
c. Spurious Signature
14. Any fraudulent signature which was executed by following the outline of a genuine
signature with a writing instrument.
a. Traced Forgery c. Spurious Signature
b. Simulated Signature d. Carbon Process

15. It is a connected writing in which one letter is joined to the next.

a. Script c. Block
b. Cursive d. Hand lettering

16. It is any specimen of writing executed normally without any attempt to control or
alters its identifying habits and its usual quality of execution.
a. Natural Writing c. Cursive writing
b. Disguised Writing d. Signature

17. It is a document which is completely written and signed by one person.

a. Signature c. Hand Lettering
b. Holographic document d. Cursive Writing
18. It is a style of writing in which the letters are for the most part joined
together.
a. Hand Lettering c. Script
b. Cursive d. Block
19. It is disconnected style of writing in which the letters are written separately.
a. Script c. Block
b. Cursive d. Hand lettering
20. Letters are written all in capital letters.
a. Script c. Cursive
b. Block d. Hand lettering
21. It refers to one’s name written by him on a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
a. Writing Habit c. Signature
b. Name d. Handwriting
22. In QDE, it refers to identifying details.
a. Signature c. Characteristics
b. Handwriting d. None of the Foregoing
23. It refers to the shape or design of the individual letters.
a. Slope c. Form
b. Slant d. Size
24. It refers to the angle of inclination of the axis of letters relative to the
baseline.
a. Size c. Proportion
b. Connecting Stroke d. Slope
25. It refers to the relative height of one letter to another letter.
a. Proportion c. Connecting Stroke
b. Ratio d. Pen Lift
26. It is the relation between the tall and small letters.
a. Ratio c. Stroke
b. Proportion d. Size
27. This refers to the strokes of links that connects a letter with the one following.
a. Terminal Strokes c. Ending Strokes
b. Initial Strokes d. Connecting Strokes
28. It is the interruption in a stroke caused by removing the pen from the paper.
a. Hiatus c. Rhythm
b. Pen Lift d. Pen Pressure
29. The gap between strokes due to speed in writing and defective writing instrument.
a. Rhythm c. Pen Pressure
b. Writing Skill d. Hiatus
30. It is the widening of the ink strokes with increase pressure on the paper surface.
a. Tremor c. Shading
b. Patching d. Pen pressure
31. It refers to the relation of the parts of the whole line of writing or line of
individual letters in words or signature to the baseline.
a. Line Quality c. Rhythm
b. Alignment d. Tremor
32. It is a balance quality of movements of the harmonious recurrence of stress or
impulse. It is the flowing succession of motion that is recorded in a written
record.
a. Tremor c. Pen Pressure
b. Rhythm d. Shading
33. It is the relative degree of the writer’s proficiency?
a. System of Writing c. Writing Skill
b. Manner of Writing d. Tremor
34. It is the average force in which the pen makes contact with the paper, or the
usual force involve in writing.
a. Rubric c. Pen Pressure
b. Embellishment d. Tremor
35. It refers to the deviation from uniform strokes due to lack of smoothness
perfectly apparent even without magnification.
a. Natural Variation c. Tremor
b. Disguised Writing d. Rubric
36. This refers to additional unnecessary strokes to legibility of letterforms or
writing.
a. Rubric c. Tremor
b. Embellishment d. A or B
37. It refers to the imaginary line where the letter rest.
a. Tremor c. Baseline
b. Foot of the letter d. Pen Emphasis
38. It is the periodic increase in pressure of intermittently forcing the pen against
the paper surface.
a. Pen pressure d. None of the Foregoing
b. Pen Emphasis
c. Pen Force
39. It is a stroke that goes back over another writing stroke.
a. Retracing c. Retouching
b. Blunt d. Patching
40. A stroke that goes back to repair defective stroke.
a. Retrace c. Retouching
b. Patching d. B or C
41. An element added to complete a letter.
a. Rubric b. Diacritic
 c. Hitch d. Arch
42. It refers to known writing which indicates how a person writes.
a. Exemplars c. Standard
b. Specimen d. None of these
43. It refers to known handwriting that was written in the daily course of life.
a. Requested Standard c. Collected Standard
b. Procured Standard d. B or C
44. Signatures or other writing written by an individual upon request for the purpose
of comparison with other handwriting or for specimen purposes.
a. Post Litem Motam Exemplars c. Collected Standard
b. Requested standard d. None of these
45. Writings produced by the subject after evidential writings have come into dispute
and solely for the purpose of establishing his contention.
a. Post Litem Motam Exemplars c. Collected Standard
b. Requested standard d. None of these
46. It refers to any material containing marks, symbols, or signs either visible,
partially visible that may present or ultimately convey a meaning to someone.
a. Document c. Signature
b. Writing d. None of these
47. It refers to any material which some issue has been raised or which is under
scrutiny.
a. Disputed Document c. Holographic Document
b. Questioned Document d. Reference Collection
48. The term suggesting that there is an argument or controversy over the document.
a. Disputed Document c. Holographic Document
b. Questioned Document d. Reference Collection
49. It refers to a condensed and compact set of authentic specimens which if adequate
and proper, should contain a cross section of the material from a known source.
a. Holographic Document c. Questioned Document
b. Disputed Document d. Standard Document
50. It refers to any document written and signed by one person is known as-
a. Holographic Document c. Questioned Document
b. Disputed Document d. Standard Document
51. It refers to any document notarized by a notary public or competent public
official with solemnities required by law.
a. Official Document c. Private Document
b. Public Document d. Commercial Document
52. Every deed or instrument executed by a private person without the intervention of
a notary public or of any person legally authorized, by which documents, some
disposition or agreement is proved, evidenced set forth.
a. Official Document c. Private Document
b. Public Document d. Commercial Document
53. Any instrument executed in accordance with the Code of Commerce or any Mercantile
Law, containing disposition of commercial rights.
a. Public Document c. Private Document
b. Official document d. Commercial Document
54. Any instrument issued by the government or its agents or its officers having the
authority to do so.
a. Official Document c. Private Document
b. Public Document d. Commercial Document
55. It refers to any matter made a part of the document after its original
preparation.
a. Erasure c. Obliteration
b. Addition d. Insertion
56. A scientific conclusion results from relating observed facts by logical, common-
sense reasoning in accordance with established rules of law.
a. Opinion c. Off-hand Opinion
b. Conclusion d. Addition
57. The removal of writing or printing from a document is known as __________.
a. Addition c. Erasure
b. Conclusion d. Obliteration
58. A legal term to describe a witness who by reason of his special training or
experience is permitted to express an opinion regarding the issue, or a certain
aspect of the issue, which is involve in court action.
a. Ordinary Witness c. Expert witness
b. Special Witness d. None of these
59. The state of being identical or absolutely the same. There is similarity of source
or authorship of the questioned document and the standard document.
a. Identification c. Obliteration
b. Non-identification d. Opinion
60. This includes the addition of writing and other material between lines or
paragraphs or the addition of whole page to a document.
a. Insertion
b. Erasure
c. Obliteration
d. None of the