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Posted: **Wed 14 Apr, 2004 4:59 pm**

Hi guys thanks for all your help. I went to my barb test today and I got a GTI of 62.

Posted: **Wed 14 Apr, 2004 11:44 pm**

well done, One step closer to joining! Do you know what regiment you want to join and which trade you want to do yet?

Posted: **Sun 25 Apr, 2004 2:26 pm**

I have got my BARB test booked for 4th May

Posted: **Sun 25 Apr, 2004 2:40 pm**

Jason The Argonaut wrote:I have got my BARB test booked for 4th May

Share the info then Jason! What Reg and i thought you were going stab?

Rob

Posted: **Mon 26 Apr, 2004 10:43 pm**

RobT wrote:Share the info then Jason! What Reg and i thought you were going stab?

Rob

I had a change of heart Rob, well it's between Infantry and the Engineers. If infantry it's going to be Royal Green Jackets if not I was thinking about a Combat Engineer.

Just wait and see what I get on the test then go from there.

Posted: **Wed 05 May, 2004 10:44 pm**

Well I had my test booked for the 4th but due to things cropping up at work I had to rearrange it for today. I got a score of 58, which I was told was a good score

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Before you take the test the words "work quickly and accurately" come on the screen. I think I paid more attention to quickness then accuracy but never mind.

Posted: **Wed 05 May, 2004 11:12 pm**

Max score on the BARB is 80? 4 tests X 20? Got the info pack a few days ago, but it didn't mention anything about the max score or passing score etc.

Are the tests in it really as easy as the examples in the BARB preparation book? i.e. Mark is happier than Sue. Who is the happiest? lol

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 12:38 pm**

The BARB test questions are easy but you have to do
them as fast as possible whilst still getting the right answer.

It also shows the questions first then clears the screen and
then asks for the answer, a couple of times I knew I had
got it wrong just after pressing the screen.

The speed gets hard on things like:

John is not as tall as Mike
Who is taller ?

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 12:47 pm**

I scored 65 on my BARB test...
i got so bored with these stupid questions that at some point i just wanted to get it over with,that's when i lost concentration and did a few mistakes...stupid me

but i was pleased with the score...

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 1:20 pm**

What score did you get then lazysod ?

My score of 58 doesn't look too good against other peoples scores.

I just come back from having a skills test, so next to the doctors to get some forms filled out.

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 1:38 pm**

Well as we are chatting about it I might aswell get big headed and say that I got a score of 71.

God I had a hard time convincing the Sgt to let me go for infantry and not a technical job.

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 3:52 pm**

Jason The Argonaut wrote:What score did you get then lazysod ?

My score of 58 doesn't look too good against other peoples scores.

I just come back from having a skills test, so next to the doctors to get some forms filled out.

I got 68 and I practiced loads beforehand, the one with the letters

H R A Q
h r t q

I found easy to do if you just read across the first line
and second line in your head, this may
be the way everyone did it but it helped me a lot.

The way some people say they didn't bother or just turned up
and did it, is the way I used to be when I was younger.
It really doesn't pay in the long run to act all casual
about any exams or tests. (not directed at you btw)

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 4:54 pm**

I admit I never practiced loads beforehand, I went through the book a few times but not allot. As I said before I was more worried of running out of time so I rushed through it. Not the best way to do it, but not to worry

Posted: **Mon 10 May, 2004 7:59 pm**

How hard are the BARB questions?

Like this?

http://www.careers-scotland.org.uk/care ... ltests.doc