Academic Testing - Analytical Reasoning Prep

Becoming a police officer requires that the applicant pass a number of tests. Some of these tests are physical and some are academic. The nature of the these tests (particularly the academic) vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

The recruitment process for the Peel Regional Police Force in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada includes both an “Analytical Reasoning Test” and “Intelligence Testing.”

Information about these tests may be found on the Peel Police site.

Specific information about these tests is Here. Go to the bottom of the page and click on the:
Applicant Information Package & Study Booklet (pdf)

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Analytical Reasoning Test

In Analytical Reasoning candidates are asked a series of questions in multiple choice format that are based on specific conditions. It is essential that the conditions be properly understood.

A very basic (in fact far too basic) example would be:

P, Q, R, S, T, and U represent six men in a lineup (not necessarily in that order) who are placed in slots 1 to 6. The men are ordered from left to right with slot 1 on the left and slot six on the right. If P is placed 2 slots to the right of Q, and P is placed 3 slots to the left of T, and R is placed 2 slots to the left of S, which one of the following is the correct ordering of the men from left to right?

(A) PRQSUT
(B) PRQTSU
(C) QRPTSU
(D) QRPSUT
(E) QUPRST

Note that the correct answer is (D).

Once again, the above example is far too basic for the actual test. Furthermore, the real test will have multiple questions based on each set of conditions.