Share This Page:

  

Aptitude Tests

General discussions on joining & training in the Royal Marines.
LMDAVIES
Member
Member
Posts: 189
Joined: Mon 23 Dec, 2002 2:50 pm
Location: Barry, South Wales

Aptitude Tests

Post by LMDAVIES »

Hi - Does anyone have any good resources for one to pratice before sitting the aptitude entry tests? I was told that it also contains some mechanical questions!

Corporate life and computer programming has made my brain lazy!

I assume it will be questions like Jane is taller than Bill and Joseph is shoter than Jesus; Put the word FOX above the word COX; etc etc

Cheers Lee.
User avatar
El Prez
Member
Member
Posts: 9122
Joined: Sun 24 Mar, 2002 7:18 pm
Location: Truro

Post by El Prez »

Trot along to a book shop, and get a set of IQ tests, preferably those created by Prof Eysenck (pron. Eye Sank) They'll help get the head around the aptitude tests. Go to Google, try 'IQ tests Prof Eysenck'.
You should talk to somebody who gives a f**k.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Robiz/movie_star_wars_yoda.gif[/img]
El Presidente
Geoff
Member
Member
Posts: 116
Joined: Mon 24 Dec, 2001 12:00 am

Post by Geoff »

a hint for that marine written test, practice reading and understanding a question by reading it fast because you get very little time on each question if you work it out for seconds/per question. and some of the questions on mine were trick questions, what seemed the most obvious answer was usually wrong :wink: i still passed though 8)

hope it helps.
User avatar
voodoo sprout
Member
Member
Posts: 1224
Joined: Sun 01 Dec, 2002 5:13 pm
Location: London, UK
Contact:

Post by voodoo sprout »

Are the RM tests the same as the RN? As I got a booklet with some example questions [the booklet is mainly a combined RN/RM affair] when I sent off for an information pack, and they seemed quite easy [though that is a rather subjective statement, you'll want to have a look yourself], the main danger seemed to be the panic factor making you do stupid mistakes or not reading the question properly. And there are mechanical comprehension questions, though they seem to be common sense more than anything else. and it might beworht remembering the acedemic calibre of the people they expect to be taking this, with one question I read too much into a question and ended up buried in online debate about the intricacies of circular motion and other A level physics stuff because I thought the answer given was wrong.
User avatar
El Prez
Member
Member
Posts: 9122
Joined: Sun 24 Mar, 2002 7:18 pm
Location: Truro

Post by El Prez »

There are NO intricacies regarding circular motion, what goes round, comes around!
You should talk to somebody who gives a f**k.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Robiz/movie_star_wars_yoda.gif[/img]
El Presidente
LMDAVIES
Member
Member
Posts: 189
Joined: Mon 23 Dec, 2002 2:50 pm
Location: Barry, South Wales

Post by LMDAVIES »

westy1984
Member
Member
Posts: 65
Joined: Fri 13 Dec, 2002 8:16 pm
Location: Herts

Test

Post by westy1984 »

The questions themselves were'nt all that hard, maths was the hardest for everyone who took it when i did. The only problem is the time given for each of the four sections as Geoff said....i never really had the chance to go back and read through things and on the maths i ended up ticking the last questions randomly because i ran out of time. Only one person failed and he could'nt even figure out the practice questions for each section and also circled the wrong areas etc.

Theres no difference between the tests for the RN and RM except that for the RN you have to get certain scores to go into different areas of the Navy and the Marines its one score....pass or fail.

Hope that helps.

Tom

P.S. They also give you a parctice test book with info in that prior to your test.
User avatar
Chris
Member
Member
Posts: 799
Joined: Wed 23 Oct, 2002 3:26 am
Location: Newport,South Wales

on the first

Post by Chris »

on the first on the list i got

The result
Your score was 25/42.


Your IQ for this test is:
110
Your IQ is above the avarage.

2nd on list

Congratulations!
Your general IQ score is 133.

A person whose IQ score falls in the range of 129-143 is considered to be "highly intelligent".
Last edited by Chris on Sat 04 Jan, 2003 9:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
Bringer
Member
Member
Posts: 189
Joined: Fri 03 May, 2002 2:25 pm
Location: Canada

Post by Bringer »

The practice test booklet I recieved with my paperwork and info packet was pretty standard. I know www.military.com has some resources for helping people pass the American ASVAB apptitude test, which is quite similar to the RN/RM one. You could give that a go and see how you do. I aced the RN/RM practice test but for the maths section, where I couldn't remember some of the formulas needed to derive the answer. I haven't had to calculate the volume of a cylinder or whatever in the five years since I left school. I don't know if you get a bit of scratch paper for the exam, but I'm pretty sure you don't get a calculator.
User avatar
El Prez
Member
Member
Posts: 9122
Joined: Sun 24 Mar, 2002 7:18 pm
Location: Truro

Post by El Prez »

Pye (sorry can't find the symbol) x D x Length, if my old cells remember rightly.
You should talk to somebody who gives a f**k.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Robiz/movie_star_wars_yoda.gif[/img]
El Presidente
Bringer
Member
Member
Posts: 189
Joined: Fri 03 May, 2002 2:25 pm
Location: Canada

Post by Bringer »

It's that or pi*r^2 (radius squared).

I just don't recall which. I know the one I picked for answer was wrong though. :)
User avatar
El Prez
Member
Member
Posts: 9122
Joined: Sun 24 Mar, 2002 7:18 pm
Location: Truro

Post by El Prez »

pye R2 = circumference of a circle
Pye x Diameter + area of a circle, therefore multiply by the height/length of the cylinder = volume. I hope. :o
You should talk to somebody who gives a f**k.
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/Robiz/movie_star_wars_yoda.gif[/img]
El Presidente
User avatar
voodoo sprout
Member
Member
Posts: 1224
Joined: Sun 01 Dec, 2002 5:13 pm
Location: London, UK
Contact:

Post by voodoo sprout »

It's the area of a circle (Pi x r^2) multiplied by the height, so (Pi)r^2h.
tony dean
Member
Member
Posts: 347
Joined: Thu 20 Jun, 2002 7:21 pm
Location: hereford uk (and no, Im not one of them)

Post by tony dean »

WHOA, WHOA, WHHOOAAA!!!

Slow down eggheads!....

Now, whats a circle?............ 8)
Bringer
Member
Member
Posts: 189
Joined: Fri 03 May, 2002 2:25 pm
Location: Canada

Post by Bringer »

Circle: A square with an infinite number of points.
Post Reply