POST Reading, Writing test

[ReserveRod]

I started my academy on Saturday and took the POST Reading , Writing, Comprehension Test. The first half seemed fairly simple. The second portion with the fill in the blanks drove me crazy. It seems like an easy task at first , but as it progressed I had a very hard time figuring out what the word was. Out of the 40 fill in's , I bet I was lucky to get 15.

[IronBruin]

Aaaaaaaaand...

[ReserveRod]

Aaaand , I was curious to see what others thought about that portion of the test.

[avalon42]

The CLOZE is probably the hardest part out of the test. I couldn't fill in 3 of them. Don't worry about it. As long as your T-score is over 42, you're fine.

[Copp'rPenny]

It's a challenge. I fill in all the easy ones first, then re-read the paragraphs for context. This is really testing your vocabulary. If you think of a word that fits the number of spaces and jives with the context, then you're right, even if the test givers were going for a different word. I usually jam through the first part, then spend a lot of time on the second part. You don't get extra points for turning the test in early.

[ReserveRod]

It was much more challenging than it appreared to be at first. The sample was a joke, so i assumed the actual one would be easy as well. Man was I wrong.

[FJDave]

It's a challenge. I fill in all the easy ones first, then re-read the paragraphs for context. This is really testing your vocabulary. If you think of a word that fits the number of spaces and jives with the context, then you're right, even if the test givers were going for a different word. I usually jam through the first part, then spend a lot of time on the second part. You don't get extra points for turning the test in early.

With this coming from you, it MUST be a hard test!

[McGruff]

Jeebus...I just graduated from the academy this past year and I don't even remember taking the POST written test. PAT...yes.

[IronBruin]

With this coming from you, it MUST be a hard test!

It's not that hard, she's just been out of school for too long:p

[Copp'rPenny]

I just have fun thinking of all the words it could be. On one test, it was quoting a famous American (sorry, no more details than that), so of course I could go home and check the answer. Turns out, one of the words I came up with wasn't right. But it fit. And I got my highest score of the three times I've taken that test on that particular test. So maybe I shouldn't say it was a "challenge" but "fun." But I'm weird that way.

And yeah, I've been out of school for too long. :p

[gonzo1510]

If it's the same one I took for LA Co Police, I thought it was pretty easy...

[TrooperAB]

Of the two written exams I have taken, I did exactly what Copp'rPenny said; start with the easy ones, then take your time and read the full article/essay to figure out the rest. They are kinda fun, I guess I'm weird like that too :D

[ReserveRod]

We got our results last night, and I passed with a 55.1. I guess I did better than I thought.

[urbancowboy]

I got a 70.8 T-SCORE on the Ontario PD test...I thought that it was a percentage until just recently haha.