Question Document Examination

EASY
1. It is a movement that may be categorized into hesitating and painful due to weakness
and illness?
A. Quality of movement C. Wrist movement
B. Rhythm D. Tremor
2. This is a freehand invitation and is considered as the most skillful type of forgery?
A. Simple forgery C. Simulated forgery
B. Traced forgery D. Carbon tracing
3. This is a freehand invitation and is considered as the most skillful type of forgery?
A. Simple forgery C. Simulated forgery
B. Traced forgery D. Carbon tracing
4. The process of making out what is illegible or what has been effaced?
A. Obliteration C. Comparison
B. Collation D. Decipherment
5. 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
6. It is a result of a very complicated series of acts, 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
7. 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
8. In QDE, it refers to identifying details?
A. Signature C. Characteristics
B. Handwriting D. None of the above
9. A person who can write either with his left of right hand is called?
A. Dexterous C. Bicephalous
B. Ambidextrous D. Multi-dominant
E.
10. A kind of erasure by using a rubber eraser, sharp knife, razor blade or picking
instrument?
A. Mechanical erasure B. Electronic erasure
 C. Magnetic erasure D. Chemical erasure
11. It is a movement that may be categorized into hesitating and painful due to weakness
and illness?
A. Quality of movement C. Wrist movement
B. Rhythm D. Tremor
12. This is a freehand invitation and is considered as the most skillful type of forgery?
A. Simple forgery C. Simulated forgery
B. Traced forgery D. Carbon tracing
13. A document which contains some changes either as an addition or deletion?
A. Obliterated document C. Disputed document
B. Inserted document D. Altered document
14. Which of the following is the primary determinant of writing speed?
A. Indicates speed C. Rhythm
B. writing Natural writing D. Written strokes
15. The study of handwriting to determine the personality of the writer?
A. Holography C. Hieroglyphics
B. Graphology D. None of these
16. In this examination, the document is viewed with the source of illumination behind it and
the light pessing through the paper. It is used to determine the presence of erasures, matching
of serrations and some other types of alterations?
A. Microscopic Examination
B. Transmitted Light examination
C. Process/Examination Indention
D. Process Carbon Outline Process
E. None of these
17. It is the blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible?
A. Obliteration C. Addition
B. Erasure D. Multiplication
18. What is the latin word for "paper"?
A. Cartouche C. Penna
B. Charta D. Papyrus
19. A fluid or viscous marking material used for writing or printing?
A. Pen C. Chalk
B. Ink D. Charcoal
20. What do you call the condition of the type face printing at which then character outline
is not equally printed. That is the printing is heavier in one side that the remainder
of the outline of the character?
A. Twisted Letters C. Off-its-feet
B. Rebound D. Actual Breakage

MODERATE

21. Kyle followed the outline of a genuine signature for him to copy, what type of forgery did
he committed?
A. Traced forgery C. Spurious signature
B. Simulated forgery D. Carbon copy
22. Kyle, a document examiner saw an interruption in the stroke of the signature, that
interruption means?
A. Rhythm C. Hiatus
B. Pen lift D. Pen pressure
E.

23. 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

24. Kyle concluded that the examined document has genuine handwriting, it only means that
the writing is?
A. Exemplars C. Post litem
B. Standards D. Specimen

25. Pedro signed a document using the name of his neighbor as signature without the
permission, Pervy committed a?
A. Evidential signature C. Fraudulent signature
B. Guided signature D. Model signature

26. If Kyle wants to determine if there is a presence of erasures, matching of serrations and
some other kind of alterations, what is the best thing to do?
A. Microscopic examination
B. Sunlighting
C. Transmitted Light Process/Examination
D. Carbon outline Process

27. How do you call the average force with which the pen contacts the paper and may be
estimated from an examination of the writing?
A. Pen lift C. Pen nibs
B. Pen emphasis D. Pen pressure

28. What are the methods for Obliteration may be detected?

A. Using infrared photography so that the original writing lying beneath is revealed.
B. Remove the obliterating material chemically or by some other means leaving the
original writing untouched.
C. Studying the impression from the original writing or typewriting that has not been
destroyed by the obliterating action.
D. All of these

29. As a rule, it is easier to determine whether or not a signature is forgery, but it is very
difficult o the other hand to establish who committed the forgery because?
A. The forger might be left handed.
B. Imitation is one of the most effective means to disguised one's handwriting.
C. It might be a traced forgery.
D. There is no sufficient standard available.

