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The Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery is different from the paper and pencil tests most of us are familiar with from high school. Agencies often have questions related to the use, interpretation, and development of this test. The following sections are intended to answer these questions.

Test Administration

Test Scoring and Test Score Interpretation

Test Development and Validation

Sample Test
The Applicant Preparation Guide for the POST Entry-Level Test Battery (pdf) is designed to introduce the test-taker to the content of the test, test instructions, sample test items, and test strategies. The following topics are covered.

  • Preparing for the multiple-choice and cloze exams
  • What the test measures
  • Practice Writing Test
  • Practice Multiple-choice Reading Comprehension Test
  • Practice Cloze Reading Test
  • Preparing for the Law Enforcement Essay Exam
  • Why essays fail
  • Sample questions
  • Scoring guide
  • Example essays

References
A list of references provides background information for many answers found in the POST Entry Level Test Battery FAQs section.