Receiving your RCMP Online Entrance Assessment link means your preparation window has officially started. According to the RCMP, applicants have 14 days from the date they receive the link to complete the assessment.
The RCMP Online Entrance Assessment takes approximately 55–70 minutes, includes several timed portions and should preferably be completed in one uninterrupted session. It covers six different assessment areas, so using your 14 days effectively is more important than simply completing random practice questions.
This RCMP Online Assessment 14-day study plan will help you:
- Understand all six assessment sections
- Establish your current strengths and weaknesses
- Practise weaker areas individually
- Improve your speed under timed conditions
- Complete realistic mixed and full-length practice
- Prepare your equipment and test environment
- Avoid leaving the official assessment until the final few hours
Start by completing the free RCMP Online Assessment practice test to establish your starting point.
For a complete explanation of the assessment format, timing and scoring, read our RCMP Online Entrance Assessment Prep Guide.
What You Need to Know Before Starting Your 14-Day RCMP Study Plan
The RCMP describes the Online Entrance Assessment as an assessment of an applicant’s personality, behaviour and cognitive ability—not simply a traditional knowledge exam.
The six sections are:
- Workstyle Preference
- Language Comprehension
- Numerical Skills
- Spatial Skills
- Memory Quotient
- Business Reasoning
Several sections contain short, separately timed components. This means you must become comfortable moving between very different question formats while maintaining concentration and working accurately under time pressure.
The RCMP does not publish a specific passing score. Instead, results are measured against RCMP standards to determine whether an applicant’s score is competitive enough to continue in the recruitment process.
You can confirm the current requirements on the official RCMP Online Entrance Assessment page.
This plan assumes approximately 45–60 minutes of preparation each day, with additional time for full-length practice assessments.
Days 1–3: Learn the Format and Establish Your Baseline
Day 1: Understand the Six Assessment Sections
Begin by reading the official RCMP Online Assessment Preparatory Guide.
Your objective on Day 1 is not to memorize every detail. It is to understand:
- What each section measures
- What question formats are used
- Which portions are timed
- Which sections permit pen and paper
- What equipment and testing conditions are required
Next, complete the free anEDGE RCMP practice test to experience the different question formats and identify which areas initially feel most difficult.
Record your results by section. Do not focus only on your overall score. Pay attention to where you:
- Ran out of time
- Misread instructions
- Struggled to understand the question
- Made avoidable calculation errors
- Lost concentration
- Felt unfamiliar with the question format
This becomes your baseline for the remaining 13 days.
Day 2: Practise Language Comprehension
The Language Comprehension section includes:
- Word meanings
- Word relationships
The official RCMP preparatory guide states that each component is timed for five minutes. Therefore, vocabulary knowledge alone is not enough. You must recognize meanings and relationships quickly.
During Day 2:
- Practise synonyms and closely related word meanings
- Review common word relationships and analogies
- Use short timed sets
- Avoid spending too long on one unfamiliar word
- Review why each incorrect answer was wrong
Complete several short practice sets instead of one lengthy untimed exercise. Your objective is to improve both recognition and speed.
Day 3: Practise Numerical Skills
The Numerical Skills section contains Level 1 and Level 2 calculations involving:
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Order of operations
The RCMP permits pen and paper but does not permit calculators, computer software or assistance from another person.
On Day 3:
- Refresh basic arithmetic
- Practise multiplication and division without a calculator
- Review order-of-operations rules
- Complete short timed calculation sets
- Learn to move on when one question is consuming too much time
- Check whether your mistakes result from calculation, speed or misreading
The objective is not advanced mathematics. It is performing basic calculations accurately while working under a strict time limit.
Days 4–7: Strengthen Every RCMP Assessment Area
Day 4: Practise Spatial Skills
The Spatial Skills section includes:
- Rotating two-dimensional shapes
- Matching three-dimensional shapes
- Mechanical problems
- Cubes and folding shapes
Spatial ability often improves through repeated exposure. Instead of staring at a difficult question for several minutes, complete multiple short sets and review the underlying pattern after each set.
Practise identifying:
- Whether a shape has been rotated or reflected
- Which markings remain adjacent after rotation
- How an unfolded shape would appear when folded
- How basic mechanical components move together
- Which three-dimensional object matches a different view
Use timed practice from the beginning because the official spatial components have short time limits.
Day 5: Practise Memory Quotient
The Memory Quotient section requires applicants to study images, numbers or written information and then answer questions from memory.
Develop a consistent observation method. When viewing an image, consciously scan for:
- People and physical descriptions
- Colours
- Numbers
- Locations
- Direction and movement
- Unusual objects
- Relationships between items
When studying written information, identify:
- Names
- Times
- Dates
- Quantities
- Locations
- Sequence of events
Do not attempt to remember everything as one large picture. Organizing information into categories makes recall more manageable.
The official RCMP guide indicates that applicants may have a limited period to study the information and approximately 45 seconds to answer associated questions. Your practice should therefore include both observation limits and short answer periods.