30. Mr. Kyle had interrupted his writing stroke when he unintentionally removed the pen
from the paper. The act of Mr. Kyle is referring to what?
 A. Terminal stroke C. Hiatus
B. Pen lift D. Pen interruption

31. As a QD examiner, you are examining an alleged fraudulent handwriting and found out
those deviations are very usual between the repeated strokes of the handwriting specimen.
What will be your conclusion on the specimen?
A. Forged, because those deviations is already a sign of fraud.
B. Genuine, because those deviations are considered as natural deviations.
C. Forged, because there are no two persons having handwriting.
D. Genuine, because perhaps two persons may have the same handwriting.

32. An applicant for a job had tried to manipulate his document so that he would fit the age
qualification. It found out that the document contains some discrepancies in a form of
addition and deletion of letters and figures in the document. Which document would this fall?
A. Inserted document C. Disputed document
B. Altered document D. Obliterated document

33. A signature in a check is suspected to have been forged. The signatory does not remember
categorically whether he had issued the check. The signature was compared with a genuine
signature but was in the same in size and shape. What will be your conclusion about the
signature?
A. Genuine, the signatory only forgot the issuance of the check.
B. Genuine, both signatures are exactly the same in size and shape.
C. Forgery, no signature is exactly the same in all aspects.
D. Forgery, the signatory just want to deny the issuance of the check.

34. A defect on the writing which a person goes back over and corrects the strokes of his
handwriting. The statement refers to?
A. Retracing C. Restoring
B. Retouching D. Correction

35. Detective Per and Detective Bert discovered that the person, who wrote the document as
the subject of their investigation, had carefully gone over some portion of the signature that
he tried to forge in order to look as perfect as the genuine. What was the technique by the
forger?
A. Indention C. Retracing
B. Patching D. None

36. PO2 Laeno is investigating a fraudulent handwriting having clear cut strokes and an
evident lack of freedom. This is an indication that?
A. The writer is being forced to write.
B. The writer intentionally slowing his writing speed to disguise it.
C. The writer has a very fine handwriting.
D. All of these

37. What does an increase in galvanic skin mean? SPO2 Perv Vin's superior officer contacted
him and pointed out a discrepancy in his report. The former informed him that there was an
issue with the pen he was using. That explains why he frequently removed his pen suddenly
as he was writing the report. The higher-ranking official insists that it be amended right away.
What aspect of his writing style catches his supervisor's eye?
A. Pen raise B. Retouching
 C. Penal pressure D. Pen scope

