Common Reasons for Failure in UN SAAT Exams (And How to Avoid Them)

Common Reasons for Failure in UN SAAT Exams (And How to Avoid Them)

The UN SAAT (Selection Assistance and Assessment Team) exam is designed to evaluate a candidate’s professional competence, discipline, and suitability for UN peacekeeping missions. Every year, many capable police officers fail not due to lack of experience, but because of avoidable mistakes. Understanding these reasons is the first step toward success.

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1. Inadequate Understanding of the SAAT Process

Many candidates appear without fully understanding the complete SAAT structure, including written tests, oral interviews, report writing, driving, and shooting assessments.

How to avoid:

• Study the entire SAAT process before appearing
• Understand assessment criteria for each component

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2. Poor Report Writing Skills

Report writing is one of the most critical and high-scoring components. Common issues include unclear language, poor structure, and failure to follow UN reporting standards.

How to avoid:

• Practice UN-style report formats
• Focus on clarity, facts, and logical sequencing
• Avoid assumptions and emotional language

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3. Weak Performance in Oral Interview

Candidates often fail due to:

• Lack of confidence
• Inconsistent answers
• Poor knowledge of UN peacekeeping principles

How to avoid:

• Prepare for competency-based questions
• Practice clear and professional communication
• Understand UN values, mandate, and code of conduct

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4. Insufficient Driving Skills (SUV / 4x4)

Some candidates underestimate the UN driving test, especially off-road or obstacle driving.

How to avoid:

• Practice with SUV or 4x4 vehicles
• Learn defensive driving and safety checks
• Follow instructions calmly and precisely

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5. Shooting Test Errors

Failures often occur due to poor weapon handling, unsafe practices, or lack of focus.

How to avoid:

• Follow safety rules strictly
• Maintain correct posture and trigger discipline
• Stay calm and focused during assessment

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6. Language and Communication Gaps

UN SAAT requires functional proficiency in English or French. Weak comprehension or expression affects interviews and written tasks.

How to avoid:

• Practice basic professional English/French
• Improve listening and structured speaking skills

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7. Lack of Discipline and Professional Conduct

UN assessors closely observe attitude, punctuality, and discipline.

How to avoid:

• Be punctual and respectful
• Follow instructions exactly
• Maintain professional behavior at all times

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Conclusion

Failure in the UN SAAT exam is often due to preparation gaps, not lack of potential. By understanding these common mistakes and preparing strategically, candidates can significantly improve their chances of success and deployment in UN peacekeeping missions.

UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti: Overview, Objectives and 2026 Updates

UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti: Overview, Objectives and 2026 Updates

The United Nations has been actively involved in peacekeeping and stabilization efforts in Haiti through missions such as MINUSTAH (2004–2017) and MINUJUSTH (2017–2019). Today, in 2026, the UN continues its presence with a focus on supporting security, political stability, and humanitarian needs.

UN Peacekeepers, including UN Police (UNPOL) and civilian staff, play a key role in maintaining law and order, assisting local authorities, and supporting humanitarian programs.

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Objectives of the UN Mission in Haiti

1. Strengthen Security Institutions:
   The UN works to improve local policing, reduce gang violence, and ensure stability across key regions.
2. Protect Human Rights:
   The mission focuses on safeguarding civilians, promoting justice, and mentoring Haitian authorities on law enforcement standards.
3. Support Political Processes:
   Assistance in governance reforms, election support, and diplomatic engagement remains a priority.
4. Humanitarian Assistance:
   UN agencies like UNICEF continue to provide aid including water, hygiene kits, and shelter support especially in areas affected by gang violence or displacement.

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Role of UN Police (UNPOL)

UN Police officers in Haiti are responsible for:

• Patrolling high-risk and gang-controlled areas
• Supporting Haitian National Police in investigations and law enforcement
• Training local officers in modern policing techniques
• Assisting in security planning for elections and public events

UNPOL officers operate alongside military peacekeepers and civilian staff, often deployed from various UN member states.

