Mathematics & Numeracy
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ArithmeticFractionsPercentagesWord ProblemsBasic Algebra
Spelling
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Commonly MisspelledDouble Lettersi-before-e RuleSilent Letters
Grammar & Word Usage
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Reading Comprehension
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Main IdeaDetailInferenceCause-Effect
Vocabulary
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Police VocabularyLegal VocabularySynonymsAntonyms
Verbal & Logical Reasoning
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AnalogiesSeriesDeductionOdd One Out
Jamaica General Knowledge
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Quick Facts
- Exam
- JCF Entrance Examination
- Body
- Jamaica Constabulary Force
- Format
- Written aptitude paper
- Sections
- Math, English, GK, reasoning
- Questions
- Not published
- Time limit
- Not published
- Pass mark
- Not published
- Level
- Recruit entrance stage
Order Of Operations
Brackets, powers, then multiply/divide, then add/subtract
Brackets firstPowers nextLeft to right after
Ratio vs Percentage
Ratio
- Compares parts directly
- Written like 5:3
- Whole number parts
Percentage
- Out of one hundred
- Written like 25%
- Decimal based value
Parts vs per-hundred
Math Approach Picker
- See percent of number→Multiply by decimal form
- See rate per unit→Divide total by units
- See ratio shared amount→Split into total parts
- See distance and time→Speed equals distance/time
- See length and width→Area equals length times width
- See a discount percent→Subtract percent from price
Core Arithmetic
- Multiplication tables
- Memorize through 12
- Squares
- Number times itself
- Order of operations
- Brackets, powers, then left-right
- Rounding
- Check the next digit
- Addition/subtraction speed
- Practice without a calculator
- Place value
- Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands
Fractions & Percentages
- Simplify fraction
- Divide by greatest common factor
- Add fractions
- Match denominators first
- Fraction to percent
- Divide top by bottom
- Percent of number
- Multiply by the decimal
- Percent discount
- Subtract discount from price
- Ratio split
- Divide total by parts
Word Problem Formulas
- Change due
- Payment minus cost
- Unit rate
- Total divided by units
- Speed formula
- Distance divided by time
- Area formula
- Length times width
- Time elapsed
- Count hours across midnight
- Solve for x
- Isolate x, balance sides
I Before E Rule
I before E, except after C
Receive: e before iBelieve: no c presentWeird: breaks the rule
Commonly Misspelled Words
- Definitely
- Contains 'finite', not 'finate'
- Receive
- e before i after c
- Occurred
- Doubles the r
- Witness
- One t, double s
- Separate
- Has 'a rat' inside
- Accommodate
- Double c, double m
- Government
- Keep the n, then ment
- Knowledge
- Silent d before final ge
Spelling Rules
- i before e rule
- Except right after c
- Double consonant rule
- Before -ed with short vowel
- -ence vs -ance
- No fixed rule, memorize
- Silent letters
- Government, knowledge keep them
Affect vs Effect Memory Aid
A is for Action, E is for End result
Affect: action verbEffect: end result noun
Affect vs Effect
Affect
- Verb
- Means to influence
- Affects your mood
Effect
- Noun
- Means a result
- Side effect noted
Verb vs noun
Grammar Fix Picker
- Subject is singular→Use a singular verb
- See neither...nor subject→Match the nearer subject
- Pronoun follows preposition→Use object pronoun 'me'
- Describing a result→Use the noun effect
- Describing an action→Use the verb affect
- Reporting direct speech→Add comma and quotation marks
Grammar & Usage Rules
- Singular subject
- Takes a singular verb
- Each/every
- Always singular verb
- Neither...nor
- Verb matches nearer subject
- Don't vs doesn't
- Doesn't for he/she/it
- Affect
- Verb meaning to influence
- Effect
- Noun meaning a result
- Who vs whom
- Who subject, whom object
