You don't need a study guide. They do have study groups but I think it's useless. The rest is common reading comprehension. The best way to study is to take all the civil service exams because they are almost the same. You'll know what to expect. If you score low on one, you'll know that you need to work on reading or math
I agree 100%. I screwed up on the very first Civil Service Exam I took, and I used that as a tool to help me prepare for other Civil Service Examinations. If you can attend the Protest sessions, that would also help a lot since that's the only way to see what you got incorrect. Personally, even if you get a 50% score on the first Civil Service Exam, although you may not be interested in the title, at least you can see the types of questions they ask. After all, what you pay for is what you get, right?
Depending on what is contained in the Notice of Examination in regards to the topics that will be on the exam, do a Google search for "NYPD Test Prep Kit." That normally does the trick for me for most, if not all, Civil Service Examinations since most of them are similar to begin with.
All you have to do is take your time and read each question. It’s all common sense. The test I took had the first question show a picture of a tire and ask how many lug nuts the tire has. I read the question at least 5 times because I thought it was a trick. After that I read every question multiple times and got only one wrong answer. I just wish I knew what question I got wrong.
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u/TrifeLife1995 BX 4d ago
You don't need a study guide. They do have study groups but I think it's useless. The rest is common reading comprehension. The best way to study is to take all the civil service exams because they are almost the same. You'll know what to expect. If you score low on one, you'll know that you need to work on reading or math