RCMP Online Entrance Assessment

Are you considering a policing career with the RCMP? Passing your RCMP Online Entrance Assessment is a crucial step in the selection process for RCMP candidates. The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment is a broad-based aptitude test that needs a lot of preparation. Please don't underestimate the process. At Cognitive Results, we guide you through the preparation journey, ensuring you have the knowledge and support you need to succeed. Read on to learn about the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment components and how we can help.

The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment takes 55 - 70 minutes to complete, with several timed portions. The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment includes the following six sections:

Section 1 - Workstyle Preference:

  • Objective: Assess the candidate's personality traits and work-related preferences.
  • Structure: The workstyle preference section includes questions that evaluate traits such as teamwork, leadership, stress tolerance, and adaptability. This part of the test helps determine if the candidate's personality and work preferences align with the demands of a policing career.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Reflect on personal traits and engage in self-assessment exercises to better understand and develop qualities crucial for law enforcement roles.

Section 2 - Language Comprehension:

  • Objective: Assess the candidate's ability to understand and interpret written information.
  • Structure: This section includes reading passages followed by questions that test comprehension, vocabulary, and the ability to draw inferences from the text. Candidates must demonstrate their understanding of main ideas, supporting details, and implied meanings.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Engage in targeted reading exercises and comprehension drills that mirror the RCMP test format, helping you build skills in interpreting and analyzing written information. Expand vocabulary through targeted practice exercises.

Section 3 - Numerical Skills:

  • Objective: Evaluate the candidate's proficiency with basic arithmetic and numerical reasoning.
  • Structure: Questions in this section cover a range of mathematical concepts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, and problem-solving involving numerical data. Candidates are tested on their ability to perform calculations accurately and interpret numerical information.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Utilize practice tests and numerical problem-solving exercises to enhance your arithmetic and reasoning skills, focusing on speed and accuracy.

Section 4 - Spatial Skills:

  • Objective: Measure the candidate's ability to visualize and manipulate objects in space.
  • Structure: This section presents problems involving shapes, patterns, and spatial relationships. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand and solve problems related to spatial orientation and visualization.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Engage in spatial reasoning exercises designed to improve your ability to visualize and manipulate objects effectively.

Section 5 - Memory Quotient:

  • Objective: Assess the candidate's ability to recall and use information.
  • Structure: The memory section tests short-term and long-term memory through various exercises. Candidates might be asked to remember sequences of numbers, words, or visual patterns and recall them after a brief interval.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Participate in memory enhancement exercises and drills that focus on improving both short-term and long-term recall abilities.

Section 6a - Business Reasoning with Verbal Reasoning:

  • Objective: Evaluate the candidate's ability to understand, analyze, and draw logical conclusions from written information.
  • Structure: This section includes questions based on passages, where candidates must identify arguments, detect logical fallacies, and infer meanings. The focus is on assessing the candidate's critical thinking and reasoning skills with language.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results:Engage in critical reading and reasoning exercises to sharpen your ability to analyze and interpret complex texts.

Section 6b - Business Reasoning with Numerical Reasoning:

  • Objective: Measure the candidate's ability to work with numerical data and solve quantitative problems.
  • Structure: The numerical reasoning section involves interpreting data from tables, charts, and graphs, as well as solving word problems that require mathematical calculations. This assesses the candidate's ability to apply numerical information in practical situations.
  • Preparation with Cognitive Results: Use data interpretation exercises and quantitative problem-solving tasks to build your proficiency in handling numerical information.

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RCMP Online Entrance Assessment is used by RCMP to test police candidates (you can use Cognitive Results to prepare).
Understanding the distinctions between these RCMP Online Entrance Assessment sections can help candidates better prepare:
Section Key Features
Workstyle Preference
  • Use Cognitive Results to understand the traits assessed in the workstyle preference section. Reflect on your strengths and areas for growth in teamwork, leadership, and stress management. Engage in activities that help you develop these traits.
Language Comprehension
  • Regularly read various types of texts and practice summarizing main ideas and details. Work on Cognitive Results' exercises that test your ability to infer meanings and understand complex information.
Numerical Skills
  • Engage in the regular practice of basic arithmetic and problem-solving involving numerical data. Use Cognitive Results' practice tests to familiarize yourself with the types of questions you will encounter.
Spatial Skills
  • Use Cognitive Results' spatial reasoning exercises to improve your ability to visualize and manipulate objects. Practice with pattern recognition and spatial orientation tasks.
Memory Quotient
  • Use Cognitive Results' memory exercises to enhance your short-term and long-term memory. Practice recalling sequences and patterns to strengthen your memory skills.
Verbal Reasoning
  • Use Cognitive Results to familiarize yourself with different types of verbal reasoning questions. Practice critical thinking and logical reasoning exercises.
Numerical Reasoning
  • Use Cognitive Results to familiarize yourself with different types of numerical reasoning questions. Practice critical thinking and logical reasoning exercises, and work on interpreting data from various sources.
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