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11 Forensic Science core Blood Summative Test

Grade 11 Forensic Science Core
Blood Pattern Analysis Summative Test

Total: 45 marks
Time: 55 minutes

Name: _____________________________________________

Section A: Multiple choice questions

Circle or highlight the correct answer.

1. What was most likely the angle from which this blood drop fell?

A. 10°
B. 25°
C. 180°
D. 90°

2. This force allows molecules within the blood drop to resist separation and causes a
blood drop to form a distinctive round shape.

A. Gravitational pull
B. Cohesion
C. Adhesion
D. Surface tension

3. Which component of blood is responsible for helping to stop

bleeding?

A. Plasma
B. Thrombocytes
C. Erythrocytes
D. Leukocytes

4. What does BPA stand for?

A. Blood Placement Assay

B. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
C. Blood Spatter Analysis

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5.

This blood spatter had…

A. low-velocity impact
B. medium-velocity impact
C. high-velocity impact

6. Generally, bloodstain diameter _____ as height increases.

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains unchanged
D. increases lengthwise, decreases widthwise

7.

Choose the correct option:

A. Label A = erythrocytes and label B = plasma
B. Label C = erythrocytes and label B = plasma
C. Label B = erythrocytes and label C = plasma

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8. Identify the types of agglutinogens that can possibly exist on red blood cells:

A. Agglutinogen A
B. Agglutinogen B
C. Both option A and B
D. None of the above is correct

9. What blood spatter pattern is created when a source of blood remains stationary over a
surface causing an accumulation of blood?

A. Saturation
B. Flow
C. Pool
D. Drip Pattern

10. What blood spatter pattern is created when a volume of blood has been absorbed by an
object?

A. Pool
B. Saturation
C. Flow Pattern
D. Medium Velocity Impact Spatter

11. What bloodstain pattern is created when an object moves through an existing stain,
removing or altering its appearance?

A. Swipe
B. Walking Drip
C. Wipe
D. Contact

12. What type of blood spatter is typically created from a gunshot?

A. Medium Velocity
B. High Velocity
C. Cast-Off
D. Void

13. Which of the following does NOT affect blood stain shape?

A. Texture of target surface

B. Volume of blood that falls
C. Speed at which the blood left the original surface
D. Blood type

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Section B: Structured questions

Question 1:
Match one description with each image representing a blood spatter pattern. Use a RULER!

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Question 2:
Identify whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE

Statement TRUE/FALSE

a. Analysis of a spatter pattern can aid in determining the direction the

blood was travelling in

b. A blood trail is usually formed due to passive blood drops

c. In the Kastle-Meyre test, the positive test for the presence of blood
is the appearance of a blue-black colour

d. The smaller the angle at which a blood drop falls, the more
elongated it will be

e. Blood pooling is an example of medium-velocity impact spatter

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Question 3:
Using the letters, match each term with its most fitting description.
Letter Term Definition

Rh factor A. Occur when blood has flown through the air & hit
a surface at an angle.

Agglutinogens B. When blood clumps or clogs.

B-antibodies C. Proteins that exist on the surface of all of your red

blood cells that determines your blood type

Blood splashes D. The protein that determines whether your blood

type is negative or positive

Agglutination E. Blood type A and O contains this in the blood

Satellite F. Bloodstain pattern resulting from blood exiting the

body under pressure from a breached artery

Arterial spurt G. Parts of a drop of blood that has separated from

the main droplet
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Question 4:
You were called into a crime scene to collect some blood samples to determine their blood
types.
Results Blood type

Sample 1 Sample 2

Sample 3 Sample 4

a. After analysing the results, identify the exact blood type of each of these samples. (4)

Sample 1: __________

Sample 2: __________

Sample 3: __________

Sample 4: __________

b. Suppose a person with blood type B needs a blood transfusion. Which blood (1)
sample(s) would be safe to transfuse into the person’s body?

_________________________________________________________________

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Question 5:
You are a crime scene analyst that specialises in BPA. You are called to a crime scene below.
Observe it and answer the questions to follow.

a. Identify the type of blood spatter (or pattern) on the walls.

________________________________________________________________ (1)

b. Would you classify the spatter on the wall as high-, low- or medium- velocity
impact?

________________________________________________________________ (1)

c. Pick the option that best describes the clue that can be deduced from the blood
pool in the middle of the floor.

The person was walking

The person fell to the floor and couldn’t move
The person was able to fight back (1)

d. How do you think this person died? Pick the most likely option.

Lack of oxygen to the lungs.

Two stab wounds into a leg.
Sliced with a machete through the throat.
Two gunshot wounds to the chest. (1)

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e. A lot of the blood drops you photographed had the following shape:

Identify the most likely angle that the drop was formed from its origin. Choose
between 90°, 55° and 12°. Substantiate your choice.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ (2)

f. One of the blood drops found at the crime scene looked as follows:

Using a ruler and your pen/pencil, label one satellite and one spike on the blood (2)
drop.

g. After the commission of this violent crime, will a thorough cleaning of all surfaces
previously covered in blood help to entirely hide this type of evidence? Explain
your answer.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ (2)

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TOTAL: 45 MARKS