Mechanical aptitude "test"

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This is a relatively short 50 question test that covers mechanical-type principles that you'd need to understand to be a good automotive technician or machine builder, etc. It's pretty interesting, and might make you realize how easy it is to forget the simple stuff.

http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/quizzes/MechanicalAptitude.php

I got a 74%. A passing grade is 80%. :indiff: I had problems with the pulleys section. I don't remember any of that stuff from physics class 2 years ago.
 
I faileded. With a 62%.

I don't see the point in understanding which way a series of gears will turn.. on paper.
 
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I don't see the point in understanding which way a series of gears will turn.. on paper.
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Really, many of the questions are meant to see how well you can figure stuff out.

I think the only question I was completely clueless on was near the end, and was about water flowing through a pipe, running into a thing that increses its pressure, and asking which of two cylinders it would rise in. I've never even thought about a situation like that before. Where would something like that come into play?
 
It's not that I don't believe, but I just don't believe you. Could you provide a screenshot just to dismiss any doubts.
 
76% and in the 9th grade isn't bad. Some of that pulley stuff was confusing, but I doubt you need to know that much about pulleys when dealing with cars.
 
I took a test exactly like this during my job interview for tool and die factory when I applied to the tool room/machine shop...

Don't know what I scored, but they hired me even though I had no experience, so I guess I did ok. I'm really curious to find out how I do but I don't have the time to go through all 50 right now. I'll go through it sometime later tonight.
 
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Well, 54% for me. I'm guessing I got killed in the pulleys and circuits questions. Fun test though.
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Yeah, that's how little I know about electrical stuff. I forgot those questions were even in there. That and the pulleys is where I messed up.

I think electricity is some sort of game Sage invented for us to play with to amuse himself.
 
Lucky guesses. I don't know the math to how size relates to reduction. Does a pulley a quarter the size of the other reduce the effort by half? Something like that?
 
I got 70%. I'm a girl, I'm not supposed to be good at this stuff. Considering I made quite a few guesses I think I did OK. The weight stuff is what buggered me up most mainly cos they were the ones I guessed at.
 
At 1:30 AM, I got an 82%... without help :P Or using google/wikipedia/etc

Figured I was gonna do a bit better, sure I messed up a few just because of terminology being somewhat... vague? Or maybe just too simply stated in that it could have several meanings on some.

Screenshot if really needed :P
 
96. Not too difficult...

Could've had more if I knew what the symbols on the first circuit diagram meant, or how to work out the pressures.
 
I got 100%. I can be a Ford Technician now?


I wonder what the BMW test looks like. :lol:
 

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