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In order to complete your apprenticeship, you will be required to write an aptitude test. Throughout your training it is also mandatory to undergo various practical and theoretical tests.  As well, employers may require this as part of a job interview.

Check out these mock aptitude test questions to help you prepare for your Aptitude Assessment.

Note: Below are examples of  questions testing general knowledge that may be found on tests in most industries. However, please be aware that other questions designed specifically for your trade will be present on an actual test. As well, while you may use a calculator for the following practice questions, some industries may not allow this during a real Aptitude Test.

English: Spelling

1. Put the following components into alphabetical order:

Timing cover
Cam shaft
Rocker cover
Valve
Cam gear
Sump
Piston
Alternator
Bonnet
Cam timing belt

2. Write the plural of the following words:

Mechanic
Woman
Branch
Child
Sheep

3. The following sentence has a word missing; you are given 4 spellings of the missing word. Choose the correct word and insert into the sentence.

He arrived at the embassy in a large white…
(a) Limosine, (b) Limosene, (c) Limousine, (d) Limousene

Mathematics: Numbers (Measurement, Scales, Decimals, Conversion, Rounding, Estimates, Scientific Notation, Area, Algebra)

4. Which unit from the list below would you use to measure:

(a) length ____ (b) time____ (c) temperature____ (d) weight ____
(e) area____ (f) speed ____ (g) volume ____ (h)cost ____

Kg          ml          km/hr          m²          $          m          min          C

5. From the list of numbers below, select the one which represents a:

(a) percentage ____ (b) decimal number ____ (c) fraction ____
(d) mixed number ____ (e) ratio ____ (f) angle ____

3/8          35          25%          5:4          16·37          2¾

6. Convert the following:

(a) 8 kilometres to metres
(b) 3·5 kilograms to grams

7. Write the following decimal numbers, from largest to smallest:

7٠19          71٠9          0٠719

8. Find the value of the following:

(a) 2³
(b) 36

9. Select the best estimate for:

(a) 4249 x 71

280,000          150,000          28,000

10. A cutting wheel cuts through 0٠5cm of steel in 1 minute. How long will it take to make a cut 3٠5cm deep?

11. The formula for the area of a triangle is A=½BH. Make B the subject of the formula.

12. A piece of wire is 24 cm long and is bent in the shape of a rectangle so that the length is twice its width. Find the area of the rectangle?

‘Practice Makes Perfect!’ Be sure to check out some further resources to be fully prepared for your Aptitude Test.

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