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 Virtual Guide: Aptitude Test (0 min 11 sec)
The electronic Canadian Forces Aptitude Test (eCFAT) is used to help determine specific Military Occupations for which you are best suited.
This guide has been developed to assist you in preparing for the test taking session. Recommendations on how to prepare for the eCFAT, test taking strategies as well as examples of the type of questions that you can expect to find on the test are included.
The eCFAT is a multiple-choice test that assesses your abilities in three distinct areas:
- Verbal Skills (15 questions, maximum time allowed for completion is 5 minutes)
- Spatial Ability (15 questions, maximum time allowed for completion is 10 minutes)
- Problem Solving (30 questions, maximum time allowed for completion is 30 minutes)
With each multiple-choice question, you will have four answers to choose from. Only one answer is correct.
Preparing for the eCFAT
As the test is an important component of the Canadian Forces selection system, it is essential that you are in good mental and physical health when you take the test. The following suggestions are offered to assist in preparing for the test session:
- Ensure that you are well rested
- Should you be ill or not feeling well, re-schedule your test
- Should you be on medication that may weaken your performance, re-schedule your test
- Should you require corrective eye wear (i.e. glasses), remember to bring them
- Allow yourself sufficient time to reach the testing location
Test Taking Strategies
The following strategies are offered to assist you when you take the eCFAT:
- Make yourself comfortable prior to beginning the test by removing excess clothing (for example jackets, sweaters etc). Restrictive clothing can contribute to test nervousness or anxiety. Also, removal of clothing during the test session will waste valuable time and could disrupt other test-takers.
- Listen to all instructions carefully. Should you have any questions prior to testing or if you do not entirely understand the instructions - ASK!
- Read all questions completely and carefully before marking your answer.
- As the eCFAT is a timed test, don't spend too much time on any one question. If you are stuck or not sure of an answer, eliminate the options or choices you feel are not correct, make your best guess at the answer or move on to another question. If you spend too much time on any one question it will limit your overall time and ability to complete other questions for which you may know the answers. If time is available you can always go back to review your work on the present test.
- When scoring the test you are not penalized for incorrect answers. So, it is in your best interest to guess at an answer for questions that you don't know, rather than leave a blank space.
- Taking exams can be stressful for some people. If you encounter a difficult question, do not panic. Make your best guess or move on and come back to the question later if time permits.
Test Examples
Verbal Skills (VS)
This is a test of your ability to understand words. Read each question carefully and decide which one of the four answers is the best one.
a) It was a LONG trip.
(A) nice (B) lengthy (C) fun (D) busy
ANSWER: The correct answer is (B).
b) TIGHT is the opposite of
(A) fast (B) stable (C) happy (D) loose
ANSWER: The correct answer is (D).
Spatial Ability (SA)
This is a test of your ability to recognize a form from its pattern, or a pattern from its form. There are two types of problems and an example of one type is provided below.
The first picture shows the PATTERN that is to be folded. You are to decide which FORM - A, B, C, or D - would be made by folding the PATTERN. The PATTERN must be folded so that the side of the pattern that faces you in the test booklet will be the outside of the FORM.
ANSWER: The correct answer is (B).
Problem Solving (PS)
This is a test of your ability to solve problems. Read each problem carefully and decide which one of the four answers is the best one.
a)  is to  as  is to
(A)  (B) (C)  (D) 
ANSWER: The correct answer is (D).
b) What number comes next in the following series? 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,
(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 13 (D) 9
ANSWER: The correct answer is (C).
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