FBAT Study Guide 2026
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📋 FBAT Exam Format at a Glance
104
Questions
105 min
Time Limit
71.00%
Passing Score
📚 FBAT Topics to Study (38)
Language Ability · 11 cardsReasoning Ability · 11 cardsSpelling · 7 cardsSpelling · 7 cardsSpelling · 7 cardsArithmetic Operations · 6 cardsArithmetic Operations · 6 cardsArithmetic Operations · 6 cardsGrammar and Writing Skills · 6 cardsGrammar and Writing Skills · 6 cardsGrammar and Writing Skills · 6 cardsMap Reading and Spatial Orientation · 6 cardsMap Reading and Spatial Orientation · 6 cardsMap Reading and Spatial Orientation · 6 cardsMathematical Ability · 6 cardsMathematical Ability · 6 cardsMathematical Ability · 6 cardsMathematics · 6 cardsMathematics · 6 cardsMathematics · 6 cardsMemory and Observation · 6 cardsMemory and Observation · 6 cardsMemory and Observation · 6 cardsNumber Series and Patterns · 6 cardsNumber Series and Patterns · 6 cardsNumber Series and Patterns · 6 cardsReading Comprehension · 6 cardsReading Comprehension · 6 cardsReading Comprehension · 6 cardsSituational Judgment · 6 cards
✍️ Sample FBAT Questions & Answers
1. A candidate scored 88 out of 110 questions correctly. What percentage did they answer correctly?
✓ 80%
88 ÷ 110 = 0.80 = 80%.
2. An evidence locker holds 48 items. If 1/3 are firearms and the rest are other items, how many non-firearm items are there?
✓ 32
48 × 1/3 = 16 firearms; 48 − 16 = 32 non-firearm items.
3. What does 'surveillance' mean?
✓ Close observation, especially of a suspected person
Surveillance means keeping a close watch over a person or area, especially for security purposes.
4. Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
✓ accommodate
'Accommodate' is the correct spelling, with double 'c' and double 'm'.
5. Officers are briefed on a BOLO: white male, 40s, bald, 6'2", 220 lbs, driving a silver SUV. What is the subject's hair description?
✓ Bald
The BOLO specifically described the subject as bald.
6. Choose the correctly spelled word.
✓ citation
'Citation' ends in '-ation', a common suffix for official law enforcement documents.
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