1. These are known or genuine handwriting which indicates how a person writes.

These are
authenticated handwriting.
a. Exemplars b. Standards
c. Post Litem 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 b. Requested Standards
c. Collected 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 b. False
c. Partially True d. Partially false
4. If the questioned writings are hand printed, then get a cursive standard.
a. True b. False
c. Partially True d. Partially False
5. The following are indication of common disguises except-
a. Abnormally Large b. Abnormally small writing
c. Alteration of slant d. Rhythm
6. It is a name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
a. Nickname b. First Name
c. Last Name d. Signature
7. In order to be sufficient, there must be at least ten (10) to twenty five (25) standard signatures for
examination.
a. True b. False
c. Partially True d. Partially false
8. If the questioned writings are hand printed, then get the hand printed standard or exemplar.
a. True b. Partially true
c. Partially False 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 b. Guided Signature
c. Fraudulent Signature d. Model Signature
10. It refers to a complete correct signature for an important document such as will.
a. Formal b. Informal
c. Careless Scribble 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 b. System of Writing
c. Disguised 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 b. Signature
c. Handwriting 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 b. Simulated Forgery
c. Spurious Signature d. Forgery by Computer Scanning
14. Any fraudulent signature which was executed by actually following the outline of a genuine
signature with a writing instrument.
 a. Traced Forgery b. Simulated Signature
c. Spurious Signature d. Carbon Process
15. It is a connected writing in which one letter is joined to the next.
a. Script b. Cursive
c. Block 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 b. Disguised Writing
c. Cursive writing d. Signature
17. It is a document which is completely written and signed by one person.
a. Signature b. Holographic document
c. Hand Lettering d. Cursive Writing
18. It is a style of writing in which the letters are for the most part joined together.
a. Hand Lettering b. Cursive
c. Script d. Block
19. It is disconnected style of writing in which the letters are written separately.
a. Script b. Cursive
c. Block d. Hand lettering
20. Letters are written all in capital letters.
a. Script b. Block
c. Cursive d. Hand lettering
21. It refers to one‟s name written by him on a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
a. Writing Habit b. Name
c. Signature d. Handwriting
22. In QDE, it refers to identifying details.
a. Signature b. Handwriting
c. Characteristics d. None of the Foregoing
23. It refers to the shape or design of the individual letters.
a. Slope b. Slant
c. Form d. Size
24. It refers to the angle of inclination of the axis of letters relative to the baseline.
a. Size b. Connecting Stroke
c. Proportion d. Slope
25. It refers to the relative height of one letter to another letter.
a. Proportion b. Ratio
c. Connecting Stroke d. Pen Lift
26. It is the relation between the tall and small letters.
a. Ratio b. Proportion
c. Stroke d. Size
27. This refers to the strokes of links that connects a letter with the one following.
a. Terminal Strokes b. Initial Strokes
c. Ending Strokes d. Connecting Strokes
28. It is the interruption in a stroke caused by removing the pen from the paper.
a. Hiatus b. Pen Lift
c. Rhythm d. Pen Pressure
29. The gap between strokes due to speed in writing and defective writing instrument.
a. Rhythm b. Writing Skill
c. Pen Pressure d. Hiatus
30. It is the widening of the ink strokes with increase pressure on the paper surface.
a. Tremor b. Patching
c. Shading 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 b. Alignment
c. Rhythm 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 b. Rhythm
c. Pen Pressure d. Shading
33. It is the relative degree of the writer‟s proficiency?
a. System of Writing b. Manner of Writing
c. Writing Skill 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 b. Embellishment
c. Pen Pressure d. Tremor
35. It refers to the deviation from uniform strokes due to lack of smoothness perfectly apparent even
without magnification.
