Overview
This is a multiple-choice test that is similar to those you might encounter while preparing for
entry to an apprenticeship-training program such as Construction Electrician. It may also be
similar to the kinds of testing that you will encounter during the in-class portion of
apprenticeship training.
This test measures your skills in communications (mainly reading) and mathematics, as well as problem solving and decision-making. The questions on the test reflect the skills that are required for taking in-class training in an apprenticeship program, but they have been adjusted to the Literacy and Basic Skills Learning Outcomes for Level 5.
In order to be successful on this test, you will need to have skills in communications and mathematics at LBS Level 5. Your instructor has a list of the specific communications and mathematics skills that you will need to complete this test. Before attempting the test, you should feel confident about your skills in these areas.
Specific knowledge about the electrical trade is not necessary for successful completion of this test. In the communications section, reading passages contain information about the electrical trade. You will only require the information contained in the reading passages to answer the questions. The section on mathematics contains generic questions, as well as questions that are specific to the construction and electrical trades. Again, any information that you need to answer the question is contained in the question itself.
Possible Variations
This test may be completed in one session, or you may choose to do the communications test in
one session and the mathematics test in another.
While there is no time limit set for this demonstration activity, the exams that you will encounter in the in-class portion of your training will be timed. You may wish to negotiate a time limit with your instructor before you begin the test.
You and your instructor might also decide to eliminate some of the questions on either part of the test if they involve skills that have not been covered in your learning program. However, if you choose this variation, you should consider working on the skills that have not yet been mastered in your learning program. You could then complete this demonstration activity when you feel that you are prepared to complete the whole test.
A practice test is included with this demonstration activity. The reading passage lists suggestions for coping with multiple-choices tests and test anxiety. You might wish to either take the practice test or at least read over the information before you begin the actual test.