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Ahh hopefully i can help some of you guys out that are sitting initial selection test. The true false cant tell stuff...........Well there is a trick to it and also to get threw it quick. I went to a tutor with all my stuff and cant praise him enough ........Obviously the true false blah b lah stuff...........u don't really need to read the passage first......i went to the first question and read it..............if it said the car was doing 56 mph.....then id run to the passage and look for a number of mph...obviously if it says bla blha 56 then its true....but heres the thing.................if something isn't mentioned in the passage then 99.9 per cent of the time it's cant tell...........so if it says the car was blue.......and u cant find anything regarding a colour in the passage then it's cant tell...........whereas if it said the car was white........then obviously its false...The hard part is the mathey sota problem stuff.....u really just need to get into that w ay of thinking before u sit the test.i usually did the bus coaches (42 seats) infor repair blah blah blah all that stuff just b4 i sat exam......it got my mind thinking fast and problem solvey type of thing.
Anways..bexst of luck all
Alan

good point, time is the most important factor. trust me it runs down very fast, and alot of people go too slow.

Read the questions and see what information its looking for, and then scan over until you find the part of the text relating to the question. However once you find the text you need, to read it carefully, and accurately.


It might say;

In the last 50 years there has been a large increase in the amount of greenhouse gas in our atmosphere. current figures show we are using double the fuel as we used to, due to the increased cars on the road.

Now you might get a statement such as;

"greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have doubled in the last 50 years."


It might seem like this is true if you dont read it carefully.

It really only says there has been a large increase, therefore this statement is false, but could easily look like its true.

true, flase or cannot tell?

Ok, maybe your right, but the point being made is to read the question, maybe i lost a few marks through saying things were false when they were actually cannot tells :D

Just to let everyone know, the next campaign for the PSNI selection will begin on Thursday 6th March 2008 @9.00am.

Its on the website www.selectnipolice.org

Good luck everyone

just to let u all know; more medical dates are being posted out this week, so anyone waiting for a medical should receive a letter this week. i have finally got my date!

No feedback yet for myself, hope it arrives this week!!!

Hey Alan, good to see your still around. Yes patience is the key. And if your young enough you still have time on your side anyways.;)

About getting the medical....would i be right in saying that if you got a medical date this late then its likely that you will get into the training (provided you pass the medical and vetting of course). Since they prioritise on the merit pool now and all

congrats to all those who are continuing to get feedback and dates for the medical.
after sending my university transcripts away to the administration in hope that they would allow me to defer i got word back today,they have offered me a place for May 25th,so im very pleased and in honesty very excited about taking my place in the training.

Gemma, thats a pretty good result, and i would be hopeful for you;)

As to the registration night...god yes! Its a chance to meet the people you will train with, live with for a short while and to meet the people who will train you and to hopefuly get to ask some questions.
Is it worth the drive.....i would say yes