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Key Aspects of Current UN Presence (2026)

• Mission Focus: The UN Security Council recently extended the mandate for the integrated office in Haiti, concentrating on strengthening security institutions, reducing gang violence, and protecting human rights.
• Security Situation: In September 2025, the UN approved an expanded international military force to combat gang control in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
• Previous Missions: MINUSTAH (2004–2017) was a major long-term mission following a coup, later challenged by the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. MINUJUSTH (2017–2019) transitioned the mission to a smaller police advisory presence.
• Humanitarian Efforts: UNICEF and other UN bodies continue to provide aid to displaced populations, focusing on basic necessities and protection in high-risk areas.

The situation in Haiti remains critical, and the UN continues to stabilize the nation through security assistance, political support, and humanitarian programs.

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Key Achievements and Challenges

Achievements:

• Strengthened Haitian National Police capabilities
• Humanitarian aid delivery to vulnerable populations
• Assistance in electoral processes and governance

Challenges:

• Persistent gang violence in urban areas
• Political instability and corruption
• Natural disasters and resource limitations

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Conclusion

The UN Mission in Haiti illustrates the complex challenges of modern peacekeeping, combining security, political and humanitarian efforts. 

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For UN Police aspirants, Haiti’s mission offers valuable lessons in UNSAAT exams, deployment preparation, and peacekeeping operations.

UN Mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic

UN MISSION CONDEMNS DEADLY ATTACK ON PEACEKEEPERS IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

09^th May 2017 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has strongly condemned yesterday’s attack on one of its convoys in the country’s south that killed one Cambodian peacekeeper.

“MINUSCA vigorously denounces this odious attack on peacekeepers whose presence on Central African soil has no other objective than to help the country to protect its population and to allow the Central African Republic to emerge from the cycle of violence caused by armed groups,” said a press release, referring to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in CAR by its French acronym.

Eight peacekeepers were also injured, including one Cambodian and seven Moroccan, near Bangassou, about 474 km east of the nation’s capital, Bangui, with four peacekeepers missing in action, according to MINUSCA.

The Mission said it has sent a helicopter and peacekeepers to secure the site and search for those missing in action. A medevac plane evacuated the injured peacekeepers, who have arrived in Bangui and are receiving medical care.

The Mission said it will do everything possible to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack –who fled into the bush – are arrested so that they can be brought to justice.

MINUSCA recalled that “harming the life of a peacekeeper can be considered a war crime and subject to prosecution.”

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of MINUSCA, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, extended condolences to the family of the victim, his contingent and his country, while expressing his gratitude for the work and sacrifices of the peacekeepers in protecting the population in the country.

Bangladesh Army’s Lieutenant General Shafi-ul-Huq new army chief

Bangladesh Army’s Lieutenant General  Shafi-ul-Huq new army chief

The government has appointed Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq, principal staff officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD), as the new army chief.

According to a circular issued by the Defence Ministry yesterday, Bangladesh Army’s BA 1738 Lt Gen Shafiul will be promoted to General on June 25. “On the same day, as per the Chiefs of Staff of the Defence Services (Tenure of Appointment) Order 1981, he will begin to hold the post of the chief of the armed forces for the next three years,” reads the circular signed by the Defence Ministry’s Joint Secretary Abu Bakkar Siddique as per the order of the president. Shafiul will succeed General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, the incumbent army chief.

According to a separate circular issued by the Defence Ministry, Bangladesh Army Chief BA 1466 General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan will retire from his position on June 25, and will receive all kinds of retirement facilities as per the law. Iqbal was appointed the army chief on June 7, 2012, and took charge on June 25.

Before serving as the PSO of the AFD, Shafiul served as the commandant of the Defence Services Command and Staff College in Dhaka. Born in December 1958, Shafiul was commissioned in Armoured Corps on June 18, 1978, from Bangladesh Military Academy.

For his outstanding performance in the academy, he was adjudged the best all-round cadet in his batch and was awarded with the “Sword of Honour.” Shafiul obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Dhaka, Master’s degree in defence studies from National University and another Master’s degree in philosophy from Bangladesh University of Professionals.