a. Natural Variation b. Disguised Writing
c. Tremor d. Rubric
36. This refers to additional unnecessary strokes to legibility of letterforms or writing.
a. Rubric b. Embellishment
c. Tremor d. A or B
37. It refers to the imaginary line where the letter rest.
a. Tremor b. Foot of the letter
c. Baseline d. Pen Emphasis
38. It is the periodic increase in pressure of intermittently forcing the pen against the paper surface.
a. Pen pressure b. Pen Emphasis
c. Pen Force d. None of the Foregoing
39. It is a stroke that goes back over another writing stroke.
a. Retracing b. Blunt
c. Retouching d. Patching
40. A stroke that goes back to repair defective stroke.
a. Retrace b. Patching
c. Retouching 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 b. Specimen
c. Standard d. None of these
43. It refers to known handwriting that was written in the daily course of life.
a. Requested Standard b. Procured Standard
c. Collected 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
b. Requested standard
c. Collected 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
b. Requested standard
c. Collected 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 b. Writing
c. Signature d. None of these
47. It refers to any material which some issue has been raised or which is under scrutiny.
a. Disputed Document b. Questioned Document
c. Holographic Document d. Reference Collection
48. The term suggesting that there is an argument or controversy over the document.
a. Disputed Document b. Questioned Document
c. Holographic 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 b. Disputed Document
c. Questioned Document d. Standard Document
50. It refers to any document written and signed by one person is known as-
a. Holographic Document b. Disputed Document
c. Questioned 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 b. Public Document
c. Private 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 b. Public Document
c. Private 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 b. Official document
c. Private 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 b. Public Document
c. Private Document d. Commercial Document
55. It refers to any matter made a part of the document after its original preparation.
a. Erasure b. Addition
c. Obliteration 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 b. Conclusion
c. Off-hand Opinion d. Addition
57. The removal of writing or printing from a document is known as __________.
a. Addition b. Conclusion
c. Erasure 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 aspects of the issue, which is involve in court action.
a. Ordinary Witness b. Special Witness
c. Expert 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 b. Non-identification
c. Obliteration 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 these
61. It means that the source or authorship of the compared questioned and standard specimens is
different.
a. Identification b. Non-Identification
c. Obliteration d. Opinion
62. The blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible.
a. Obliteration b. Erasure
c. Addition d. Multiplication
63. It refers to the Document Examiner Conclusion.
a. Conclusion b. Prelude
c. Opinion d. Hearsay
64. The following are the scientific method in QDE except-
a. Analysis b. Comparison
c. Evaluation d. Conclusion
65. It is usually a conclusion that is not based on thorough scientific examination.
a. Expert Opinion b. Ordinary Opinion
c. Off-hand Opinion d. None of these
66. It is used for currency examination.
a. Shadowgraph b. Magnifying Lens
c. Ultra-Violet Lamp d. Infra-Red Lamp
67. A device where light comes from beneath or behind a glass where document is place.
a. Shadowgraph b. Magnifying Lens
c. Ultra-Violet Lamp d. Transmitted Light Gadget
68. This is usually used for the detection of counterfeited bills but can actually be used to detect security
features of qualified document.
a. Infra-red viewer b. Ultra-violet lamp
c. Shadowgraph d. Transmitted Light Gadget
69. It is primarily used to decipher writings in a charred paper.
a. Shadowgraph b. Infra-Red Viewer
c. Ultra-Violet Lamp d. Infra-Red Lamp
70. In this examination, the document is viewed with the source of illumination behind it and the light
passing 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. Oblique Light examination d. Ultra-violet Examination
71. An examination with the illumination so controlled that it grazes or strikes the surface of the
document from one side at a very low angle.
a. Microscopic Examination b. Transmitted Light Examination
c. Oblique Light examination d. Ultra-violet Examination
72. In this process, the forger places the document to be forged on the bottom, inter-leaves a piece of
carbon paper and places on top of a document containing the genuine signature.
a. Indentation Process b. Carbon Process
c. Transmitted Light Process d. None of these
73. It is the crime of making, circulating or uttering false coins and banknotes.
a. Falsification b. Forgery
c. Counterfeiting d. Engraving
74. It is the process by which the line to be printed are cut into pieces of metal by hand or with a
machine. This process is used for the production of all genuine bank notes.
