Sample Airmen/Airwomen Selection Test
This test consists of seven parts:
Test 1: Verbal reasoning
Test 2: Numerical reasoning
Test 3: Work rate
Test 4: Spatial reasoning
Test 5: Electrical comprehension
Test 6: Mechanical comprehension
Test 7: Memory
TEST 1: VERBAL REASONING
This is a test of your ability to understand, interpret and use written information.
In the real test you will have 15 minutes to answer 20 questions.
The questions will be divided into four sections.
Practice Question Section 1
The following houses are for sale:
House A is located in a village, is far from work, has three bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House B is located in a city, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance from the shops.
House C is located in a village, is near to work, has four bedrooms, double-glazing and is a long distance to the shops.
House D is located in a city, is far from work, has four bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House E is located in a village, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance to the shops.
Which house would be the most suitable for each of the following situations?
(Each house may be suitable for more than one situation)
1. You want a house in a village that is near to work with three bedrooms.
Practice Question Section 1
The following houses are for sale:
House A is located in a village, is far from work, has three bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House B is located in a city, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance from the shops.
House C is located in a village, is near to work, has four bedrooms, double-glazing and is a long distance to the shops.
House D is located in a city, is far from work, has four bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House E is located in a village, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance to the shops.
Which house would be the most suitable for each of the following situations?
(Each house may be suitable for more than one situation)
2. You want a house that is near to the shops and work, and is located in a city.
Practice Question Section 1
The following houses are for sale:
House A is located in a village, is far from work, has three bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House B is located in a city, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance from the shops.
House C is located in a village, is near to work, has four bedrooms, double-glazing and is a long distance to the shops.
House D is located in a city, is far from work, has four bedrooms, no double-glazing and is a moderate distance to the shops.
House E is located in a village, is near to work, has three bedrooms, double-glazing and is a short distance to the shops.
Which house would be the most suitable for each of the following situations?
(Each house may be suitable for more than one situation)
3. You want a house with more than three bedrooms. The distance from the shops is not important, but it must have double-glazing and be located in a village.
TEST 1: VERBAL REASONING
Practice Question Section 2
1. Based on the information shown in the table, what will happen to someone who mislabels items wrongly for the third time?
2. Michael was responsible for sending items late twice. The first time it was the
result of a computer failure in the department. What will happen to him the next
time he is caught sending items late?
3. Amy has just been dismissed. Which one of the following is likely to be the reason?
TEST 1: VERBAL REASONING
Practice Question Section 3
Three friends are deciding what to do on a night out together. Harry enjoys
going to the cinema the most. His second favourite activity is bowling. His next
choice would be going for a meal, and then the theatre. George's least
favourite activity is bowling. He most enjoys going for a meal and then going
to the theatre. His second least favourite activity is the cinema. Eleanor would go
to the theatre, but does not like the cinema. Her favourite activity is going bowling and then going for a meal.
1. Which activity would Harry and Eleanor be most likely to do together?
2. If Eleanor was not available and the cinema was closed, which activity would
Harry and George be most likely to do this evening?
Test 1: Verbal reasoning
Practice Question Section 4
Russell and his sister Anna live in the centre of Kelton. Their house is a short
walk from Westfield School. They usually walk together because Russell works in the shop next to Westfield School. Anna's friend Jenny goes to Westfield School.
Jenny lives in a village on the outskirts of the town where she goes to school.
Her brother Nicolas attends Sixth Form College in Bexton. He travels by train
from their home in the village of Eastley. Sometimes his friend Andrew travels
with him. Andrew gets on the train at his home village of Lintoft. When Andrew
does not travel to college by train, his sister Jill gives him a lift on her way to
work at the supermarket in Modbury.
1. Where does Russell work?
2. Where does Jill live?
3. Where does Andrew go to college?
4. Which one of these statements is definitely true?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING
This is a test of your ability to work with fractions, decimals and formulae, as well as your ability to understand, interpret and use numbers in graphs and tables.
There are two parts to this test.
You are not allowed to use a calculator in this test.
Numerical Reasoning Part 1
Part 1 tests your ability to work with fractions, decimals and formulae. In the real test you will have four minutes to answer 12 questions.
Now work through some examples of the type of questions you will be given in the real test.