In his distinguished career spanning almost 37 years, Shafiul has held a variety of command, staff and instructional appointments. As a staff, he served as the ADC to the president, brigade major of an infantry brigade and chief of staff of an infantry division. As an instructor, he served in Bangladesh Military Academy and also at Defence Services Command and Staff College.

He commanded two armour units, three brigades (one armour and two infantries) and two divisions. Shaiful also served as the military secretary and adjutant general of the armed forces. He was a member of the pioneer group of officers sent to the United Nations peacekeeping mission from Bangladesh. He was an observer in Uniimog (United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group) in Iraq in 1988-89 and the deputy force commander of Unmee (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea) in Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2006-07.

Source: Dhaka Tribune

Extra UN troops for South Sudan

EXTRA UNITED NATIONS TROOPS FOR SOUTH SUDAN

The United Nations says it's working "as quickly as possible" to deploy 5,500 extra UN peacekeepers to protect civilians in South Sudan where fighting is focused on the oil hub of Bentiu and the Nile river town of Bor.

Forces of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir sought to regain the oil hub of Bentiu from rebels on Friday. At the UN, peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said extra troops were being deployed to protect Sudanese civilians.

Briefing the UN Security Council, Ladsous said the violent breakup of South Sudan's administration in mid-December had left probably a quarter of a million South Sudanese displaced, including 60,000 sheltering at UN compounds and tens of thousands who had sought refuge in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Ladsous said the deadline for the extra deployments was "between four and eight weeks." Troops and police would be drawn from other UN and African Union missions, across Africa, he added, and would go "into a pro-active footing."

South Sudan's fighting, often along ethnic lines, has pitted Kiir's SPLA forces against rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar.

8,000 sheltering at Bentiu

The UN said it was ready to fend off any attacks on its own compound at Bentiu where 8,000 people are sheltering. UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq described the situation as "unclear and fluid."  The news agency AFP said fighting was also raging around the town of Bor, the only other major town in rebel hands.

Hundreds of people fled through crocodile-infested swamps of the White Nile river and told how gunmen had shot civilians with machine guns as they fled.

Peace talks in deadlock

With peace talks in neighboring Ethiopia in deadlock, US Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield said South Sudan – formed only 3 years ago – was "in danger of shattering."

"Each day the conflict continues, the risk of all-out civil war grows as ethnic tensions rise," she told US lawmakers in Washington. The talks have faced delays after Kiir refused a rebel demand to release 11 high-level political detainees.

Death toll 'substantially' higher

At the UN, Ladsous said he estimated that the death toll was "very substantially in excess" of the 1,000 deaths the UN cited just after the conflict erupted on December 15. The violence began as a clash between rival army units in what President Kiir said was an attempted coup by Machar.

Machar denied that accusation, accusing Kiir of trying to root out political opponents. The conflict has trimmed South Sudan's oil production by around a fifth, depriving the impoverished nation of its main source of foreign currency.

Your war, our soldiers!

YOUR WAR, OUR SOLDIERS!

The recent request of the UN Secretariat in New York to our outgoing government in Kathmandu to dispatch more Nepali Army to the war-ridden state of South Sudan deserves serious consideration before decision.

 At a time when most Western countries are trying their best to evacuate their citizens from South Sudan, it would be ridiculous for us to send our troops.

We cannot let our soldiers act as a buffer between conflicting parties simply because our presence in the UN peacekeeping forces has been a matter of glory since 1958, when the Nepali peacekeepers were first deployed to Lebanon.

The contribution of Nepal to all UN endeavors, including Peacekeeping, is well documented and appreciated by the rest of the world. As of December 2013, Nepal has already contributed over 100,000 soldiers to more than three dozen UN missions across the globe.

