Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Cognitive Ability Test

FLAME is to ASH as RIVER is to ______:

• AWATER
• BSILT
• CFLOW
• DBANK

Choose the word that is most nearly SYNONYMOUS with the word: IMPERIL

• ASAFEGUARD
• BJEOPARDIZE
• CCONCEAL
• DNEGLECT

Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word: HAZARDOUS

• APRECARIOUS
• BBENEFICIAL
• CSECURE
• DFRAGILE

Complete the sentence: Despite the ______ smoke filling the corridor, the firefighters maintained a ______ demeanor, ensuring all occupants evacuated safely.

• Aacrid ... chaotic
• Bsparse ... resolute
• Cdense ... calm
• Dbillowing ... frantic

LADDER is to CLIMB as VESSEL is to ______:

• ASAIL
• BWATER
• CANCHOR
• DCARGO

Read the statements below: - All firefighters on Shift A wear oxygen masks. - No person wearing an oxygen mask is permitted to enter Zone C without a radio. - Officer Miller is on Shift A and is entering Zone C. Which of the following conclusions MUST be true?

• AOfficer Miller is not wearing an oxygen mask.
• BOfficer Miller has a radio.
• COfficer Miller is not on Shift A.
• DZone C is completely safe.

Complete the sentence: The department's new safety guidelines were ______ to prevent accidents, but their ______ implementation caused widespread confusion among the crew.

• Aconceived ... haphazard
• Bdesigned ... systematic
• Cintended ... seamless
• Drevoked ... prompt

Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word: EQUIVOCAL

• AAMBIGUOUS
• BCLEAR
• CTEMPORARY
• DCAUTIOUS

Read the following statements regarding three firefighters: Firefighter A is taller than Firefighter B, Firefighter B is taller than Firefighter C, and Firefighter C is taller than Firefighter A. If these statements are true, which of the following is correct?

• AFirefighter B is the tallest.
• BThe statements are logically contradictory.
• CFirefighter A is the shortest.
• DFirefighter C is the tallest.

Find the missing number in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, ______

• A34
• B36
• C38
• D40

A fire station's water tank has a capacity of 1,200 liters. If it is currently filled to 85% capacity, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• A980
• B1020
• C1050
• D1080

A fire engine travels at an average speed of 60 km/h to reach an emergency. If the scene is 15 kilometers away, how many minutes will it take to arrive?

• A10
• B12
• C15
• D20

To prepare a specific fire retardant foam, a technician mixes water and concentrate in a ratio of 5:1. If the technician needs to produce 180 liters of the mixture, how many liters of concentrate are required?

• A25
• B30
• C36
• D45

Find the missing number in the series: 4, -8, 16, -32, 64, ______

• A-128
• B-96
• C96
• D128

A team of firefighters requires 3 hours to inspect 12 commercial buildings. If their inspection rate remains constant, how many hours will it take them to inspect 28 buildings?

• A6
• B7
• C8
• D9

Pump A can drain a flooded basement in 4 hours, and Pump B can drain the same basement in 6 hours. If both pumps are used simultaneously, how many hours will it take to drain the basement?

• A2.0
• B2.4
• C2.8
• D3.0

A fire station's monthly fuel budget was first increased by 10% and then subsequently decreased by 10% due to seasonal adjustments. What is the net percentage change in the budget compared to the original amount?

• ANo net change
• B1% increase
• C1% decrease
• D2% decrease

In a sequence of shapes, each figure has one more side than the previous figure. If the sequence starts with a triangle, what is the fifth shape in the sequence?

• APentagon
• BHexagon
• CHeptagon
• DOctagon

An asymmetrical shape resembling a flag has its flagpole vertical and the flag pointing right. If the shape is rotated 180 degrees and then reflected horizontally (across a vertical mirror line), which direction does the flag point?

• ARight
• BLeft
• CUp
• DDown

A square is to a cube as a circle is to a ______:

• ACYLINDER
• BOVAL
• CSPHERE
• DCONE

A right-angled triangle has its hypotenuse on the left and its horizontal base at the bottom. If the triangle is rotated 270 degrees clockwise, where is the hypotenuse located?

• AAt the top
• BOn the right
• CAt the bottom
• DOn the left

A grid matrix contains the following pattern: Row 1 has a circle, a square, and a triangle. Row 2 has a square, a triangle, and a circle. Row 3 begins with a triangle, followed by a circle. What is the final shape in Row 3?

• ACircle
• BSquare
• CTriangle
• DHexagon

An asymmetrical shape is shaped like the letter 'F' in standard orientation. If this shape is reflected across a horizontal line passing through its base, what does the resulting image look like?

• AA letter 'F' facing left
• BAn upside-down 'F'
• CA standard letter 'E'
• DA letter 'F' rotated 90 degrees

Imagine a standard six-sided die. If the face with 1 dot is on top, and the face with 2 dots is facing you (front), which face is on the bottom, given that opposite faces on a standard die always add up to 7?

