For candidates
Math practice
Nobody asks a call taker to do algebra. They do ask how long an ambulance will be, how far out the nearest unit is, and what time an incident started if it began forty minutes ago. These modules measure quick, accurate arithmetic of the kind done in your head while somebody waits on the line.
This is practice only. It is not an application, no agency sees your results, and nothing is recorded about you.
Math Practice (Multiple Choice)
Quick arithmetic of the kind done on a dispatch floor: counts, times, distances, percentages and reading figures off a chart. Pick from four options.
Four options for every question, and some questions need more than one of them. Picking from a list is quicker than working in your head, but the options include the number you land on if you do half the sum and stop — so it rewards finishing the calculation rather than recognising something plausible.
About 4 min
Math Practice (Typed Answer)
Quick arithmetic of the kind done on a dispatch floor: counts, times, distances, percentages and reading figures off a chart. Type the number yourself.
No options at all: you work it out and type the number. Harder than choosing from a list, because there is nothing to check yourself against and nothing to work backwards from. Both formats mix in reading figures off a chart, which is closer to the job than it sounds.
About 4 min