This CJBAT cheat sheet distills the FDLE Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test into a printable rundown of the abilities examiners actually measure across all three timed sections. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free CJBAT toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
CJBAT exam at a glance
- Questions: 97 multiple-choice, across 3 separately timed sections
- Time: About 90 minutes (1.5 hours) total
- Passing score: Pass/fail on a scaled score of 70+ — plus at least 30 of the 50 items in Sections II and III
- Cost: About $39 through Pearson VUE; valid 4 years, up to 3 attempts per 12 months (verify current fee)
What’s on the CJBAT cheat sheet
- Behavioral Attributes — Section I (~48%) — the largest block at 47 items: a self-report inventory screening integrity, judgment, emotional stability, and dependability. Answer honestly and consistently.
- Written Comprehension, Expression & Reasoning — Section III (~41%) — 40 items covering legal and report vocabulary, main idea versus inference, grammar and sentence structure, and deductive versus inductive reasoning.
- Memorization — Section II (~11%) — 10 items testing exact recall of details you study briefly — clothing, plates, direction of travel — using a fixed scan order and number chunking.
- Format, scoring & logistics — developed by IOS, delivered through Pearson VUE for FDLE; the pass/fail scaled standard, the 30-of-50 Sections II & III rule, retake limits, and score validity.
How to use it in your final week
- Front-load Section III — the written-comprehension, written-expression, and reasoning block is 40 of the 97 items and where the 90-minute clock trips people up. Master this area from the sheet first.
- Lock in the deductive-versus-inductive distinction: deductive applies a general rule to a specific case (conclusion is certain), inductive reads a pattern to a probable conclusion. Reasoning items live on this difference.
- Rehearse a fixed head-to-toe scan order and number-chunking for the memorization section so recall is automatic when the image or briefing disappears.
- Read the sheet the morning of the test for a final pass — 97 questions, 90 minutes across three timed sections, scaled score of 70+, and answer everything since there's no guessing penalty.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your CJBAT practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
CJBAT cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the CJBAT cheat sheet is 100% free to download as a PDF, with no sign-up required. It's part of Career Employer's free CJBAT toolkit alongside the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
The sheet condenses the highest-yield facts from all three CJBAT sections into a fast review: legal and report vocabulary, grammar and sentence rules, deductive versus inductive reasoning, memorization tactics, and how the behavioral-attributes items reward integrity and judgment — organized by the FDLE competencies the test measures.
It's built from the FDLE Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission requirements and the current IOS-published CJBAT structure delivered through Pearson VUE, and we review it against those official sources. Always confirm the fee, question count, and passing standard with FDLE and Pearson VUE before test day.
Not a raw one. The CJBAT is reported pass/fail on a scaled score of 70 or higher, and the raw-to-scaled conversion is not published — so it is not simply 70 of the 97 questions. You must also answer at least 30 of the 50 questions in Sections II and III combined. The cheat sheet flags this so you don't chase a percentage that doesn't exist.
Click the download button (or the preview card) at the top of this page to open the PDF instantly. Bookmark this page so you can find it again in the final days before your Pearson VUE appointment.
References
- 1.Florida Department of Law Enforcement. “Basic Abilities Test (BAT) — Officer Requirements.” fdle.state.fl.us, 2026. ↑
- 2.Pearson VUE. “FDLE Basic Abilities Test Certification Exams.” pearsonvue.com, 2026. ↑
- 3.Industrial/Organizational Solutions (IOS). “Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT).” iosolutions.com, 2026. ↑
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