Even at present, Nepal ranks within the top ten contributors of soldiers to UN missions. According to Nepal Army, 59 army personnel have deceased and 58 have been disabled in UN peacekeeping missions. The death toll in more than half century of Nepal’s engagement to UN Peacekeeping may sound little to an ordinary Nepali who is used to hearing the massive death toll of Nepal’s internal conflict. But the number in fact is a huge one, given that we lost these soldiers in wars we neither caused nor benefited from.

The Peacekeeping function of the UN, which was never directly mentioned in the UN charter, has become an important arm of UN in fulfilling its purpose of international peace and security. It has a high degree of success in many countries like Cambodia, Guatemala or Namibia. For most poor countries like Nepal, UN Peacekeeping is also a major platform to show their international presence.

In fact, most policymakers of poor countries are lured by the huge amount of money that the blue helmeted army gets in comparison to his/her national salary. Nepal is no exception. But there is another less celebrated aspect of UN peacekeeping that we should be aware of before cheering for possible engagement with it.

First, the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission to a country is already an indication that the conflict has escaped the control of national armies (as in South Sudan). So, the conflict site is always more dangerous than expected by peacekeepers.

Second, UN peacekeeping itself is not clear in its mandate. The end goal of every operation is to get peace, but the means is bizarre. For instance, UN peacekeepers are not allowed to use weapons except in self-defense.

That means if two parties are firing at each other leading to carnage on both sides, ideally peacekeepers will not use arms until they themselves are attacked.

 In Bosnian War, the UN peacekeepers are still blamed for not acting when Serbian troops were killing Bosnians in 1995, because they were not authorized to act for or against any conflicting group. The failure of UN peacekeeping to prevent genocide in Rwanda (1994) is another example of the same.

The third thing is regarding deployment in a war the context of which is rarely known to the peacekeepers. The national armies of countries are always ready to fight, for territory and against terrorists.

 But once deployed to UN missions after a short pre-deployment training, they have to remain strictly impartial and obey international codes of war. Even a small deviation from these norms may be punished by International Criminal Laws as well as the national laws of the mother state.

All these problems of peacekeeping are applicable to the Nepali soldiers deployed in UN mission in South Sudan. It has become an unwritten rule that in UN peacekeeping missions, developed countries can fulfill their responsibility by paying for the financial needs of the mission, whereas least developed countries like Nepal send their troops, who they frequently lose.

Even in South Sudan, seven Indian soldiers have recently lost their lives and four Nepali soldiers have been injured. Despite the heavy loss, India is not backing out, since it enjoys business ties with the oil-rich state of South Sudan. But for Nepal, it is a completely futile war.

Two years of post independence experience in South Sudan shows that the state was declared independent when it was not ready to be self-governed peacefully. The world is witness to the US strongly backing the Christian-dominated southern region after Chinese influence began growing in the undivided state of Sudan.

But as the conflict is escalating beyond control, the US President, instead of being concerned about the thousands of death of Sudanese, is just concerned with “actions to support the security of US citizens, personnel and property including their Embassy.”

So when the powerful state that assumes the ‘global responsibility’ to maintain peace and order is concerned only about its citizens, aren’t we trying to become unnecessarily brave by sending more troops to the war-zone? Nepal as a responsible member of United Nations has already extended its best assistance by providing more than 800 soldiers to South Sudan; it’s time to let the rest of the world fulfill its responsibility to the state of South Sudan.

India Sending Official Team to South Sudan

INDIA SENDING OFFICIAL TEAM TO SOUTH SUDAN

Even as two fighting sides in South Sudan are set to begin talks for a likely ceasefire, a team of senior officials will be visiting the world’s youngest country this weekend. The ongoing civil war had cost seven Indians who were among the United Nations peacekeeping force.

Official sources said that the team of senior officials will “assess the political and security situation” in South Sudan. They will review the arrangements for the Indian mission staff in Juba and hold discussions with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. The team will also meet the Indians there.

There are around 2,000 Indian peacekeepers attached to the UNMISS, with the deputy forces commander being Brigadier Asit Mistri from the Indian Army. Government sources said that Brigadier Mistri had been recalled in view of the current situation. After an advisory was issued by Indian embassy in Juba, local Indian community has shrunk from 1,000 on December 15 to just 250, who were working at various commercial enterprises across the country.