38. Donny wrote in a document completely and signed it, the said document is a?
A. Graphometry C. Disputed
B. Calligraphy D. Holograph
39. Kyle can hold a pen, but he cannot write because of disease in the brain. Hector suffers
from?
A. Ambidextrous C. Cacography
B. Agraphia D. Calligraphy
40. In relation to preceding question, what if Hector can write beautiful strokes, but due to
intoxication he wrote badly, it is called
A. Transitory change C. Cacography
B. Transitory defect D. Calligraphy
41. Kyle is a QD examiner, for him to determine the basis for a positive comparison and
handwriting analysis, what should he look for?
A. Class characteristics
B. Uniqueness of characteristics
C. Normal handwriting
D. Special characters
42 Kyle committed a forgery by following the outline of a genuine signature with a writing
instrument, what kind of forgery did he committed?
A. Traced C. Lasered
B. Shaded D. Carbonized
43. To prevent forgery, what type of writing material should be used?
A. Pencil C. Ballpoint pen
B. Fountain pen D. Sign pen
44. Kyle found a suicide note on the table from the victim. The note is not yet notarized by
the notary public. The document is a form of what classification of document?
A. Public document C. Commercial document
B. Private document D. Official document
45. In legal language, it refers to the document examiner's conclusion. In court, he may not
only express it but demonstrates the reason for arriving at his conclusion.
A. Remarks C. Opinion
B. Testimony D. Reasoning
46. You are a QD examiner and you noticed unreasonable numbers of blots, tremors and
hesitation. What is your conclusion?
A. The writing specimen is not written by the same person.
B. The writing specimen is written by the same person.
C. The execution of writings was made in a hurry.
D. No two person can write exactly the same.
47. Refers to the study of one's hand writing in attempting to determine one's personality?
A. Agraphia C. Graphology
B. Chromatography D. Handwriting identification
48. Kyle deliberately alter his usual writing habits in the hope of hiding his identity, he
conducted a?
A. Cursive C. Hand lettering
B. Disguised writing D. Block capital
49. Angela wrote letters that is a disconnected letter writing. What specimen of writing it is
characterized?
A. Hand lettering C. Cursived writing
B. Manuscript form D. Rounded
50. SPO2 Laeno was approached by his superior officer that there's something wrong with his
report. The former explained to him that there was a problem about the pen he used. That's
why, there were a lot of abrupt removal of a pen when he's writing the report. The superior
officer demands that it must be revised immediately. What element of writing movement
attracts the attention of his superior?
A. Pen lift C. Pen pressure
B. Retouching D. Pen scope

DIFFICULT

51. The following are the factors that affects writing characteristics, except?
A. Trevor C. Transitory change
B. Natural variations D. Writing condition

52) The following are the classes of questioned documents, except?

A. Documents with questioned signatures.
B. Questioned documents alleged to have been containing fraudulent alternations.
C. Documents that has been charred.
D. Questioned on disputed holographic wills.

53) What are the process in scientific method of examination?

A. Analysis, comparison and evaluation Analysis,
B. contrast and execution Access,
C. comparison and evaluation
D. Access, contrast and execution

54) Statement 1: Stem is considered as the backbone of the letter characterized by a long
downward stroke. Statement 2: Knob is a tiny pool of ink at the beginning or ending strokess.
The statement are?
A. True C. Neither
B. False D. Either

55) The following are the different writing strokes, except?

A. Circular C. Elliptical
B. Horizontal D. Angular

56) It is a gap between strokes due to speed in writing and defective writing instruments.
Obvious gap between strokes.
A. Ductus link C. Hiatus
B. Ductus broken D. Lateral spacing

57) Which of the following are the types of movement?

A. Finger and Hand C. A and B
B. Forearm and Whole arm D. None of the above

58) Statement 1: Finger is used by beginners. Statement 2: Forearm, most skillful type of
movement. Which of the following is correct?
A. Statement 1 only C. Both statements are correct
B. Statement 2 only D. Both statements are incorrect
59) The following are the 3 muscles involved in writing movement, except?
A. Extensor muscle C. Calf muscle
B. Flexor muscle D. Lumbrical muscle

60) Which of the following is correct?

A. Extensor muscle : upward stroke located at the thumb.
B. Flexor muscle : upward stroke situated on the index and middle fingers.
C. Calf muscle : downward stroke located in forearms.
D. Lumbrical muscle : muscle forms the vertical and lateral strokes.

61). Statement 1: Question Document is any document about which some issues has been
raised or which is under scrutiny, or of doubtful origin. Statement 2: Standard Document is
origin is known, can be proven and can legally be used as sample to compare with other
things that is questioned. Which of the following is correct?
A. Statement 1 only C. Both are correct
B. Statement 2 only D. Both are incorrect

62) These are the kinds of genuine tremor, except?

A. Weakness/sickness C. Old age
B. Tremor of fraud D. Illiteracy

63) The following are the basic rules of questioned document examination, except?
A. Original copy must always be available for examination.
B. Questioned entries must contain sufficient writing characteristics.
C. Sufficient and appropriate standards must be available to serve as basis for
comparative examination.
D. None of the above

64) What is/are the elements of specimen/standard document?

