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California Highway Patrol Officer Written Exam (PELLET-B)
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Phase 1: CHP Hiring MapYou are here
Confirm CHP application steps, PELLET-B scheduling, T-score requirements, citizenship, age, education, and POST eligibility.
Phase 2: Clarity & Spelling
Drill clarity pairs and spelling banks; review report-writing grammar, parallelism, and commonly misspelled CHP/report words.
Phase 3: Vocabulary
Build law-enforcement vocabulary lists and practice synonym and context-meaning items in mixed sets.
Phase 4: Reading Comprehension
Practice CHP procedural and traffic-enforcement passages with fact-extraction and inference items under time pressure.
Phase 5: CLOZE Mastery
Train CLOZE strategy — use grammar, context, and letter cues to choose the best missing word.
Phase 6: Timed Mixed Review
Run full 2-hour timed mock PELLET-B sittings, review missed items by section, and confirm CHP testing-day logistics.
Can You Take the CHP Officer Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Valid driver's license required.
- •U.S. citizenship or permanent residency with citizenship application filed.
- •Vision, medical, psychological, and physical ability evaluations administered later in the hiring process.
- •PELLET-B scores typically remain valid for 12 months and may transfer between participating POST agencies.
CHP Officer Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
6-10 weeks for most candidates
From start to license in hand
Retake Policy
PELLET-B retakes are typically allowed once every 30 calendar days under California POST policy. Candidates use their most recent eligible score for CHP processing.
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The official pass rate is CHP and POST do not publish a single first-time pass rate for the PELLET-B; a T-score of 48 is required to advance.. Our students do better.
120 Practice Questions
Clarity, vocabulary, spelling, reading comprehension, and CLOZE items aligned to the PELLET-B.
Aligned to 2026 PELLET-B
Reflects the current California POST PELLET-B format and CHP scoring standard.
Timed Section Practice
Drill each PELLET-B section under realistic 2-hour timed conditions.
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What You'll Study
5 chapters covering everything you need to pass
CHP Officer Exam Details
California Highway Patrol Officer Written Exam (PELLET-B)
Administered by California Highway Patrol (CHP)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official California Highway Patrol (CHP) content outline
Choose the clearer of two sentences with attention to grammar, parallelism, modifier placement, and ambiguity.
Select synonyms or context-appropriate words used in law-enforcement reports and instructions.
Identify correctly spelled words commonly found in CHP and police report writing.
Answer fact-extraction and inference items based on CHP procedural and traffic-enforcement passages.
Fill missing words in a passage using context, grammar, and letter cues.
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