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What This Book Will do for you |
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The advantages of using this book. The meaning of mechanical aptitude. How to use this book in preparing for your test |
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Techniques for Studying and Test-Taking |
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Tips on preparing for and taking your exam |
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PART ONE SPATIAL RELATIONS |
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Testing your ability to find a simple geometric figure within a larger, more complex figure |
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Matching Parts and Figures |
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A series of practice tests measuring your ability to visualize the shape or pattern that results from fitting together a number of cut-up pieces |
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Testing your ability to visualize a three-dimensional object from two-dimensional front, side, and top views |
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Two kinds of tests measuring your ability to count both the visible and hidden cubes in a three-dimensional arrangement |
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A series of tests measuring your ability to match patterns with the three-dimensional figures that can be made from them |
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A measure of your ability to recognize a given figure when pictured from a different angle |
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Tests of your ability to compare, contrast, and rank figures, lines, and angles |
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Visual-Motor Coordination Tests |
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A series of tests measuring your speed, accuracy, and visual memory |
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Measures your ability to get from point A to point B |
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PART TWO REASONING WITH SYMBOLS |
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Practice questions testing your ability to find a pattern in a given series of symbols |
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A series of tests measuring your ability to spot the underlying relationships that exist among groups of symbols |
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Testing your ability to find common characteristics among groups of abstract symbols |
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Practice tests requiring you to find the rule governing the formation of a series of numbers or letters |
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PART THREE MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT |
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A series of quizzes measuring your knowledge of tools and their uses |
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Tests designed to gauge your inherent feeling for machinery and your mechanical experience |
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Mechanical Knowledge Tests |
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Actual test questions used to measure your knowledge of shop practices, electronics information, automotive information, and maintenance work |
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Shop Arithmetic and Calculation |
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Testing your ability to do quantitative reasoning and basic arithmetic computations in typical shop situations |
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