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Title: How To Systematically Break Down Any Question On The WCT Test
If you want to apply to become a police officer in Canada, you’ll most likely be required to take the WCT (Written Communication Test) before you can do so. The purpose of this test is to measure your ability to understand, analyze, and communicate information in much the same way that you’ll have to do as a police officer. That’s because officers have to do a number of tasks involving communication, most prominently writing up police reports that describe what they saw and did when responding to a crime.
Preparing for the WCT may seem daunting, and for some even impossible; that’s because for many people, written communication does not come naturally. It’s true that writing is more difficult to prepare for than other topics, mostly because it does not involve memorization of facts; instead, it’s all about practice. That’s why WCT prep is so important - writing practice summaries and modeling the questions you’ll have to answer on the WCT is the only way that you’ll ever be able to improve your skills. …show more content…
The test takes into account not only your ability to grasp which details are most important and summarize the main concepts, but also to use grammar and spelling accurately. Although this may seem difficult, you can systematically break down the WCT by considering the following