There vs Their
There
- Shows a place
- Over there
- Points to location
Their
- Shows possession
- Their car
- Belongs to them
Place vs ownership
Punctuation & Pronouns
- Direct speech
- Comma, then quotation marks
- Quoted sentence
- Capitalize the first word
- Object pronoun
- Use me after preposition
- Double negative
- Avoid don't and no
- There/their/they're
- Place, owns, or 'they are'
Main Idea vs Detail
Main Idea
- Overall passage point
- Covers whole passage
- Broad summary
Detail
- One specific fact
- One sentence only
- Supports main idea
Whole vs part
Comprehension Question Types
- Main idea
- Overall point of passage
- Detail
- One stated fact
- Inference
- Meaning implied, not stated
- Cause and effect
- Why something happened
- Vocabulary in context
- Meaning from surrounding clues
- Sequence
- Order events happened
Guilty vs Innocent
Guilty
- Did wrong
- Convicted
- Blameworthy
Innocent
- Not guilty
- Cleared
- Blameless
Direct antonym pair
Police & Legal Vocabulary
- Apprehend
- To arrest or capture
- Detain
- Hold in custody briefly
- Testimony
- Sworn statement used as evidence
- Mandate
- Official order or command
- Vigilant
- Watchful and alert
- Composed
- Calm under pressure
Apprehend vs Detain
Apprehend
- Formal arrest
- Take into custody
- Longer process
Detain
- Hold briefly
- Temporary custody
- Shorter process
Arrest vs hold
Synonyms & Antonyms
- Guilty
- Antonym is innocent
- Hostile
- Synonym is aggressive
- Reckless
- Synonym is careless
- Agitated
- Synonym is upset
- Vigilant
- Antonym is careless
- Convicted
- Close in meaning to guilty
All vs Some
All
- Every single member
- Universal claim
- No exceptions allowed
Some
- At least one
- Partial claim
- Not everyone included
Universal vs partial claim
Reasoning Question Picker
- Numbers follow a pattern→Find the common difference
- Letters skip a pattern→Count the skip interval
- Two words are compared→Match their relationship type
- One item seems different→Identify the odd one out
- All or some claim given→Check the claim's scope
- Order given by clues→Rank items by clues
Series, Analogies & Logic
- Arithmetic sequence
- Add same number each time
- Geometric sequence
- Multiply by same number
- Letter series
- Count the skip pattern
- Odd one out
- Find the non-matching item
- Analogy
- Match the same relationship
- All vs some
- All means every case
Jamaica Symbols Recall
Doctor Bird flies, Lignum Vitae grows, Ackee feeds
Bird: Doctor BirdFlower: Lignum VitaeTree: Blue MahoeFruit: Ackee
Jamaica Quick Facts
- Capital
- Kingston
- Independence
- August 6, 1962
- Currency
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Parishes
- 14 total parishes
- Counties
- Cornwall, Middlesex, Surrey
- Motto
- Out of Many, One People
National Symbols
- National bird
- Doctor Bird hummingbird
- National flower
- Lignum Vitae
- National tree
- Blue Mahoe
- National fruit
- Ackee
- National dish
- Ackee and saltfish
- Flag colors
- Black, green, and gold
Common Traps
Affect ≠ Effect
Affect is a verb ≠ Effect is a noun
There ≠ Their
There shows a place ≠ Their shows possession
Ratio ≠ Percentage
Ratio compares parts directly ≠ Percent is out of 100
Detain ≠ Apprehend
Detain is a temporary hold ≠ Apprehend means formal arrest
All ≠ Some
All means every case ≠ Some means at least one
Main Idea ≠ Detail
Main idea is overall point ≠ Detail is one specific fact
Guilty ≠ Innocent
Guilty means did wrong ≠ Innocent means not guilty
Last Minute
- 1.Domain weights are not published
- 2.Math is arithmetic, fractions, ratios, algebra
- 3.Spelling: double letters, i-before-e rule
- 4.Grammar: subject-verb agreement, affect vs effect
- 5.Comprehension: main idea versus supporting detail
- 6.Vocabulary: policing and legal terms
- 7.Reasoning: analogies, series, and deduction
- 8.General knowledge: Kingston, 1962, 14 parishes
- 9.Symbols: Doctor Bird, Lignum Vitae, Ackee
- 10.Bring valid ID to testing
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