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.

An individual should therefore make sure to start his preparation early. This means that study materials must be found early from libraries, fire departments, online sources among other areas. While studying these materials, one should ensure to make his own short notes. This way it will be easy to go through every chapter rather than reading the original material again. Since the individual will be working as well as reading, the person must make sure to use any free time for studying.

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.

The individual must ensure to do all the practice tests available whether in the books or online. The score of each test will show how much one has grasped the various topics. After which the person can ensure to go through the topics that need further studies and revise more. There should be an improvement in the scores in the preceding practice test one does.

To ensure that points stick well in the brain and also to clear explanation of certain topics, a person should get into a study group. A study group is a simpler way of reinforcing points and tackling topics again and again easily. One should however ensure to study first on his own before getting into a group.

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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