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.

For people who do not know this, the promotional exam is usually very competitive and persons who have prepared enough can ace it. When one passes this exam, he or she is placed in a list of probable candidates for promotion. In order to be on top of that list to get the promotion fast, the individual must therefore aim to get the best score. For people who fail this exam, they have to wait for the next year when the test is offered again to try their chance for a promotion.

A study plan, Self discipline and high concentration levels are required to pass this examination. During the period when one is preparing for this test, the person should ensure to avoid unnecessary disturbance from family or friends. Also the person must ensure to set time daily for studies since the person will be working and in the off days, one must utilize them well to cover a lot.

Getting the study materials early enough is crucial. One cannot wait until he is given materials for preparation for that year, but the individual can search materials that have been used for previous years. To find such, the person can do online search, go to libraries and get books among other materials. As one will be reading, it is very crucial to make short notes to make it easy to go through the topics another time. Everyday should be set to tackle a topic, chapter or even chapters for quick learners.

As much as a person will be having practice questions which he or she must go through after reading, it is good that the person derives his own questions while reading. Therefore while making the short notes, a person should also include the derived questions as notes and ensure to answer them. Therefore as one will be going through the notes again, he will be reading his derived questions as notes since they will be already answered.

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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