1. Calculate 0.64 + 2.51
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 1
2. Calculate
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 1
3. Convert
to a decimal
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 1
4.
What is the value of x?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 1
5. Calculate 2.73 - 1.80
Part 2 tests your ability to understand, interpret and use numerical information in the form of tables and graphs.
In the real test you will have 11 minutes to answer 15 questions.
1. In April, which flavour of ice cream made Dairy Ices the most money?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
2. Which flavour of ice cream had sales figures that increased continuously?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
1. In which year was the number of buttons produced 75% of what it was in 1998?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
2. What was the difference between the number of buttons produced in 1997 and 1998?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
1. What is the total cost of two 'ZAQs'?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
2. 'AHBs' are half the price of 'ZAQs'. How much did Company A spend on 'AHBs' in June?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
3. On the 12th June the delivery driver arrived at Company A at 11:00 hrs having travelled at an average speed of 100 km/h. What time did he leave Zed Ltd?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
4. On the 21st June the delivery driver left Hull at 16:00 hrs hoping to travel at an average speed of 100 km/h. However he could only travel at half this speed because of traffic. What time did he arrive back at Zed Ltd?
TEST 2: NUMERICAL REASONING, PART 2
5. A mistake was made somewhere in the Total Cost column. What should have been the correct figure?
TEST 3: WORK RATE
This is a test to see how quickly and accurately you can work through routine
tasks. You will have to complete a coding exercise, like the one below.
In each question you will be shown a grid like this:
In each column there is a letter, a number and a symbol. For example, the first
column in the grid above contains: the letter R, the number 7 and the symbol
In each question you will be given an original code made up of three letters or three numbers. Each letter or number is taken from a separate column in the grid.
For every item in a code, there are two alternative items in the same column.
For example, for the code RDS, using the grid above The alternatives to R are 7 and. The alternatives to D are 6 and
And the alternatives to S are 2 and
.
In each question you will be given five alternative codes labelled A-E. You have to decide which one of these alternative codes contains items taken from the same columns, and in the same order, as the original code.
For example, given the grid above, which of the following could be an alternative code for RDS?
| A. | B. | C. | D. | E. |
| 73 |
62 |
62 |
73 |
7 2 |
The correct answer is C because R is in the same column as the symbol l, D is in the same column as the number 6 and S is in the same column as the number 2.
TEST 3: WORK RATE
In the real test you will have four minutes to answer 20 questions.
1. Which could be an alternative code for FSK?
2. Which could be an alternative code for 795?
3. Which could be an alternative code for 483?
4. Which could be an alternative code for ZJE?
TEST 4: SPATIAL REASONING
This is a test of your ability to work with shapes and objects. There are two parts to this test.
Spatial Reasoning Part 1
Part 1 tests how well you can fit shapes together.
In each question you will be shown either three or four shapes. You have to imagine what they will look like when they are joined together.
All of the shapes have at least one side that is labelled with a letter (either x, y or z). You have to place the sides with the same labels next to each other to form a new shape.
For example:
When joined together the above three shapes will look as follows:
In each question you will be given five options (labelled A - E) for what the new shape might look like. You have to decide which one is correct. In the real test you will have four minutes to answer 10 questions.
TEST 4: SPATIAL REASONING, PART 1
TEST 4: SPATIAL REASONING
Spatial Reasoning Part 2
Part 2 tests your ability to imagine what three-dimensional objects will look like after they have been rotated.
In each question you will be shown two separate objects, each with a dot placed in one corner. For example:
You will be given five options (labelled A-E) showing the same two objects after each has been rotated in some way.
In the real test you will have three minutes to answer 10 questions.
Only one of the five options shows both the dots placed in the same corners as in the original diagram.
You have to decide which option shows both rotated objects with the dot placed in the correct corner.
In this example the correct answer is E
TEST 4: SPATIAL REASONING, PART 2
TEST 5: ELECTRICAL COMPREHENSION
This is a test of your ability to work with electrical concepts.
In the real test you will have 11 minutes to answer 21 questions.
Now work through some examples of the type of questions you will be given in the real test.
1. Anode is to positive as ... is to negative
2. Which of the following substances is the worst electrical conductor?
3. Ammeters measure the amount of current in a circuit. In the circuit below all the ammeters are identical. If Ammeter A1 reads 0.8A, what will Ammeter A2 read?