A. Must be sufficient in number.
B. Written close to the date of the questioned document.
C. Must be written in the same style as that of the questioned signature or handwriting.
D. All of the above

65) It is the act of simulating or tracing somebody's signature without the latter's consent?
A. Identity C. Mischief
B. Theft Forgery D. Either of the following

66) What is the difference between simple forgery and stimulated forgery?
A. Simple forgery is when signature where no attempt has been made to make a copy or
facsimile of the genuine writing of person purported to sign the document, while
Stimulated forgery is a forged signature which resembles the genuine signature
written in freehand.
B. Simple forgery is a forged signature which resembles the genuine signature written in
freehand while Stimulated forgery is when signature where no attempt has been made
to make a copy or facsimile of the genuine writing of person purported to sign the
document.
C. Simple forgery is when the person copied a genuine signature effortlessly with intent
to gain, while Stimulated forgery is when the person traced the outline of a genuine
signature.
D. B and C only
67) Kyle signed the attendance sheet for the competency appraisal 2, what type of signature is
the most appropriate?
A. Formal or complete signature
B. Informal or cursory
C. Careless scribble
D. Neither of the following
68) Kyle bought a house and lot in Cavite, what type of signature is the best for the
document?
A. Cursory C. Complete signature
B. Formal D. B or C
69) Which of the following describes the individuality of handwriting?
A. No two persons write exactly alike and no reproduction of a handwritten.
B. Just like fingerprints,
C. hand writing
D. characters are not the same with other person.
E. Both A and B All statements are incorrect
70) The following are the indications of traced forgery, except?
A. Presence of carbon residue
B. Canal like patterns
C. Discovery of 2 signatures with suspicious congruency
D. None of the following
71) Which of the following is a method of tracing?
A. Carbon outline
B. process Indention process
C. Transmitted light process
D. All of the above
72) Kyle erased the legit date of his medical result and put his desired date for him to be
excused on the activity in the school. What type of fraudulent alterations did he commited?
A. Alteration by obliteration
B. Alteration by erasure
C. Alteration by obliteration and superimposition
D. Alteration by adding or intercalation
73) Kevin put additional 0 to the receipt so that he can ask for more money to his parents.
What type of fraudulent alterations did he committed?
A. Alteration by obliteration
B. Alteration by erasure
C. Alteration by obliteration and superimposition
D. Alteration by adding or intercalation
74) In security features of the Philippine money, it is a plastic strip that runs vertically across
the front side of the paper bill?
A. Watermarks C. Security thread
B. Security fiber D. Microprints

75) In security features of the Philippine money, it is the faint, translucent design made on
some paper during manufacture that is visible when held against the light?
A. Watermarks C. Security thread
B. Security fiber D. Microprints

76) In security features of the Philippine money, It is scattered at random on both sides of the
paper bill and can be picked off?
 A. Watermarks Security C. thread
B. fiber Security D. Microprints

77) The following are the different kind of security features of the Philippine money, except?

A. Portrait C. Security
B. Serial number D. fiber Label

78) In security features of the Philippine money, it is composed of 1 or 2 prefix letters and 6
or 7 digits. The letters and numerals are uniformed in size and thickness, evenly spaced and
well-aligned.
A. Portrait C. Serial number
B. Label D. Security fiber

79) In security features of the Philippine money, it is defined as a wide glistening gold
vertical stripe with the numerical value printed in series?
A. Iridescent C. Label Portrait
B. band D. Serial number

80) In security features of the Philippine money, they are extremely small letters or words
placed on some portions of a paper bill, they are readable especially under magnification. The
security feature that is defined is?
A. Watermarks C. Security thread
B. Security fiber D. Microprints

81) It is the printing surface of the type block in a conventional typewriter?

