{"id":20825,"date":"2016-02-02T18:54:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy?page_id=20825"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:31:06","slug":"california-post-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/california-post-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"California POST Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are applying to law enforcement or if you are in law enforcement in the state of California, you may be required to take the California POST exam. The California POST exam is used to measure the reading and writing skills of those who want to become peace officers.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free California POST practice test!<\/p>\n

PELLETB Online Course<\/a>
\nPELLETB Study Guide<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span>California POST Exam Outline<\/h2>\n

The California POST exam, also called the POST Entry-Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB), contains 65-78 questions and has a time limit of 2.5 hours. Some questions are multiple-choice, while other questions are fill-in-the-blank.<\/p>\n

The exam is split into two categories:<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Writing Ability (45-54 questions)<\/h3>\n

There are three subtests in this category, each containing 15-18 questions.<\/p>\n

Clarity<\/strong>
\nIn this subtest, you will be given a sentence and asked to find common writing errors within the sentence. The errors you might be asked to find include sentence fragments, run-on sentences, subject-verb agreement, and misplaced modifiers.Spelling<\/strong>
\nIn this subtest, you will be given a sentence that has one word removed and replaced by a blank line. You will be given four spellings of the missing word and asked to choose which one is spelled correctly given the context of the sentence.Vocabulary<\/strong>
\nIn this subtest, you will be given a sentence in which one word is underlined. You will be given four words and asked to select the word that is the closest synonym to the underlined word in the sentence.<\/div>\n

<\/span>2. Reading Ability (20-24 questions)<\/h3>\n

This category contains only one subtest. The Reading Comprehension subtest contains 20-24 multiple-choice questions.<\/p>\n

Reading Comprehension<\/strong>
\nIn this subtest, you will be given passages to read, and you will be asked to answer multiple questions about each passage. The passages will vary in length from one paragraph to an entire page, and all of the information you need to answer the questions can be found in the applicable passage.<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t
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<\/span>PELLETB Test Online Prep Course<\/h2>\n

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