Looking for a PRINTABLE Sample PAL EXAM

[voodoo_ca]

Yeah, I have my PAL... but he already thinks that I am trying to tell him about gun safety and basically that I am trying to be better than he is... When all I am trying to do is help him understand and pass.

In the end, I guess the answer is that no one has any sample tests that I can use to prove my point...

CK

 

[joe-nwt]

Holy ####. How many posts do we endure every week from licenced firearms owners asking basic questions about things like storing ammo, trigger locks, to name a few? And then someone comes along and asks for some help and you jump all over him?

Answer this; Does it matter where the person learns the material from? If he memorizes the test or the manual what difference does it make? He still learns the material. Or should I say meorizes it. There are plenty of examples on this board of people who obviously memorized the right answer, they got their PAL, but really have no clue what it means. And that is the problem with multiple choice. But in the end perhaps that person will be a little safer whether they got 81% or 100%.

Getting a firearms licence in Canada is NOT hard. Nor should it be. A firearm is a tool and deserves the same respect as any other tool. No more, no less. It does no good whatsoever to glorify it into something else.

 

[taffman]

Yeah, I have my PAL... but he already thinks that I am trying to tell him about gun safety and basically that I am trying to be better than he is... When all I am trying to do is help him understand and pass.

In the end, I guess the answer is that no one has any sample tests that I can use to prove my point...

CK

No free rides, good luck with getting your dad through the course, you have a PAL so hopefully you can remember some of the questions to help him out.

 

[Savage12]

Holy f**k. How many posts do we endure every week from licenced firearms owners asking basic questions about things like storing ammo, trigger locks, to name a few? And then someone comes along and asks for some help and you jump all over him?

Answer this; Does it matter where the person learns the material from? If he memorizes the test or the manual what difference does it make? He still learns the material. Or should I say meorizes it. There are plenty of examples on this board of people who obviously memorized the right answer, they got their PAL, but really have no clue what it means. And that is the problem with multiple choice. But in the end perhaps that person will be a little safer whether they got 81% or 100%.

Getting a firearms licence in Canada is NOT hard. Nor should it be. A firearm is a tool and deserves the same respect as any other tool. No more, no less. It does no good whatsoever to glorify it into something else.

Agreed, thank you for putting my thoughs into words. Seems once someone begins to jump on another a many others jump on the train and follow. We don't want to shy away newcomers we want to welcome them as warmly as possible.

Use common sence during the exam and finger off the trigger and safety on always unless directed otherwise during the practical is all he should know. I don't know of any source online currently providing the test itself, it may be best if your dad fails the first one to realise that study and admittance to the fact that no one can know everything will be good for him.

Good luck.

 

[TDC]

why don't start a thread thats titled "It's easy to get a gun in Canada"?

What are you talking about, that's the trend with the current PAL/RPAL courses. The entire system is a joke.

I do however agree. With a system as easy as it is there is no reason why your father should require a sneak peak at the exam. Get him the PAL course books and tell him to read them. If he can answer the chapter review questions, he'll do fine. If he thinks he knows it already let him fail.

Stupid should hurt...

TDC

 

[heavenIsAlie]

Yeah, I have my PAL... but he already thinks that I am trying to tell him about gun safety and basically that I am trying to be better than he is... When all I am trying to do is help him understand and pass.

In the end, I guess the answer is that no one has any sample tests that I can use to prove my point...

CK

sometimes you just cant help stubborn people sadly, maybe failing will put a little humility in him.

or perhaps have him read the books, since its coming from a book and not you it may seem less like you are saying you are better than him

 

[voodoo_ca]

Use common sence during the exam and finger off the trigger and safety on always unless directed otherwise during the practical is all he should know. I don't know of any source online currently providing the test itself, it may be best if your dad fails the first one to realise that study and admittance to the fact that no one can know everything will be good for him.

Good luck.

I found this one Savage http://www.gunexams.com/CFSC-CRFSC-PAL-Practice-Exams that is online and simply runs over different questions that help to teach the concepts and not just give the answers... the questions are ovbiously not the same as the test... I was just looking for something similar that I could print off and show him to give a better idea of what things were going to be like.

Again, I would rather he takes the COURSE and at the very least simply reads the book...

Thanks again everyone...

CK

 

[Wildbore]

Wow, if that were my dad i would tell him to stop f*cking around and read the book.

 

[voodoo_ca]

Wow, if that were my dad i would tell him to stop f*cking around and read the book.

Yeah, well thats the ideal situation for sure... but in my case (and I dont expect you to understand) its much easier said than done. In fact, I have already told him to read the book... and I told him to take the course...

CK

 

[chezboy]

I would go to http://www.gunexams.com/CFSC-CRFSC-PAL-Practice-Exams and either have him take the free 10 question sample exam. or if you can't drag him to the computer just print the 10 questions and tell him he has to get atleast an 80% ( i think) to pass PAL test. if he hasn't read the book i think he will get more than 2 of them wrong, then tell him he just failed and waisted his money by challenging the test. Maybe he won't like the idea of wasting his own money on something if he is destined to fail.

 

[t-star]

taking the pal/rpal test is like taking castor oil internally- for those of us that remember- just hold your nose and do it- a lot of the questions were worded tricky, and a lot of the rpal stuff was exactly the same as the pal stuff, but worded differently to reflect the restricted stuff- and a lot of times they just put the word restricted in front of the word firearm- and since there's 4 different tests, there's no way you can anticipate which one you'll get- so a good study and then write is the only way to go- and for GOD 'S SAKE , TAKE YOUR TIME AND READ THE QUESTION- mine was all about the very much the same questions BUT WORDED DIFFERENTLY- specifically designed to lull you into putting down the same answer 10 questions before, but the second time out it's worded slightly differrently and the second time out the same answer is WRONG

 

[Northman999]

The test is not difficult - I attended a locally run course (a few evenings) and generally paid attention in class, but did no homework or studying on my own time and I got 100%. It's not an answer to your question, but it should help your confidence; these kinds of courses are designed to be successfully passed by the relatively undeducated and relatively dissinterested masses.

 

[dHb]

I've been a CFSC/CRFSC instructor since 2000 and conducted a few hundred test challenges. I find that 'experienced' hunters who haven't done their homework can easily fail. Some of the common errors are assuming you know what ammo goes in which gun without examining data stamps, pointing guns outside of designated safe directions and putting one of their 10 fingers accidentally in the trigger guard when they have no idea they're doing it.

Reading the book may be boring but it certainly does help prepare you for the test. I'd like to think that GunExams.com is a helpful alternative to slogging through the manuals (of course I have a vested interest) and am pleased that lots of customers have sent thank you notes over the past three years for how GunExams helped them.

LOL, after initially writing this post I looked back through the last 3 years of customer feedback and decided to add a testimonials page

 

[olegs69]

There's a question about bullpups. Something about their legality.