FFS Recruitment CBT study plan

Diagnose your baseline by sitting a 30-question verbal reasoning set under 30-minute timing and tabulating accuracy by question type (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, inference).

Build a 150-item vocabulary log of exam-frequency words with synonyms and one original sentence each, reviewed 10 minutes daily on a spaced-repetition cycle.

Drill subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, pronoun reference and modifier placement until you answer 9 of 10 practice items correctly.

Practise skim-scan-read on eight short passages, writing a one-line main-idea summary and one inference per passage.

Apply assumption-spotting and strengthen/weaken analysis to 20 verbal reasoning items, writing one justifying sentence per chosen answer.

Complete 60 arithmetic drills on fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and averages, targeting 85% accuracy without a calculator.

Memorise and self-test the conversion facts you actually use (fraction-decimal-percentage triples, square and cube values up to 20).

Draft a one-page formula sheet covering percentages, ratio and proportion, and averages, then reproduce it from memory twice.

Solve 40 word problems on ratio, proportion, time-work and speed-distance, writing the setup equation before calculating each answer.

Compute profit and loss, discount, simple interest and compound interest across 25 items using a calculator-free method.

Interpret 10 data sets (tables, bar charts, line graphs, pie charts) and answer 30 data-interpretation questions drawn from them.

Cut average time per quantitative item to under 75 seconds while holding accuracy at or above 75%.

Convert 25 fraction-decimal-percentage triples accurately within a six-minute sprint, then repeat the sprint on a fresh set.

Sit a 40-question combined English and mathematics sectional mock under strict timing and mark it in one sitting.

Compile a dated six-month current-affairs timeline covering national events, disaster and fire-service news, appointments, and public schemes.

Summarise three newspaper editorials per week into five bullet points each, naming the argument and the evidence used.

Answer 60 general knowledge questions on polity, geography, history and static GK, logging every fact you had to guess.

Explain the fire triangle and tetrahedron, the classes of fire, and the matching extinguishing agent for each class in a written comparison table.

Describe the fire-service chain of command, ranks and standard operational terminology, then self-test with flashcards until recall is error-free.

Outline the standard stages of a fire-service emergency response from call receipt to handover, in sequence.

Sequence the stages of fire growth from incipient to decay and match each stage to the firefighting tactic and equipment it calls for.

Label from memory a diagram of SCBA, hose, nozzle and ladder, stating the function and one safety check for each component.

Explain conduction, convection and radiation with one fire-spread example each, and state how each drives vertical or horizontal spread.

Explain combustion as oxidation, define flash point and ignition temperature, and describe the physiology of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning alongside basic burn first aid.

Cover hardware, software, operating systems, networks, the internet, email and cyber-safety, then score 75%+ on 40 ICT multiple-choice questions.

Solve 10 spreadsheet-style items (cell references, simple formulas, sorting) and 10 file-management items without notes.

Drill number series, coding-decoding, blood relations, syllogism and seating arrangement until each type reaches 8 correct out of 10.

Solve 30 non-verbal items (figure series, mirror image, paper folding, embedded figures) in 25 minutes.

Recite the core civic duties, fundamental rights and public-service ethics principles (integrity, accountability, neutrality, confidentiality) with one workplace example for each.

Re-solve every question in your error logs across all eight domains rather than re-reading topic notes.

Sit one full-length timed mock under exam conditions, including the section order you intend to use on the day.

Fix your exam-day strategy: section time caps, a skip rule for questions over 90 seconds, and a review pass for flagged items.