QUESTIONED DOCUMENT EXAMINATION

1. Refers to the additional unnecessary strokes in writing that is for decorative or ornamental
purpose.
A. rubric C. rhythm
B. tremor D. variation

2. 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 both were the same in size and shape. What can you conclude 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; the signatory just want to deny the issuance of the check
D. forgery; no signature is exa ctly the same in all aspects when compared

3. From the data below, identify the three phases of handwriting examination
I. Analysis II. Comparison III. Evaluation IV. Interpretation
A. III, II, I C. I, III, IV
B. II, III. I D. I, II, III

4. What special security feature is found in 500-peso note?

A.security thread C. concealed numerical value
B. fluorescent printing D. Optically Variable Ink

5. “E” forges a signature of “N” without attempting to copy a facsimile of a genuine signature
of “N”. What type of forgery “E” has committed?
A. traced forgery C. simple forgery
B. copied forgery D. bungling forgery

6. Mr. “B” applied in the PNP even if he is underage. To qualify, he erased the year of his date
of birth in his birth certificate and changes it to make it appear that he is within the age
requirement. What type of document did Mr. “B” submitted?
A. Inserted document C. Altered document
B. Disputed document D. Obliterated document

7. As a registered criminologist, your services were requested by the business establishment to

examine several bundles of alleged fake 1000 peso bill. What special security features will
you look for aside from watermarks and other security features?
A. Concealed numerical value
B. Micro-printing of “Central Bank of the Philippines” below the serial number in lower
left face of note
C. See-thru Perfect Register, code for the blind
D. Optically variable ink (OVI), micro-printing of “Central Bank of the Philippines” in lower
left border of face of the note
8. The following are the primary signs of forgery, except one:
A. Unnecessary retouching or patching
B. Lack of difference in pressure on up and down strokes
C. Meaningless markings and dots caused by a false start
D. Tendency towards illegibility especially towards the end of signature

9. Recognize and match the predominant color of each denomination:

I 100 II. 200 III. 500 IV. 1000
.
A.Yellow, Green, Mauve Blue C. Green , Yellow, Blue, Mauve
B.Mauve, Green, Yellow, Blue D. Blue, Yellow, Green, Mauve

10. Characterized by general irregularity, that is not due to weakness but lack of skills and
mental uncertainty as to the form and general clumsiness resulting from unfamiliarity with
whole writing process.
A. tremor of fraud C. tremor of age
B. tremor of illiteracy D. tremor of weakness

11. Mr. “A” successfully transferred into a fraudulent document an exact facsimile of a genuine
signature. Which of the following best described the result of Mr. A’s effort?
A.traced signature C. simple forgery
B.copied or simulated D. forgery

12. Typewritten letter and character is designed to print at a certain fixed angle to the baseline.
Due to wear and tear damage to the type bars and type block some letters lean to the left or
right of their correct slant. This type face defect is referred to as:
A.Vertical mal-alignment C. Off-its-feet
B.Twisted letters D. Horizontal mal-alignment

13. It is a disease where one losses the ability to write even though he could still grasp a writing
instrument.
A. stress C. agraphia
B. Parkinson’s D. arthritis

14. There is freehand invitation and is considered as the most skillful class of forgery.
A.Simulated or copied forgery C. traced forgery
B.Simple forgery D. carbon tracing

15. Condensed and compact set of authentic specimen which is adequate and proper, should
contain across section of the material from known source:
A.Disguised document C. requested document
B. Questioned document D. standard document

16. Specimens of handwriting or of typescript which is of known origin.

A. Letters C. Exemplars
B. Samples D. Documents

17. The art of beautiful writing is known as:

A. Drafting C. Art appreciation
B. Calligraphy D. Gothic
18. Any written instrument by which a right or obligation is established.
A. Certificate C. Document
B. Subpoena D. Warrant

19. A document in which some issues have been raised or is under scrutiny.
A. Forged document C. Illegal document
B. Void document D. Questioned document

20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of forgery?