Among the 250, 68 Indians, all of them from Tamil Nadu, are working with Dar Petroleum Operating Company, jointly owned by China’s CNPC and Malaysia’s Petronas. They are residing at Palouge in Upper Nile State and are contracted by SUDD Services and Investment Company Limited, Juba.

“The mission is in touch with the Ministry of Petroleum of South Sudan and the CMD of the DPOC who have assured that Indian nationals are safe as there is no conflict there and that they will be evacuated by the company if the situation warrants,” said government sources.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, DROWNING

• LISTENING COMPREHENSION 
• AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, DROWNING

LISTENING COMPREHENSION AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, DROWNING

You will hear an audio script concerning a mission-related topic. This script will be followed by a conversation between two persons. This conversation will relate to the script. You will hear the tape only once. You will make notes of the script and of the conversation. From these notes you will be instructed either to answer 10 (ten) questions or complete a written report of the incident.  Good Luck.

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At 1425 hours on 03 August 2009, the National Operations Centre received a telephone call from a male who identified himself as Mr Robert Smith.  Mr Smith stated that he was at the beach in front of the Ocean Bar down by the Jesus statue in Dili.  He stated that there was a child there who was believed to have drowned.  He said there were several off-duty UNPOLs in attendance who were administering first aid.

The National Operations Centre notified the ambulance to attend the scene and then called patrol Dili 20 on the police radio and gave them the details of the incident.  At 1435hours, Dili 20 arrived at the beach in front of the Ocean Bar.  The patrol consisted of 2 UNPOLs, David Roberts and Matthew Black and 1 PNTL officer, Albert Walters. 

When they arrived, they saw a young child lying on the ground with a crowd of approximately 15 persons standing around him.  The child appeared to be around 7 or 8 years old and was wearing a red swimming shorts.  An UNPOL officer from Singapore was administering CPR to the child, however the child’s heart was not beating and he was not breathing.  Witnesses said the child had been in this state for approximately 20 minutes.

At 1440 hours an ambulance arrived at the scene. A paramedic checked the child and administered oxygen.  A short time later the child was placed in the rear of the ambulance and conveyed to Dili National Hospital.  The child was pronounced dead at 1505 hours by Doctor William Taylor upon arrival at the hospital.

Enquiries carried out by the Dili patrol revealed that the deceased was 8 year old, Charlie Brown, from the area of White Sand. His parents, Maria and Mark Brown attended the hospital and stated the following. At 1300 hours that day Maria took her son to work with her at the Ocean Bar. Maria worked as a cook in the kitchen and had done so for the past two years.  She often took Charlie to play with other children around the area while she worked. 

On this occasion, Charlie asked if he could swim with two other young boys who lived nearby and Maria agreed because he had been swimming many times before.  The last time Maria saw her son he was wearing red swimming shorts and was running across the road from Ocean Bar to the beach.  This was around 1400 hours.  Approximately 25 minutes later, Maria heard shouting coming from the beach and saw a male carrying a young boy who looked like Charlie. She ran across to the beach and saw that her son was not breathing. 

The two other boys whom Charlie was swimming with said Charlie swam under the water and didn’t come back up for a long time.  They thought he was playing around so they didn’t worry about him for a long time.  When they realised he wasn’t coming back up, they swam down and pulled him back up but he wasn’t breathing.  They yelled to some people on the beach to come and help and three men swam out and helped them bring him back to the shore.

The Dili patrol spoke to five witnesses at the beach who gave similar facts as the boys.  The patrol took statements from all the witnesses and prepared a report for the coroner.  The incident was deemed to be an accidental drowning with no suspicious circumstances.

You will now hear a conversation between the Dili District Officer in Charge, Andrew Johns, and UNPOL David Roberts.

