Engineering Apprentice Practice Leaflet
As part of the selection process for Engineering Apprentice roles for Gen2 you have been
invited to complete six online assessments:
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skills working with technical numerical information
understanding of mechanical principles
accuracy in the English language
skills in visual thinking
verbal reasoning skills
skills making quick and accurate calculations
We use these assessments because people who do well in them tend to well at
Apprentice Roles.
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Assessment Information for Engineering Apprentice Roles in
Gen2
This leaflet will help you prepare to take the assessments. It provides you with
information about the assessments and some practice questions. Further detailed
instructions and practice questions will be provided when you take the assessments.
Note that the examples in this leaflet are not exactly the same as the assessments that
you will take, but they will help to prepare you for what you have to do.
Please read through this information carefully and ensure you understand what you’ll be
asked to do when you take the assessments.
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This assessment measures your ability to understand and evaluate numerical data in
an applied technical context. In this assessment you will be presented with several
different types of task, including:
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converting
calculating
calculating
calculating
units
proportions
percentages
volumes and areas
In all cases you must identify the correct answer from the options given. For example:
A factory workshop is 0.05 km long. How many metres is this?
A. 5 m
B. 0.5 m
C. 50 m
D. 3 m
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Working with Technical Numerical Information
The answer to example 1 is C.
A container weighs 1,448 kg. How much is it in tons?
A. 114,800 tons
B. 1.448 tons
C. 1,448,000 tons
D. 14.48 tons
The answer to example 2 is B.
A car needs 12 seconds to travel 113 m. How fast is it travelling in km/h.
A. 33.9 km/h
B. 0.38 km/h
C. 339 km/h
D. 67.8 km/h
The answer to example 3 is A.
Key Information:
 The actual assessment is timed for 16 minutes, containing four sections with five
questions in each section
 Each section is timed for between 3 and 5 minutes; the time available for each
 section will be clearly indicated at the start of the section
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example is provided as part of the
assessment
 You are permitted to use a calculator as part of this assessment; please bring
along your own calculator
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This assessment measures your ability to understand how simple mechanical systems
work. In this assessment you will be presented with figures depicting various types of
mechanical systems about which you will be asked questions. For example:
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Understanding Mechanical Principles
After set in motion, which pendulum can complete more swings per time
unit?
A. A
B. B
C. No difference
The answer to example 1 is B.
Which stepladder stands most solid?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
The answer to example 2 is A.
Key Information
 The actual test is timed for 15 minutes with 24 tasks to work through.
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
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This assessment measures your English language proficiency. In this assessment you
will be required to select the correct answer from a list of options. For example:
1: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you do
not know the answer.
‘I ‘m ______________ you all the way as far as that’s concerned.’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
with
by
at
across
?
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English Test
The answer to example 1 is A
2: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you do
not know the answer.
‘The glass fell off the table and smashed into ____________.’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
pieces
piece
peace
peaces
?
The answer to example 2 is A
3: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you
do not know the answer.
‘____________ to get to the coast from here?’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
How long it takes
How long it take
How long
How long does it take
?
The answer to example 3 is D
Key Information:
 The actual assessment will be timed for 10 minutes in total, with three sections
 Each section is timed for between 2 and 4 minutes; the time available for each
section will be clearly indicated at the start of the section
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
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This test measures your ability to think visually. The tasks in this test require you to
identify the mistakes between an original picture and a copy. For example:
1. Identify the three mistakes in the picture on the right side.
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Visual Thinking Assessment
1. The answers to Example 1 are highlighted.
Key Information:
 The actual test is timed for 5 minutes, with 6 tasks in total to work through
 Every task consists of 2 pictures: The original on the left and the copy, containing
three mistakes, on the right
 Tasks will become more difficult as you progress through the test, as the ‘copy’
 could be rotated or a mirrored copy of the original
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
 assessment
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This assessment measures your ability to understand and evaluate written information
from texts. In this assessment you will be presented with passages of text, for example:
Management
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Verbal Reasoning
Store
You will then be asked to determine whether statements about these passages of text
are ‘True’ or ‘False’, or if you ‘Cannot Say’ without further information whether the
statement is True or False. It is important when making your judgement that you use
only the information presented.
Consider the following two statements about the passage above and try to determine if
each one is ‘True’ or ‘False’ or if you ‘Cannot Say’ without further information whether
the statement is True or False.
1. Julius Henderson studied business management before starting to work for
Top Box Ltd.
The answer to Statement 1 is ‘true’. The information provided states that employees
are to a certain extent excused from work for training events and to gain other
qualifications.
2. Top Box Ltd. also has a temporary storage facility where half-finished
products are stored temporarily.
The answer to Statement 2 is ‘Cannot Say.’ There is no information provided that
states that Top Box Ltd. also has a temporary storage facility where half-finished
products are stored temporarily.
Key Information:
 The actual assessment will have 42 questions and you will have 12 minutes in which
to attempt them – you are not expected to complete all questions in the time
provided
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
 If you are not sure of the answer, just move on to the next question, avoid wild
guessing
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This assessment measures your ability to complete simple calculations quickly and
accurately. In this assessment you will be presented with simple equations that you
must correctly complete using the numbers from 1-9. Each number from 1-9 may only
be used once to answer each question, and some questions may have more than one
correct solution. For example:
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Making Quick and Accurate Calculations
The first example could be answered as: 3 + 4 = 7
The second example could be answered as: 4 X 8 = 32
Note that other answers are possible and that no answer is more ‘correct’ than any
other, as long as the equation is correctly completed.
Note also that in all cases, the numbers used to complete each equation are used only
once in that equation.
Key Information
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
 The assessment will take 5 minutes to complete
 Calculators ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED on this particular test
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