Tips On Preparing For Fire Department Promotional Exams

By Eloise Hewitt


Test taking for fire fighters is like their way of life. Starting with the entrance exams which are very competitive to proficiency tests throughout their career, proving to know things in this career by taking tests is important. For servicemen in any department thinking of advancing their career, taking the fire department promotional exams is inevitable.

The promotional exam is highly competitive and requires proper preparation to pass it. Those people who do not prepare well can say goodbye to the promotion they have been wanting very bad. It is one thing to pass this test but it is another to get a very good score. Passing will guarantee one being on the placement is but with a high score, a person increases his ranking on the list and hence can get a promotion sooner than later.

To succeed in this examination, one ought to have high self discipline, and keep away friends and even family disturbances to concentrate well in studying for the test. A lot of people fail this test due to lack of concentration and last minute rush. It is almost impossible to understand a bulk of information crammed at the last minute.

Therefore one has to look for study materials early enough. An individual can be given some of the learning materials by the fire department while other materials he or she can find in the library or search online. Once with these materials, the individual should start reading them and writing short simpler notes they can be able to understand. Since the chunk of materials to read may be a lot, one can decide to read a chapter everyday or 4 chapters a week among other ways.

Apart from making short notes, the person must ensure to derive questions from every topic captured. The derived questions should then be done after the individual finishes reading a topic. After one has covered all chapters and answered all derived questions, the individual should re read the short notes again to ensue the information is reinforced.

After answering all questions, the person should go back through the short notes, review the notes plus also the questions and answers. This is to ensure all one has read sticks in the head. It is also advisable that one does all practice questions in a study material or found in online sites. Practice tests expose the strong areas in the individual as well as those areas which need further study.

It is also important that one gets into a study group. In a group study, the individual will be able to understand more areas he or she has not understood well while studying alone. Also in the group, reviewing questions will also be done as well each topic will be discussed in a short amount of time enabling one to recall easily.

By preparing well, one can be confident at the time of the exams and avoid panicking. One should not rush when reading questions but ensure to understand them well to pick the right choice. But care should be taken so as to finish the test on time.




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