CONVERSATION

Andrew Johns	Good afternoon David.  I heard there was a drowning near Ocean Bar today, what happened?
David Roberts	Yes sir, there was.  At 1425 hours, the National Operations Centre received a call from a Mr Robert Smith.  He said he was at the beach in front of the Ocean bar down near the Jesus statue.  He said there was a child there who was believed to have drowned.
Johns	Was anyone helping the child?
Roberts	Yes sir, the caller said someone was administering first aid at that time.  When we got there, an UNPOL from Singapore was administering CPR.
Johns	Did an ambulance attend the scene?
Roberts	The National Operations Centre requested them to attend and they arrived around 1440 hours, approximately five minutes after we arrived at 1435 hours.
Johns	Which patrol attended the scene?
Roberts	It was Dili 20, myself, UNPOL Matthew Black and a PNTL officer, Albert Walters.
Johns	What was happening when you got there?
Roberts	The young child who appeared around 7 or 8 years old was lying on the sand with a crowd of approximately 15 people around him.  He was wearing red swimming shorts.
Johns	Was he breathing?
Roberts	No sir, he wasn’t breathing and his heart wasn’t beating.  Witnesses said he had been in that state for approximately 20 minutes.
Johns	What did the ambulance officers do?
Roberts	A paramedic administered oxygen and then the child was placed in the rear of the ambulance and conveyed to Dili National Hospital.
Johns	What happened then?
Roberts	Unfortunately the child was pronounced dead at 1505 hours by Doctor William Taylor at the hospital
Johns	What did you find out about the incident?
Roberts	The child’s name is Charlie Brown. He was eight years old and was from White Sand.  His parents Maria and Mark Brown attended at the hospital.
Johns	What did they say happened?
Roberts	At 1300 hrs Maria took her son to the Ocean Bar where she had worked as a cook in the kitchen for two years.  She often took him there to play with other children while she worked.  Charlie asked if he could swim with two other boys who lived nearby.  Maria said yes because Charlie had been swimming many times before.
Johns	What happened then?
Roberts	Maria last saw her son ran across the road from the Ocean Bar to the beach around 1400 hours.  He was wearing his red swimming shorts.  About 20 minutes later, she heard yelling coming from the beach.  She looked out of the kitchen and saw a man carrying a young boy who looked like Charlie.  She ran across to the beach and found her son wasn’t breathing.
Johns	What did the two boys that were swimming with Charlie say?
Roberts	They said he swam under water and didn’t come back up for a long time.  They thought he was playing around so they didn’t worry about him.  When they realized that he wasn’t coming back up, they went down and pulled him back to the surface.  He wasn’t breathing at that time.
Johns	How did they get him back to the beach?
Roberts	They yelled out to some men on the beach and three men swam out and helped them to bring him back in.
Johns	Were there any other witnesses?
Roberts	We spoke to 5 witnesses and they all corroborated with what the boys said.  We recorded all the witnesses’ statements and prepared a report for the coroner.
Johns	Do you think there is anything suspicious about the death?
Roberts	No sir, there is nothing suspicious surrounding the circumstances.  This is just a very unfortunate accident.
Johns	Please pass on my condolences when you next speak with the family.
Roberts	Yes sir, I will.

           

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AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, QUESTION PAPER “A”

“DROWNING”

Family Name: ……………… First Name …….…………………  CP#……………………Country…………………………Date………………………….......................................

Q1.    Where was the location of Mr Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

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Q2.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

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Q3.      Who were the members of Dili 20?

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Q4.      What description of the child was given?

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Q5.      What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

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Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

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Q7.     What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents?

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Q8.      Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

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Q9.      How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

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Q10.    Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

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AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, QUESTION PAPER “B”

“DROWNING”

Family Name: ……………… First Name …….…………………  CP#……………………Country…………………………Date…………………………........................................

Q1.    What description of the child was given?

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Q2.      What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents? 

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Q3.    Where was the location of Mr Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

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Q4.    Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

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Q5.     Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

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Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

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Q7.     What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

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Q8.    Who were the members of Dili 20? 