A. Multiple pen lifts C. Patchwork appearance
B. Show bad quality of ink lines D. Presence of natural variation

21. Standards which are prepared upon the request of the investigator and for the purpose of
comparison with the questioned document?
A. Relative standards C. Requested standards
B. Collected standards D. extended standards

22. A kind of document which is executed by a private person without the intervention of a
notary public, or of competent public official, by which some disposition of agreement is
proved.
A.Commercial document C. Public document
B. Official document D. Private document

23. An instrument that can be legally used in comparison with a questioned document, its origin
is known and can be proven.
A. Standard document C. Simulated document
B. Compared document D. Forged document

24. The process of making out what is illegible or what has been effaced.
A. Obliteration C. Collation
B. Decipherment D. Comparison

25. A document which contains some changes either as an addition or deletion.

A.Disputed document C. Inserted document
B.Obliterated document D. Altered document

26. A kind of erasure by using a rubber eraser, sharp knife razor blade or picking instrument?
A.magnetic erasure C. mechanical erasure
B.chemical erasure D. electronic erasure

27. It refers to a periodic increase in pressure, characterized by widening of the ink stroke.
A. shading C. pen emphasis
B. pen pressure D. pen lift

28. A kind of document executed by a person in authority and by private parties but notarized
by competent officials.
A. public document C. official document
B. commercial document D. private document
29. In the study of questioned documents, what do you call the quality of paper that does not
allow light to pass through or which prevents dark objects from being seen through the
paper?
A. Opacity C. Watermarks
B. Skid marks D. Invisibility

30. What is the oldest ink material known?

A.Chinese Ink C. Aniline Ink
B.Ball point pen ink D. Luminous ink

31. What is known as the blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible
to as an addition?
A. Obliteration C. Forged
B. Obscuration D. None of these

32. In legal parlance, 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. Testimony
B. Opinion D. Reasoning

33. In this kind of document examination, the document is viewed with the source of
illumination behind it and the light passing through the paper. Documents are subjected to
this type of examination to determine the presence of erasures, matching of serrations and
some other types of alterations.
A.Transmitted light examination C. Photographic examination
B.Ultra violet examination D. Microscopic examination

34. Ultra-violet radiation is invisible and occurs in the wave lengths just below the visible blue-
violet end of the spectrum (rainbow). These visible rays react on some substances so that
visible light is reflected, a phenomenon known as:
A. Radiation C. Infrared
B. Prism D. Fluorescence

35. It is the 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. Some defined it as “visible speech”
A.Handwriting C. Money bills
B.Typewriting D. all of these

36. In document examination, what is the relation of parts of the whole of writing or line of
individual letters in words to the baseline?
A. Lining C. Proportion
B. Letter forms D. Alignment

37. Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document examination commonly called
to as the identifying details is called:
A. Standard C. Attribute
B. Characteristics D. Form
38. The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh their identifying qualities; it refers
not only a visual but also the mental act in which the element of one item are related to the
counterparts of the other:
A. Analysis C. Comparison
B. Collation D. Recording

39. In the study of handwriting, the movement of the pen toward the writer is called:
A.Downstroke C. Backstroke
B.Sidestroke D. none of these

40. It is a signature, signed at a particular time and place, under particular conditions, while the
signer was at particular age, in a particular physical and mental condition, using particular
implements, and with a particular reason and purpose for recording his name.
A. Fraudulent signature C. Freehand forged
B. Evidential signature signature D. Guided signature

41. It is the crime of making, circulating or uttering false coins and banknotes. Literally, it means
to make a copy of; or imitate; to make a spurious semblance of, as money or stamps, with
the intent to deceive or defraud.
A.Counterfeiting C. Forgery
B.Falsification D. Fake money bills

42. A fluid or viscous marking material used for writing or printing:

A. Pen C. Coal
B. Ink D. Chalk

43. In 1884, who was this insurance agent in New York who patented the first practical fountain
pen containing its own ink reservoir?
A.Lewis Waterman C. Peter Reynolds
B.John Loud D. Henry Ball

44. Where was the first paper made?

A. India. C. America
B. China D. Egypt

45. These are public or private experts who analyze altered’ obliterated, changed, or doctored
documents and photos using infrared lighting, expensive spectrography equipment, or
digital enhancement techniques.
A. Fraud investigators C. Police Investigators
B. Forgery specialists D. SOCOoperatives

46. What special security feature is found in 1000 peso note?

A.Optically variable ink micro-printing C.Lens aperture
B.Security thread D. Watermarks

47. What is the highest denomination in the legal tender notes in

circulation? A. 100-peso C. 100000-peso
B. 2000-peso D. 1000-peso
Left side of the note

C. video spectral comparator

Typewriting Analyst