4. In the circuit shown below, what will happen when the switch is open?
TEST 6: MECHANICAL COMPREHENSION
This is a test of your ability to work with mechanical concepts.
In the real test you will have 10 minutes to answer 20 questions.
Now work through some examples of the type of questions you will be given in the real test.
1. In the diagram below if A is the drive wheel turning clockwise, what directions will B, C and D travel?
2. If an engineering drawing is not drawn to full size the scale of the drawing will be stated on the bottom of the page. What does 'Scale 1:4' indicate?
3. A ..... is usually used to tighten nuts and bolts?
TEST 6: MECHANICAL COMPREHENSION
4. What will be the effect on the pressure in the cylinder when the piston moves from position A to position B?
TEST 7: MEMORY
This is a test of your ability to remember information accurately. There are two parts to this test. In the real test, both parts will be presented on film.
Memory Part 1
Part 1 tests your ability to remember a sequence of letters.
On screen you will be shown a sequence of between six and eight letters.
The letters will be shown one at a time. You have to remember the order in which they appear. You will then be shown two letters from the sequence. You have to decide how many letters were shown between them in the original sequence.
Note that you may not be shown the two letters in the same order as they appeared in the original sequence. For example, if the sequence shown is:
The question could be either: "How many letters were shown between Z and Q?" Or: "How many letters were shown between Q and Z?"
You will be given four options (labelled A-D) and you have to decide which is the correct answer. For example:
A. 1
B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
The correct answer is B because there are two letters between Q and Z.
TEST 7: MEMORY, PART 1
Part 1 tests your ability to remember a sequence of letters.
Remember, in the real test there are 10 questions, the sequence of letters will appear on film and you will only see one letter at a time.
Practice question 1
Once you click 'Start Test' You will have 1 minute to study a sequence of letters.
If the sequence of letters is:
Question 1: How many letters were shown between Y and G?
TEST 7: MEMORY, PART 1
Practice question 2
Once you click 'Start Test' You will have 1 minute to study a sequence of letters.
If the sequence of letters is:
Question 2: How many letters were shown between R and X?
TEST 7: MEMORY, PART 2
Part 2 tests your ability to remember patterns.
You will be shown a sequence of either two or three grids. The grids will be shown one at a time. Each grid will have a number of yellow squares, like the one below.
You have to remember where the yellow squares are in each grid. Then you have to imagine what the grid would look like if all the grids were 'added together'.
For example, if the sequence of grids shown was:
Which grid (labelled A-D) represents the 'added' grid?
The correct answer is A.
TEST 7: MEMORY, PART 2
Practice question 1
Part 2 tests your ability to remember patterns.
In the real test there are 10 questions. The grids will appear one after the other on film and you will only see one grid at a time.
Once you click 'Start Test' You will have 1 minute to study a sequence of grids.
If the sequence of grids shown was:
Question 1: Which grid (labelled A-D) represents the 'added' grid?
TEST 7: MEMORY, PART 2
Practice question 2
Once you click 'Start Test' You will have 1 minute to study a sequence of grids.
If the sequence of grids shown was:
Question 2: Which grid (labelled A-D) represents the 'added' grid?
Sample Airmen/Airwomen Selection Test Results
| Test 1: Verbal reasoning | 12 correct out of 12 |
| Test 2: Numerical reasoning | 2 correct out of 14 |
| Test 3: Work rate | 2 correct out of 4 |
| Test 4: Spatial reasoning | 2 correct out of 4 |
| Test 5: Electrical comprehension | 2 correct out of 4 |
| Test 6: Mechanical comprehension | 2 correct out of 4 |
| Test 7: Memory | 2 correct out of 4 |
6 out of 7
Test Preparation Tips
Preparing for the tests will help you perform to your best abilities. You can prepare
for the real tests in your own time in a number of ways:
Read articles in newspapers and magazines and test yourself to see what
you remember.
Practice simple mathematical problems -- try to do it without a calculator.
Look at tables and charts of information -- test your understanding
of the way data is presented.
Try to imagine how objects look from different perspectives.
Try to remember sequences of numbers and letters. Ask someone to test you.
Look in your local library or at school to find books with information on basic
electrical and mechanical principles.
Remember to have a good night's sleep before the test session and arrive at the
Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) in good time. If you're still unsure, ask for
further advice from the staff at your local AFCO.