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Q9.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

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Q10.    How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

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AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, QUESTION PAPER “C”

“DROWNING”

Family Name: ……………… First Name …….………………………  CP#……………………Country…………………………Date…………………………..............................................

Q1.      Who were the members of Dili 20? 

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Q2.      What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents?  

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Q3.    Where was the location of Mr Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

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Q4.    Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

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Q5.     How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

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Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

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Q7.     What description of the child was given?

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Q8.    Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

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Q9.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

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Q10.    What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

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ANSWERS: AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, PAPER “A”

“DROWNING”

Q1.    Where was the location of Mr.Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

Beach in front of Ocean bar, near Jesus Statue, Dili

Q2.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

Ambulance

Q3.      Who were the members of Dili 20?

UNPOLS David Roberts, Matthew Black, PNTL Albert Walters

Q4.      What description of the child was given?

07 or 08 yrs old, red swimming shorts

Q5.      What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

CPR

Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

Dr. William Taylor, 1505hrs

Q7.     What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents?

Maria and Mark Brown

Q8.      Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

Ocean Bar, cook

Q9.       How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

05 (Five) Witnesses

Q10.     Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

Coroner

  

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ANSWERS: AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, PAPER “B”

“DROWNING”

Q1.      What description of the child was given?

07 or 08 yrs old, red swimming shorts

Q2.      What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents?

Maria and Mark Brown

Q3.     Where was the location of Mr Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

Beach in front of Ocean bar, near Jesus Statue, Dili

Q4.      Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

Coroner

Q5.     Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

Ocean Bar, cook

Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

Dr. William Taylor, 1505hrs

Q7.     What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

CPR

Q8.      Who were the members of Dili 20? 

UNPOLS David Roberts, Matthew Black, PNTL Albert Walters

Q9.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

Ambulance

Q10.     How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

05 (Five) Witnesses 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

ANSWERS: AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, PAPER “C”

“DROWNING”

Q1.      Who were the members of Dili 20? 

UNPOLS David Roberts, Matthew Black, PNTL Albert Walters

Q2.      What were the names of Charlie Brown’s parents? 

Maria and Mark Brown

Q3.     What was the location of Mr Robert Smith when he telephoned the National Operations Centre?

Beach in front of Ocean bar, near Jesus Statue, Dili

Q4.      Who did the patrol prepare a report for?

Coroner

Q5.     How many witnesses did the patrol speak to at the beach?

05 (Five) Witnesses

Q6.      Who pronounced the child dead and at what time?

Dr William Taylor, 1505hrs

Q7.     What description of the child was given?

07 or 8 yrs old, red swimming shorts

Q8.      Where did Maria work and what job did she do?

Ocean Bar, cook

Q9.      Who did the National Operations Centre call prior to calling Dili 20?

Ambulance

Q10.    What first aid was administered to the child by a Singaporean UNPOL?

CPR

AUDIO TAPE TEST # 9, DROWNING

KEY EXPRESSIONS/KEY FACTS,

REPORT WRITING

1.            1425hrs, 03 August 2009.

2.            Mr. Robert Smith

3.            Beach in front of Ocean Bar, near Jesus Statue, Dili

4.            NOC despatched Ambulance and Dili Patrol 20

5.            1435hrs, Dili 20 arrived

6.            02 UNPOLS - David Roberts/Matthew Black, PNTL- Albert Walters

7.            15 persons standing around him

8.            07 or 08 yrs old, red swimming shorts

9.            UNPOL Singapore, administering CPR

10.        Heart not beating, not breathing for 20 minutes

11.        1440 hrs ambulance arrived

12.        Conveyed to Dili National Hospital

13.        Pronounced dead 1505hrs, Dr William Taylor

14.        08 yr old, Charlie Brown, residing at White Sand

15.        Parents - Maria and Mark Brown

16.        Swimming with 02 other boys at 1400hrs

17.        Swam under water, didn’t come up

18.        Three men swam to assist

19.        05 witnesses

20.        Report for coroner, no suspicious circumstances.