Probation and parole

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for probation and parole selection in the police, justice, corrections, border, and security sector with 5 skill areas: situational judgment, verbal reasoning, critical thinking, attention and concentration and numerical reasoning. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. What is the primary purpose of a supervision case plan?

   • A. Avoid all contact with the client
   • B. Predict lottery outcomes
   • C. Replace court orders silently
   • D. Set goals, conditions, and interventions for the period

2. A client must attend treatment every Tuesday and misses two consecutive sessions. What is the first professional concern?

   • A. Automatic imprisonment without process
   • B. Nothing because schedules change
   • C. Possible breach of conditions requiring review
   • D. Public shaming online

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.