• A5
• B6
• C3
• D4

A square sheet of paper has a dot in the top-right corner. It is folded in half from left to right. Then it is rotated 90 degrees clockwise. Where is the dot?

• ATop-right corner
• BBottom-right corner
• CBottom-left corner
• DTop-left corner

Choose the word that is most nearly SYNONYMOUS with the word: ADVERSITY

• APROSPERITY
• BHARDSHIP
• CAGILITY
• DSERENITY

Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word: EFFICIENT

• ACOMPETENT
• BWASTEFUL
• CSLOW
• DREDUNDANT

SMOKE is to DETECTOR as WATER is to ______:

• AFLOW
• BSPRINKLER
• CHYDRANT
• DVALVE

Complete the sentence: The severe bushfire season presented ______ challenges for the crew, prompting them to implement innovative tactics to ______ the risk to local communities.

• Aunprecedented ... mitigate
• Bminimal ... exacerbate
• Croutine ... heighten
• Dpredictable ... avoid

Choose the word that is most nearly SYNONYMOUS with the word: INTEGRITY

• AINTELLIGENCE
• BHONESTY
• CINFLUENCE
• DINDUSTRY

Read the statements below: - All fire stations in District 4 have at least two rescue trucks. - Station 12 is in District 4. - Station 12 has three rescue trucks. Which of the following conclusions MUST be true?

• AStation 12 has more trucks than any other station in District 4.
• BStation 12 meets the minimum requirement for rescue trucks in District 4.
• CAll fire stations in District 4 have exactly three rescue trucks.
• DStation 12 is the largest fire station in District 4.

Complete the sentence: Rather than trying to ______ the facts of the incident, the commander chose to present the details with absolute ______.

• Aobfuscate ... clarity
• Bdisclose ... ambiguity
• Cclarify ... precision
• Dignore ... hostility

Four fire engines (1, 2, 3, and 4) are dispatched to a scene. Engine 1 arrives after Engine 3. Engine 2 arrives before Engine 4. Engine 3 arrives after Engine 2 but before Engine 1. Which engine arrives first?

• AEngine 1
• BEngine 2
• CEngine 3
• DEngine 4

A rescue team records the following response times (in minutes) for five calls: 8, 12, 6, 15, and 9. What is their average response time?

• A9
• B10
• C11
• D12

A standard fire hose has a diameter of 64 mm, while a booster hose has a diameter of 25 mm. What is the ratio of the standard hose diameter to the booster hose diameter?

• A64:25
• B25:64
• C8:5
• D3:1

Find the missing number in the series: 5, 8, 6, 9, 7, 10, ______

• A8
• B9
• C11
• D12

A firefighter requires 250 ml of hydration fluid every 15 minutes during active duty. How many liters of hydration fluid will the firefighter consume over a 3-hour shift?

• A2.0
• B3.0
• C4.0
• D6.0

If a helicopter flies at a constant speed of 180 km/h, how many meters does it travel in 10 seconds?

• A300
• B500
• C600
• D1800

Find the missing number in the series: 2, 3, 5, 9, 17, ______

• A25
• B29
• C33
• D35

An emergency dispatch system has two independent backup power generators. The probability of Generator A failing during an outage is 0.05, and the probability of Generator B failing is 0.08. What is the probability that BOTH generators fail during an outage?

• A0.004
• B0.013
• C0.130
• D0.040

A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 4 meters and a height of 7 meters. Using 22/7 for pi, what is the volume of the tank in cubic meters?

• A44
• B88
• C176
• D352

A station purchases a total of 15 helmets and boots for $1,350. Helmets cost $110 each, and boots cost $80 per pair. How many helmets were purchased?

• A5
• B7
• C8
• D10

A sequence of grid blocks is shown: Block 1 has 3 black cells out of 9. Block 2 has 5 black cells. Block 3 has 7 black cells. If the pattern continues, how many black cells are in the fifth block?

• A8
• B9
• C11
• D13

A square board is divided into four quadrants (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right). Initially, only the top-left quadrant is shaded. If the board is rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, which quadrant is shaded?

• ATop-right
• BBottom-left
• CBottom-right
• DTop-left

If you look at the word 'FIRE' printed on a transparent window from the opposite side (outside looking in), what does the text look like?

• A'ERIF' with normal letters
• B'ERIF' with mirrored letters
• C'FIRE' with mirrored letters
• D'FIRE' in normal letters

A shape resembling a right-pointing arrow is flipped horizontally and then rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Which direction does the arrow point now?

• AUp
• BDown
• CLeft
• DRight

A matrix pattern is composed of shapes: Column 1 has 4 triangles, Column 2 has 3 squares, and Column 3 has 2 hexagons. What is the logical rule connecting the number of shapes and their number of sides?

• AThe number of shapes increases by 1 in each column.
• BThe total number of sides across all shapes in each column is constant at 12.
• CThe shapes are sorted by alphabetical order.
• DThe shapes have an odd number of sides.