Prepare for the CPS Test & OS Firefighter Test

The CPS Firefighter Exam Preparation Pack includes preparation materials for this section, using audio files and accurate questions like those on the test.

Make sure you get a passing score and complete the CPS Firefighter Test!

CPS Sample Question- Reading and Understanding Written Information

Read the following text, and answer the question below.

New research is studying ways in which the blind can use echoes to recognize where they are and to identify objects. Bats are famous for the way they use echolocation, by making sounds, to fly successfully through treetops and caves as they hunt insects. Humans cannot match their precision, but this expertise can be honed with experience and feedback. Studies examining what types of sound help locate objects found that longer sounds, lasting around half a second, help locate distant objects, while shorter ones help locate objects more accurately as they grow closer. It was also found that as sounds get shorter, people's ability to determine whether an object is to the left or the right declines. However, if one wishes to know how close an object is, a short sound of just ten milliseconds is best. Bats, too, change their call as they get closer to their hunting target. The non-profit organization World Access for the Blind trains people to use tongue clicks to navigate. Its president, Daniel Kish, who is blind himself, is so skilled at this that he can ride a bicycle in traffic. Kish describes the process as having a conversation with his environment. "The clicking is like asking two questions: 'What are you?' and 'Where are you?' You want a sharp tongue click, and you want to be scanning with your head, much as seeing people scan using eye movement." One hears different answers from different objects, he explains. Claire Randall, who is blind from birth, also uses echolocation, although not exactly in the same way. "I used to ride a bicycle, and when I was five years old, I developed the ability to swerve past a lamp post and miss it by millimeters too regularly for it to be a coincidence." Her mother marveled at her talent to dodge obstacles. "One day my mother asked me how I always managed to avoid the lamp post, and the only way I could explain it was, 'It goes dark past my fears.'"

The main purpose of the passage is to

CPS Sample Question- Understanding Written Instructions

Read the following instructions, and answer the question below.

Dealing with a personal fire
If your clothes catch fire don’t run around; you will fan the flames and make them burn faster. The correct thing to do is to lie down as this makes it harder for the fire to spread and reduces the effect of flames on your face and head (flames burn upwards), smother the flames, and cover the flames with heavy material, like a coat or blanket; this blocks the fire's source of oxygen. Roll around – rolling smothers the flames.
If your escape route is blocked:
If you’re on the ground floor, go out of a window – throw bedding or cushions onto the ground outside to break your fall. If you can’t open the window, use a heavy object to break it at the bottom corner and cover any jagged edges with clothing, a towel or a blanket. Lower children as far as possible before letting them drop. Get an adult to break their fall if you can. Lower yourself by your arms from the window ledge before dropping.
If you can’t get out, get everyone into one room: choose a room with a window and, if you can, put cushions, towels or bedding at the bottom of the door to block smoke; open the window and call for help. Think now about which room might be best for this – you need a window that can be opened and, if possible, a phone for calling 999.

Which of the following statements is correct?

CPS Sample Question- Mathematical Ability

What is the value of X?

x/2 = (x+1)/3

CPS Sample Question- Numerical Skills

A shop owner bought some shovels for $5,500. The shovels were sold for $7,300, with a profit of $50 per shovel. How many shovels were involved?

CPS Sample Question- Maps & Diagrams

If a firetruck is heading Northeast and then turns right, left, right, and right again, in which direction is she then headed?

CPS Sample Question- Mechanical Aptitude

Danny received a bunch of colourful helium balloons for his birthday. One of the balloons was not attached properly and flew away.

Assuming the temperature remains constant, what will be the volume of the balloon at a very high altitude?

CPS Sample Question- Situational Judgement Test

During the last fire, the hose got caught in the truck. It took an extra five minutes to loosen the hose and lay it out long enough to reach the fire. Following this incident, your captain calls in Tom, the firefighter who performed the last equipment check before you left. You know that your captain is upset after this dangerous error, and you know that Tom will get in trouble. You also remember that it was you who rolled the hose last and that you did it while talking on the phone, which may have distracted you.
What would be the worst response to this situation?