{"id":2148,"date":"2019-09-02T02:53:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T02:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2019-12-07T20:04:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T20:04:33","slug":"firefighter-vocabulary-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firefighternow.com\/firefighter-vocabulary-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter Vocabulary Test [Free PDF and Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So here you are, cruising through your civil service<\/a> exam, and you come upon the firefighter vocabulary test\/reading comprehension portion of the exam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You think you’ve got momentum, but nothing kills momentum quite like a long boring reading passage that you have to read, re-read and read again to make sure you understand it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wasting time during the exam can absolutely kill your score. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what kind of questions can I expect on a firefighter vocabulary test?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Great question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While every test is different you can generally expect to get a few different types of questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of this is just general reading comprehension. This means they will give you a written passage (of varying lengths) that you must read through and then answer questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These passages can vary greatly in difficulty and complexity. Generally, these questions tend to give candidates the most trouble during this portion of the test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other question types you can expect are questions that ask you to identify a synonym (similar) or antonym (opposite) of a given word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s an example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The test may ask you to identify a synonym for the word “joyful.” Then they will give you a list of words for you to choose the word that is the most similar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say the list of words are…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Happy
B. Sad
C. Angry
D. Tired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer would be A, happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now obviously this is an overly simple question meant to illustrate an example, but you get the point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, we go over some basic concepts to help you read a passage quickly while remembering the information that you need to know to answer the questions correctly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expression slow is smooth and smooth is fast definitely applies to the firefighter<\/a> vocabulary test. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the video below…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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