a. Letterpress Printing b. Engraving
c. Counterfeiting d. Forgery
75. It is the most common modern used by counterfeiter to make false paper money.
a. Letterpress printing b. Engraving
c. Offset Printing d. Counterfeiting
76. The portrait appears life-like in a counterfeit bill/note.
a. True b. Maybe
c. Sometimes d. False
77. This is a special thread placed vertically on the paper during manufacture.
a. Metallic Thread b. Colored Fibers
c. Security Fibers d. Lacework design
78. These fibers are scattered on the surface of the paper (front/back) at random & can readily pick off
by means on any pointed instrument. The colors of these fibers are red and blue.
a. Metallic Thread b. Colored fibers/Security
c. Lacework Design d. None of these
79. The color of 200 peso denomination is_________.
a. Blue b. Yellow
c. Green d. Red
80. It refers to the prefix letter and numbers in a paper money.
a. Value Panel b. Serial Number
c. Denominations d. Lacework
81. It refers to the silhouette of the portrait appearing on the face of the note.
a. Watermark b. Vignette
c. Lacework d. Serial Numbers
82. It is a special thread vertically implanted off center of the note during paper manufacture. This can
easily be seen when the note is viewed against the light.
a. Embedded Security Thread b. Windowed Security Thread
c. Iridescent Band d. Vignette
83. It is a narrow security thread vertically located like “stitches” at the face of the note with a clear text
of the numerical value in repeated sequence.
 a. Embedded Security Thread b. Windowed Security Thread
c. Iridescent Band d. Vignette
84. It is a wide glistening gold vertical stripe with the numerical value printed in series.
a. Portrait b. Iridescent band
c. Serial Number d. Vignette
85. It refers to the numeral found at the four corners of the front and back of the note.
a. Value Panel b. Micro printing
c. Serial Numbers d. Vignette
86. _________ are refers to minute and finely printed words “Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas” or Central
Bank of the Philippines” located at the face or back of the note.
a. Value Panel b. Micro printing
c. Serial Numbers d. Vignette
87. These are pieces of metal stamped by government authority for use as money or collectively
referring to metal currency.
a. Note b. Bill
c. Coin d. Peso
88. It is the most common method of making gold coins.
a. Engraving b. Offset Printing
c. Uttering d. Casting
89. To pass a counterfeited coin means__
a. To import b. Utter
c. Mutilate d. Counterfeit
90. This means that the forger has trouble matching the paper, ink, or writing materials to the exact date
it was supposed to have been written.
a. Counterfeit b. Utter
c. Anachronism d. Watermark
91. The first writing material known to man.
a. Papyrus b. Vellum
c. Parchment d. None of these
92. This writing material made from the skin of animals primarily of sheep, calves or goats.
a. Vellum b. Parchment
c. Papyrus d. Reed
93. It is widely claimed that invention of paper is generally attributed to a_____.
a. Chinese b. Americans
c. Filipino d. African
94. It was the first writing tool that has the writing end slightly frayed like a brush. It is first used in
papyrus writing material.
a. Quill Pen b. Reed
c. Steel Point Pen d. Fountain Pen
95. It is shallow and horny part of large feather usually from goose and was used for writing on
parchment.
a. Quill Pen b. Reed
c. Steel Point Pen d. Fountain Pen
96. He patented the first ball point writing tool.
a. John Loud b. Lewis Waterman
c. Bryan Donkin d. None of these
97. It is the oldest form of ink.
a. Indian Ink b. Log Wood Ink
 c. Iron Galotannate Ink d. Dyestuff Ink
98. This is regarded as the principal method of ink examination.
a. Ink analysis b. Chromatographic Analytical Method
c. Benzidine Method d. None of these
99. It is a defect of the typewriter in which the character prints below or above its proper position.
a. Vertical Misalignment b. Horizontal Misalignment
c. Twisted Letter d. Permanent Defect
100. The study of handwriting to determine the personality of the writer.
a. Holography b. Graphology
c. Bibliotics d. None of these