NTN police test study guide, by section

The test owner's description is clear that no law enforcement experience is needed. Video answers rest on the scene and common sense, the report on what you saw, the blanks on words from training material. That makes preparation about habits, not facts. How many questions? Not published by NTN, so plan by section. Take the practice test cold first and let the weakest chip set your order.

Prepare a habit, not a list of rules: answer from the scene only, since the test tells you to use the information given and common sense. A short order of checks (safety first, then calm and respect, then follow-through inside the officer's role) and the wrong-answer patterns to avoid are worked through on the human relations page, next to its practice scenes.

Before the test scene, you are shown a sample situation and an example report. Study it: it shows what the graders count as a good response. Then the scene plays twice.

• First viewing: the sequence. Who arrived, who did what, in what order.
• Second viewing: the exact details. Times, addresses, plate letters, amounts, clothing, which way someone went.
• Note template: Time · Place · People (name, age, description) · Events in order · Numbers · Property · Injuries.
• Write facts, not opinions: "the man shouted and pointed at the clerk," not "the man was angry."

Part two asks multiple-choice questions you answer from your own report, so anything you skipped is gone. Portland calls this part a written language ability test, so clean sentences matter too. Drills: report writing.

1. Read the whole sentence, and the one after it, before looking at the options.
2. Say a word of your own for the blank, then find the option closest to it.
3. Check the fit: part of speech, subject-verb agreement ("Neither of the witnesses was"), and whether the meaning matches the job described.

Passages come from police training material, so learn the plain working vocabulary of the job: custody, compliance, perimeter, statement. Drills: reading.

1. Baseline: the practice test, untimed, all three chips.
2. Weakest section first: its page, then the practice test again.
3. Report rehearsal: play any short news or training clip twice, take notes with the template, write the report against a timer, then quiz yourself on five details.
4. Official video practice, if you buy it: NTN suggests using it at least a week before your test date (practice tests page).
5. Online parts: finish the PSSA and history questionnaire early; departments receive them automatically (what the PSSA is).

• Bring a valid government photo ID with the same name as your account.
• At a center, arrive 30 minutes early; late arrivals may be turned away.
• From home, test the computer and room set-up before the day; the virtual testing FAQ lists the rules.
• If you also booked the physical test, leave time between the two (PAT).

• Human Relations (video) →
• Incident Observation and Report Writing →
• Reading →

• FrontLine National →The three sections, who sets the pass mark, retakes and where it is used
• FrontLine National practice test →Questions from all three sections, every option explained
• FrontLine National exam facts →PSSA, passing score, retakes, score validity, virtual testing, Express
• FrontLine National cost →No single price: base fee, per-department charges, waivers and vouchers
• FrontLine National departments →Who requires FrontLine, by state, with each published cut score