Thursday, April 24, 2014

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.

This promotional exam is very competitive and only those individuals who have prepared well can have the confidence of acing it. Passing this exam will mean that a person gets into a list of probable candidates qualified to getting a promotion. But passing is one thing and getting a good score is another. Even though passing will get an individual onto the eligibility list, scoring a good mark will put an individual well in front of others and therefore the person increases his or her chances of getting that 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.

While writing down short notes, one should also ensure to derive questions from areas he has tackled. After completing the chunk of materials, more often than not an individual will not go back to reading the original material but the person will study his short notes. With the questions derived after every topic, a person should ensure to answer them before leaving the page.

Practice tests are important and a person should ensure to sit for many of them. The result that one will get will show the areas that the individual ought to study more. To get numerous practice tests, a person can search over the internet. There are numerous websites that provide these practice tests and one should do most of them and revise them as well.

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.

Having a good study plan and preparing well will ensure a person has confidence to face the exam. During the exam, the individual should ensure to read questions carefully and understand them well as well as the choices. After which the individual picks the right choice.




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