FIREFIGHTER APTITUDE CHARACTER STUDY EXAMS
GUIDE ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔You are in an elevator with a weight capacity of 1,650 pounds. There are five other
people in the elevator with you. One person weighs 192, one person weighs 116, and
the other two each weigh 156 pounds. Assuming that you weigh 173 pounds, how much
additional weight could the elevator hold before exceeding capacity?
A. 423 pounds
B. 517 pounds
C. 673 pounds
D. 829 pounds - ✔✔C
✔✔If a fire engine is traveling 45 mph for 18 minutes, how far will it travel? (Distance =
Rate X Time)?
A. 8.10 miles
B. 13.50 miles
C. 19.33 miles
D. 27.00 miles - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the minimum number of rope sections a firefighter would need to rope off a
danger zone that is 28 feet long by 40 feet wide assuming that each rope section comes
in 50-foot sections?
A. 2 sections
B. 3 sections.
C. 4 sections
D. 5 sections - ✔✔B
✔✔In 2017, there were about 13,500 deadly automobile accidents. About 4,018 were a
result of drunk driving accidents. Approximately what percent of the deadly automobile
accidents were a result of drunk driving?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 35% - ✔✔C
, ✔✔An adult victim has one-third (1/3) of his back burned, half (1/2) of his right leg
burned and half(1/2) of his head burned. Using the burn chart below, determine what
percent (total) of the victim is burned.
Entire Back: 15%
Entire Front: 15%
Entire Head: 5%
Each Arm: 12.5%
Each Leg: 15%
What percent of the victim is burned?
A. 10.50%
B. 11.25%
C. 13.00%
D. 15.00% - ✔✔D
✔✔A patient has been instructed by a doctor that the maximum dosage of medication is
3 1/2 tables for every 50 pounds of weight. If the patient weighs 200 pounds, what is the
maximum number of tablets he/she should take per dose?
A. 12 tablets
B. 12 and 1/2 tablets
C. 14 tablets
D. 15 and 1/2 tablets - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following hose diameters is the largest?
A. 17/20 inches
B. 3/4 inches
C. 3/5 inches
D. 8/10 inches - ✔✔A
✔✔A fire station receives a structure fire alarm call on July 18th at 2:22 AM. An
automobile accident alarm call comes in on July 18th at 4:50 AM and another structure
fire alarm call on July 19th at 3:27 PM. How much time has elapsed from the first
structure fire alarm call to the second structure fire alarm call?
A. 12 hours and 49 minutes
B. 13 hours and 5 minutes
C. 24 hours and 55 minutes
D. 37 hours and 5 minutes - ✔✔D
✔✔Be _______of your surroundings and try to ______ dangerous situations.
A. '' conscious'' and ''migrate''
B. '' cognizant'' and ''mitigate''
C. ''cognitive'' and ''monitor''
D. ''conscientious'' and ''modify'' - ✔✔B
GUIDE ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔You are in an elevator with a weight capacity of 1,650 pounds. There are five other
people in the elevator with you. One person weighs 192, one person weighs 116, and
the other two each weigh 156 pounds. Assuming that you weigh 173 pounds, how much
additional weight could the elevator hold before exceeding capacity?
A. 423 pounds
B. 517 pounds
C. 673 pounds
D. 829 pounds - ✔✔C
✔✔If a fire engine is traveling 45 mph for 18 minutes, how far will it travel? (Distance =
Rate X Time)?
A. 8.10 miles
B. 13.50 miles
C. 19.33 miles
D. 27.00 miles - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the minimum number of rope sections a firefighter would need to rope off a
danger zone that is 28 feet long by 40 feet wide assuming that each rope section comes
in 50-foot sections?
A. 2 sections
B. 3 sections.
C. 4 sections
D. 5 sections - ✔✔B
✔✔In 2017, there were about 13,500 deadly automobile accidents. About 4,018 were a
result of drunk driving accidents. Approximately what percent of the deadly automobile
accidents were a result of drunk driving?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 35% - ✔✔C
, ✔✔An adult victim has one-third (1/3) of his back burned, half (1/2) of his right leg
burned and half(1/2) of his head burned. Using the burn chart below, determine what
percent (total) of the victim is burned.
Entire Back: 15%
Entire Front: 15%
Entire Head: 5%
Each Arm: 12.5%
Each Leg: 15%
What percent of the victim is burned?
A. 10.50%
B. 11.25%
C. 13.00%
D. 15.00% - ✔✔D
✔✔A patient has been instructed by a doctor that the maximum dosage of medication is
3 1/2 tables for every 50 pounds of weight. If the patient weighs 200 pounds, what is the
maximum number of tablets he/she should take per dose?
A. 12 tablets
B. 12 and 1/2 tablets
C. 14 tablets
D. 15 and 1/2 tablets - ✔✔C
✔✔Which one of the following hose diameters is the largest?
A. 17/20 inches
B. 3/4 inches
C. 3/5 inches
D. 8/10 inches - ✔✔A
✔✔A fire station receives a structure fire alarm call on July 18th at 2:22 AM. An
automobile accident alarm call comes in on July 18th at 4:50 AM and another structure
fire alarm call on July 19th at 3:27 PM. How much time has elapsed from the first
structure fire alarm call to the second structure fire alarm call?
A. 12 hours and 49 minutes
B. 13 hours and 5 minutes
C. 24 hours and 55 minutes
D. 37 hours and 5 minutes - ✔✔D
✔✔Be _______of your surroundings and try to ______ dangerous situations.
A. '' conscious'' and ''migrate''
B. '' cognizant'' and ''mitigate''
C. ''cognitive'' and ''monitor''
D. ''conscientious'' and ''modify'' - ✔✔B
