| If You Want to Pass Your Firefighter's Test You | | | | Same Themes, Different Questions |
| Must Prepare | | | | The types of questions you are likely to receive |
| Many people dream of landing a job as a | | | | vary but all will be centered around the same |
| firefighter. Renowned for their bravery and | | | | themes. |
| heroism in the face of danger, working as a | | | | - Mathematics |
| firefighter sounds like the ideal job for many | | | | - Grammar |
| people. | | | | - Spelling |
| Of course, being appointed a job as a firefighter | | | | - Reading |
| isn't always as easy as you might think. | | | | - Mechanical |
| Know What is Involved | | | | At this stage you won't probably won't know |
| The firefighters entrance exam will probably be | | | | much about regular firefighting duties so these |
| the hardest and single most important thing you | | | | kinds of questions are not covered in the exam. |
| will have done to date, so the key to passing the | | | | Another good tip is to remember not to spend |
| fire fighter exam is to know what is involved. | | | | too long on answering each question. If you do |
| - How long does the fire fighter exam last for? | | | | not know the answer straight away work on the |
| - What type of questions will be asked? | | | | other questions that seem more straight-forward |
| - Will the test be written, contain multiple choice | | | | and go back to the ones you have missed after. |
| questions or essay questions? | | | | You may find some tests contain "weighted |
| These questions might seem immaterial but once | | | | questions". These are questions which will count |
| inside the classroom knowing the format and type | | | | more towards your overall score so spend more |
| of questions on the test paper will save you time | | | | time on them and increase your score. |
| when time is at a premium. | | | | Remember, just because you passed the |
| Preparation is The Key | | | | firefighter exam does not necessarily mean you |
| Preparing for the firefighter's entrance exam is | | | | will become a firefighter. |
| not just a matter of getting up in the morning | | | | Dreams Can be Shattered |
| and turning up at the exam center, before you | | | | Most people think the firefighters entrance exam |
| get to the stage of sitting the exam you will need | | | | is an aptitude test and they don't need to study. |
| to work on the different questions and themes | | | | They couldn't be more wrong. If you are serious |
| you are likely to encounter. | | | | about claiming one of those coveted firefighting |
| One way is to use actual mock exam papers. | | | | jobs then you will need to study, and study hard. |
| They are readily available on the internet and you | | | | Make sure when you sit down to take the |
| can also find some invaluable guides available to | | | | firefighter's entrance exam a surprise doesn't |
| walk you through what type of questions you will | | | | await you. |
| face. Another way is to ask a fire fighter who | | | | Take time to prepare yourself and learn as much |
| has already sat the exam. These are great | | | | as you can about the type of questions you'll face |
| preparation aids and will go a long way in helping | | | | before the exam and you'll find it much easier to |
| you becoming a firefighter. | | | | get through. |