HOW TO PASS ARMED FORCES TESTS
Sample questions and answers for the British Army, Navy, and RAF Tests.
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ABOUT THE ARMED FORCES TESTS
Armed Forces tests are designed to assess potential employees’ ‘suitability’ for specific posts. In the majority of cases, the higher scores you achieve, the more job opportunities you will have at your disposal. This is particularly true of the British Army Aptitude Test. Whilst the minimum pass mark for entry in the Army is 26, a candidate will need to score far higher if he or she wishes to join a regiment such as the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
- The key to success in any of the Armed Forces tests is to try your hardest to get 100% correct answers in the test that you are undertaking.
- If you aim for 100% in your preparation, then you are far more likely to achieve the trade or career that you want. Within the Armed Forces tests book we will supply you with lots of sample questions to assist you.
- It is crucial that when you get a question wrong, you take the time to find out why you got it wrong. Understanding the question is very important.
- Even if you are applying for the RAF, you should still try the questions in our guide that are designed for the Royal Navy and the Army, and vice versa.
- You will find that the more practice you undertake in the build up to the real test, the better you will perform on the day.
PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS
Psychometric tests have been in use in the Armed Forces for many years. They are simply used as a tool to assess a candidate’s ‘ability’ to perform specific tasks that are similar to the ones they will have to undertake in a real life scenario. If we break down the word ‘psychometric’ we can see that ‘psycho’ means mind and ‘metric’ means to measure.
The selection tests vary depending on whether you are applying to join the Army, the Royal Air Force or the Royal Navy. Unsurprisingly, the tests for the Royal Air Force are the toughest, simply because many of the roles within the Force are of a highly technical nature.
ARMY – THE BRITISH ARMY APTITUDE TEST
The Aptitude test is a computer-based, psychometric assessment that was developed by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) and Plymouth University. It is a series of timed questions that assess a candidate’s ability to absorb information quickly and logically. The computer automatically calculates the candidate’s score, based on the number of correct answers and the time taken. The final score is referred to as the GTI (General Trainability Index). The Aptitude test has been in use since July 1992 and currently consists of the following exercises:
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Error Analysis test;
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Number Reasoning test;
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Categorical Awareness test;
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Logical Reasoning test;
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Spatial Reasoning test;
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Rule Analysis test.
The pass mark for the Aptitude test is currently 26 although you will need to confirm this with your local Armed Forces Careers Office.
RAF AIRMAN/AIRWOMAN SELECTION TEST
The Airman/Airwoman Selection Test (AST) consists of a number of different aptitude tests which are designed to assess which careers in the RAF you are most suited to. There are many different career opportunities available and each one requires a different level of skill.
THE AST CONSISTS OF SEVEN TIMED MULTIPLE CHOICE APTITUDE TESTS AS FOLLOWS:
- A verbal reasoning test;
- A numerical reasoning test;
- A work rate test;
- A spatial reasoning test;
- A mechanical comprehension test;
- An electrical comprehension tes;
- A memory test.
THE ROYAL NAVY RECRUITING TEST
The main purpose of the Royal Navy Recruiting Test is to establish how effective you are at figuring out problems, how good you are at English and Mathematics, and if you can understand basic mechanical concepts.
Just like the Aptitude tests, they show the Royal Navy what type of jobs you will be most suited to. The Royal Navy Recruiting Test covers the following four areas:
- A reasoning test;
- A verbal ability test;
- A numeracy test;
- A mechanical reasoning test.
The tests are usually carried out at the Armed Forces Careers Office and will be under strict timed conditions. Details of the time restrictions and number of questions per exercise will be provided in your recruitment literature. The pass mark for the RN Recruiting Test will very much depend on the technical ability level required for the post you are applying for; although a pass mark of 50% is normally sufficient for the majority of branches.
PASS THE ARMED FORCES TESTS
- The Army Aptitude test;
- The Royal Navy Recruiting Test;
- The RAF Airman Test;
- The Royal Marines Test;
- Answers to the timed tests to help you improve your scores;
- Explanations of the Armed Forces timed tests and explanations to all questions;
- Insider advice on how to score higher on any of the tests;
- Hints and tips for improving performance;
- How to increase your chances of success.
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