A. Typeface C. Beam
B. Table D. Desk

82) It is an identifying typewriting characteristics of the type face which cannot be corrected
by simply cleaning the machine or replacing the ribbon?
A. Temporary defects C. Transitory defects
B. Permanent defects D. None of these

83) It is an identifying typewriter characteristics which can be eliminated by simply cleaning

the machine or replacing the ribbon?
A. Temporary defects C. Transitory defects
B. Permanent defects D. None of these

84) Which of the following are the two types of alignment defects?
A. Vertical and Lateral Alignment
B. Vertical and Horizontal Alignment
C. North and South Alignment
D. Upward and Downward Alignment

85) Once the letters leans to the left or right of its proper position is called?
A. Twisted letters C. Twisted fate
B. Twisted characters D. Either of the following

86) Which of the following describes the individuality of handwriting?

A. No two persons write exactly alike and no reproduction of a handwritten.
 B. Just like fingerprints, hand writing characters are not the same with another person.
C. Both A and B
D. All statements are incorrect

87) Mecua signed the attendance sheet for the competency appraisal 2, what type of signature
is the most appropriate?
A. Formal or complete signature
B. Informal or cursory
C. Careless scribble
D. Neither of the following

88) What is/are the elements of specimen/standard document?

A. Must be sufficient in number.
B. Written close to the date of the questioned document.
C. Must be written in the same style as that of the questioned signature or handwriting.
D. All of the above

89) Simbad noticed that character outline is not equally printed, that the printing is heavier in
one side that the remainder of the outline of the character. This defect is called?
A. Rebound C. Actual breakage
B. Off-its-feet D. Clogged type face

90) It is defined as any perculiarity of typewriting caused by actual damage to the type face
metal?
A. Off-its-feet C. breakage
B. Rebound Actual D. Clogged type face

91) Statement 1: PICA has 10 characters or letters in an inch. Statement 2: ELITE has 12
characters or letters in an inch. Is the statements true?
A. Statement 1 is true
B. Statement 2 is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

92) The following are the types of assisted or guided signature, except?
A. Assisted hand C. Inert hand
B. Forced hand D. Free hand

93) The upward strokes usually on letters that have long loops?
A. Whirl C. Slant
B. Knob D. Loop

94) What is/are the elements of specimen/standard document?

A. Must be sufficient in number.
B. Written close to the date of the questioned document.
C. Must be written in the same style as that of the questioned signature or handwriting.
D. All of the above

95) Detective Per and Detective Bert discovered that the person, who wrote the document as
the subject of their investigation, had carefully gone over some portion of the signature that
he tried to forge in order to look as perfect as the genuine. What was the technique by the
forger?
A. Indention C. Retracing
B. Patching D. None

96) What is the process in scientific method of examination?

A. Analysis, Comparison and Evaluation Analysis,
B. Contrast and Execution Access,
C. Comparison and Evaluation Access,
D. Contrast and Execution

97) Statement 1: PICA has 10 characters or letters in an inch. Statement 2: ELITE has 12
characters or letters in an inch. Is the statements true?
A. Statement 1 is true C. Both statements are true
B. Statement 2 is true D. Both statements are false

98) In security features of the Philippine money, they are extremely small letters or words
placed on some portions of a paper bill, they are readable especially under magnification. The
security feature that is defined is?
A. Watermarks C. Security thread
B. Security fiber D. Microprints

99) SPO2 Laeno was approached by his superior officer that there's something wrong with his
report. The former explained to him that there was a problem about the pen he used. That's
why, there were a lot of abrupt removal of a pen when he's writing the report. The superior
officer demands that it must be revised immediately. What element of writing movement
attracts the attention of his superior?
A. Pen lift C. Pen pressure
B. Retouching D. Pen scope

100) Statement 1: Question Document is any document about which some issues has been
raised or which is under scrutiny, or of doubtful origin. Statement 2: Standard Document is
origin is known, can be proven and can legally be used as sample to compare with other
things that is questioned. Which of the following is correct?
A. Statement 1 only C. Both are correct
B. Statement 2 only D. Both are incorrect

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Evangelista N., Alcon R. (2023). Criminology Reviewer all Areas (Edition 2). Book of Life
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