Manpower Aptitude Assessment (MAPAS): IQ & Reflex Test?
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Hello, NS pre-enlistee here, I am going for the CMPB Checkup and the MAPAS soon.
1. Do we have 10-Year Series for the MAPAS questions?
Go bookshops such as Popular?
After you have completed the medical screening, you will sit for a computer-based Manpower APtitude Assessment System (MAPAS) test. MAPAS consists of a series of tests (e.g. psychomotor skills, mental-spatial ability, etc.) to assess the mental abilities of NSFs. The test scores are used to place NSFs in vocations/ appointments where their abilities can be best used. The entire test is about 2½ hours.2. How to get posted to SPF/ SCDF to do NS?
Is it must need to speak to the customer service officer at the counters at CMPB?
Is it must need to call the 24/7 NS hotline at 1800-3676767 to request/ express interest?How? What to do?
Thanks.
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Upon completion of your pre-enlistment medical screening, you will be required to go through Vocational Assessment at the Vocational Assessment Centre (VAC). This is done using a battery of tests called the Manpower Aptitude Assessment System (MAPAS) to assess your mental abilities. This is so that we can maximize our limited manpower by putting people where their abilities can be best used.
Your Vocational Assessment scores will affect important decisions, which include assignment to a vocation and selection to be a commander (Officer, Specialist).
Therefore, you should put in as much effort as possible to do the tests well and accurately, as this will not only help the nation maximize it's limited manpower, but also help us place you into vocations that will make good use of your abilities.
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The Vocational Assessment Centre (VAC) conducts a battery of tests called the Manpower Aptitude Assessment System (MAPAS) to assess your mental abilities. This is so that we can maximize our limited manpower by putting people where their abilities can be best used.
Your Vocational Assessment scores will affect important decisions, which include assignment to a vocation and selection to be a commander (Officer, Specialist).
Therefore, you should put in as much effort as possible to do the tests well and accurately, as this will not only help the nation maximize it's limited manpower, but also help us place you into vocations that will make good use of your abilities.
What are the tests like
We use different sub-tests to measure different types of mental ability. Some of the mental abilities that we measure include memory, speed of responding, abstract reasoning, following complex instructions, solving mathematical problems, mental spatial ability, and psycho-motor skills. Please click on the following links to try out some of these tests.
a) Word analogies
b) Number reasoning
c) Picture reasoning
All the sub-tests are computer administered. Most of the sub-tests will present a problem or question on the screen and you will need to respond accordingly. Some sub-tests however, measure speed or hand-eye co-ordination and may look like simple computer games.
How long is the test at VAC
Since we have to be as accurate as possible, we need to measure as wide a range of your abilities as is possible. Thus, the testing will require about 2 to 2 1/2 hours of your time.
What to do- Do not worry too much. All we require you to do is to do your best. Each sub-test has instructions to guide you on what to do.
- Ask for help: If you have problems understanding any of the sub-tests or the instructions during testing, there will be people on-site to help you.
- Get a good night's sleep. Come for the test with a fresh mind.
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WORD ANALOGIES
Example:
Company : President
a. Team : Athlete
b. Hospital : patient
c. Airline : passenger
d. Library : Reader
e. Army : General
As can be seen from the example provided above, you will be present with a pair of words, followed by 5 pairs of words. From these five, you are asked to choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
The correct answer here is e, Army : General. A president is the head of a company. In the same way, a general is the head of an Army. However, an athlete is not the head of a team, a patient is not the head of a hospital, and a passenger is not the head of an airline. Now try the next example
Yawn : Boredom
a. Dream : Sleep
b. Anger : Madness
c. Smile : Amusement
d. Face : Expression
e. Impatience : Rebellion
The correct answer here is c.
A smile is a sign of amusement just as a yawn is a sign of boredom. -
NUMBER REASONING
Example
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___?
Like the example above, each question will have a series of numbers. Each series is made up according to a certain rule. You are asked to determine what that rule is and then decide what is the next number in the series should be.
In this particular series, the rule is to add 3 to each number (3+3=6, 6+3=9, 9+3=12, and 12+3=15).
Therefore, the next number in the series should be 15+3, 18.
The next example is a little more difficult.
3, 6, 7, 14, 15, 30, ___?
Hint: there are actually 2 rules involved....
The rule here is to first multiply by 2 and then add 1
3X2=6
6+1=7
7X2=14
14+1=15
15X2=30
Therefore, the next number in the series is....
30+1 = 31