Question

All applicants who are selected for hiring must successfully complete a recruit training program at the Fire Department Training Academy. The Training Academy lasts 15 weeks. Those who successfully complete the training program are placed at stations as probationary firefighters for the remainder of the one year probationary period. During the probationary period, additional training will be provided. Latin probare = to prove or test Given the Latin root, what is the BEST definition of probationary as used in the passage? A) a period in which a person's fitness for work is tested B) a trial period in which a student can bring up his grades C) a suspension of the sentence orginally given to a criminal D) a trial for membership in a social group or religious order

Answer 1

a trial period in which a student can bring up his grades

Step-by-step explanation:

pro·ba·tion·ar·y

/prōˈbāSHəˌnerē/

adjective

relating to a process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a role or job.

Answer 2

a period in which a person's fitness for work is tested

Step-by-step explanation:

this is always a period of time to determine the fitness of the applicants