Day 6: Practise Business Reasoning
Business Reasoning includes verbal and numerical reasoning. Applicants may be required to identify relationships, draw logical conclusions or solve numerical word problems.
During Day 6:
- Separate facts from assumptions
- Identify exactly what the question is asking
- Practise verbal analogies and relationships
- Complete numerical word problems without a calculator
- Use pen and paper to organize calculations
- Avoid adding information that was not provided
When reviewing an incorrect answer, determine whether you misunderstood the information, made an unsupported assumption or completed the calculation incorrectly.
Day 7: Review Workstyle Preference and Your First Week
The Workstyle Preference section asks applicants to respond to workplace-focused statements using a scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
The RCMP advises applicants to:
- Answer from a workplace perspective
- Respond quickly
- Avoid overthinking
- Answer truthfully
There are no conventional right or wrong answers in this section. Attempting to manufacture an ideal personality profile can produce inconsistent or inaccurate results.
After reviewing the official instructions, use the remainder of Day 7 to examine your first week.
Ask yourself:
- Which section currently produces my lowest results?
- Which section creates the most time pressure?
- Where am I making repeated errors?
- Which section has improved most quickly?
- Where do I need additional section-specific practice?
Applicants requiring repeated practice across all six areas can use the full anEDGE RCMP practice assessments, including mini-quizzes, section-specific practice and full-length timed exams.
Days 8–10: Target Your Weakest Assessment Sections
Day 8: Focus on Your Weakest Section
Return to the section where you performed least effectively during the first week.
Complete several short practice sets and review every error. Do not simply repeat questions without understanding what caused the problem.
Classify each error as:
- Knowledge or skill gap
- Time-management problem
- Misreading the instructions
- Careless calculation
- Visual confusion
- Memory or concentration lapse
This classification helps you correct the actual weakness instead of merely completing more questions.
Day 9: Focus on Your Second-Weakest Section
Repeat the process with your second-weakest assessment area.
Your practice should now be timed. By Day 9, you should already understand the formats. Your objective is to improve speed, accuracy and decision-making under realistic time pressure.
If Language Comprehension is weak, complete rapid word-meaning and analogy sets.
If Numerical Skills are weak, practise mental calculations and order of operations.
If Spatial Skills are weak, work on the specific spatial format causing difficulty instead of treating spatial reasoning as one general category.
If Memory Quotient is weak, use a systematic observation strategy and strict viewing limits.
If Business Reasoning is weak, focus on distinguishing relevant information from assumptions.
Day 10: Complete a Longer Mixed Practice Session
Complete a mixed practice session covering multiple assessment areas.
Practising sections separately builds individual skills, but the official assessment requires you to switch repeatedly between personality, language, numerical, spatial, memory and reasoning tasks.
A mixed session helps you develop:
- Mental flexibility
- Concentration
- Pacing
- Recovery after a difficult section
- Familiarity with changing question formats
Review your results immediately afterward. Compare them with your Day 1 baseline and identify whether your weakest areas are improving.
Days 11–12: Complete Full-Length Timed Practice
Day 11: Complete a Full-Length Practice Assessment
On Day 11, complete a realistic full-length practice assessment in one session.
Replicate your intended test conditions:
- Use a laptop or desktop computer
- Work in a quiet room
- Silence your phone and notifications
- Use a stable internet connection
- Keep your device connected to power
- Use only the permitted materials
- Follow every time limit
- Do not pause to search for answers
The purpose is to test more than knowledge. You are also evaluating concentration, mental stamina, time management and your ability to recover when a section feels difficult.
The anEDGE RCMP practice program provides full-length assessments, focused mini-quizzes, randomized questions, timed practice, instant scoring and detailed explanations.
Day 12: Review Your Full-Length Results
Do not immediately complete another full exam without reviewing the first one.
For every incorrect or missed question, determine:
- Did I know how to answer it?
- Did I run out of time?
- Did I misread a word or instruction?
- Did I make an avoidable calculation error?
- Did I lose focus after a difficult section?
- Is this part of a repeated weakness?
Complete short, targeted practice in the areas responsible for most of your lost points.
If your pacing remains weak, complete one final timed mini-assessment. Avoid exhausting yourself with repeated full-length tests immediately before the official assessment.
Days 13–14: Final Review and Complete the Assessment
Day 13: Complete a Light Review and Prepare Your Equipment
Day 13 should not be a heavy cramming day.
Complete a short review of your weakest formats, then prepare your testing environment.
Confirm that you have:
- Read the instructions in your RCMP assessment email
- Verified the exact assessment deadline
- Selected a quiet, interruption-free location
- Chosen a laptop or desktop computer
- Tested your internet connection
- Connected your device to a reliable power source
- Closed unnecessary programs
- Silenced notifications
- Set aside enough uninterrupted time
- Prepared pen and paper where permitted
- Removed calculators and other unauthorized assistance
Whenever possible, plan to complete the official assessment before the final hours of your 14-day window. This provides some protection against unexpected technical, scheduling or internet problems.
Day 14: Use as a Contingency Day
Ideally, you should not intentionally wait until the final few hours of Day 14.
If you have already completed the assessment, no further action is required.
If Day 14 is your scheduled assessment day:
- Begin when you are rested and alert
- Eat normally beforehand
- Remove distractions
- Read every instruction carefully
- Monitor your pace without panicking
- Move forward after a difficult question
- Reset mentally when beginning each new section
One difficult section does not determine your entire result. Maintain your concentration and continue working steadily through the remaining assessment areas.
How to Review Your RCMP Practice-Test Results
Repeated practice is most valuable when you use the results to guide your preparation.
After every timed quiz or full-length assessment, separate your mistakes into four categories.
1. Skill Errors
You did not understand how to solve the question. Review the underlying skill before attempting more timed practice.
2. Timing Errors
You understood the question but could not answer within the available time. Use shorter timed sets to improve speed and decision-making.
3. Instruction Errors
You answered the wrong question because you rushed or overlooked part of the instructions. Slow down briefly at the beginning of each new section.
4. Concentration Errors
You normally understand the format but made avoidable mistakes because your attention dropped. Practise in longer mixed sessions and remove distractions.
This approach turns every practice result into a targeted preparation plan.
Common Mistakes During the 14-Day RCMP Assessment Window
Waiting Until the Final Two Days
Fourteen days provides enough time for meaningful improvement, but only if you begin shortly after receiving the link.
Practising Only Your Strongest Section
Strong sections feel rewarding, but repeatedly practising them will not correct the weaknesses most likely to reduce your overall competitiveness.
Completing Only Untimed Questions
Untimed practice helps you learn a format. Timed practice teaches you to perform within the actual assessment conditions. You need both.
Memorizing Answers Instead of Developing Skills
Practice questions should develop reasoning, calculation, observation and pacing. Memorizing specific answers will not prepare you for different questions.
Attempting to Game the Workstyle Section
The RCMP instructs applicants to answer truthfully and avoid overthinking. Trying to create an artificial profile may produce inconsistent responses.
Ignoring Your Test Environment
A poor internet connection, low battery, noisy room or unexpected interruption can undermine otherwise strong preparation.
RCMP Online Entrance Assessment Test-Day Checklist
Before beginning the official assessment, confirm the following:
- I know the exact submission deadline.
- I have approximately 55–70 uninterrupted minutes available.
- I am using a laptop or desktop computer.
- My device is connected to power.
- My internet connection is stable.
- My room is quiet and free from interruptions.
- My phone and computer notifications are silenced.
- I have read the official instructions.
- I have pen and paper available where permitted.
- I have removed calculators and unauthorized assistance.
- I am rested and prepared to complete the assessment in one session.
Frequently Asked Questions About the RCMP 14-Day Assessment Window
How long do I have to complete the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment?
The RCMP states that applicants have 14 days to complete the Online Entrance Assessment from the date they receive the assessment link.
How long does the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment take?
The RCMP states that the assessment takes approximately 55–70 minutes. It includes several timed portions.
Must I complete the RCMP assessment in one session?
The RCMP recommends completing the entire assessment in one session. Applicants should set aside enough uninterrupted time and use a quiet location with a stable internet connection.
What are the six RCMP Online Entrance Assessment sections?
The six sections are Workstyle Preference, Language Comprehension, Numerical Skills, Spatial Skills, Memory Quotient and Business Reasoning.
Is the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment timed?
Yes. Several portions have individual time limits. Applicants should include timed practice in their preparation instead of completing only untimed questions.
Can I use a calculator?
No. The official RCMP preparatory guide states that calculators, computer software and input from other people are not permitted during the applicable numerical and business-reasoning sections. Pen and paper may be used.
What score do I need to pass?
The RCMP does not publish a specific passing score. Results are measured against RCMP standards to determine whether an applicant’s score is competitive enough to continue in the recruitment process.
What happens if I am unsuccessful?
The RCMP currently states that an unsuccessful applicant becomes eligible to reapply after a three-month waiting period. Applicants should always confirm the latest policy directly with the RCMP.
What is the best way to use the 14-day window?
Begin with a baseline practice test, learn every assessment format, target weaker sections, add time pressure gradually and complete at least one realistic full-length simulation before the official assessment.
Start Your RCMP Online Assessment Preparation
Fourteen days is enough time to make meaningful improvements when your preparation is structured.
Begin by understanding the six assessment areas and establishing your baseline. Strengthen weaker skills through section-specific practice, introduce time limits, complete a full-length simulation and leave enough time to prepare your equipment and testing environment.
Start with the free RCMP Online Assessment practice test to identify your current strengths and weaknesses.
When you are ready for more complete preparation, access the full anEDGE RCMP practice-test system with full-length assessments, mini-quizzes, section-specific practice, unlimited randomized questions, instant scoring and detailed explanations.
Applicants looking for a complete explanation of the current assessment can also read the RCMP Online Entrance Assessment Prep Guide.
After completing the assessment, applicants who progress to the later interview stage can explore RCMP interview coaching and preparation.
Official RCMP Sources
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