Program 3
Build the Skills Before You Take the Test.
Trades Forward Foundation is developing free practice materials to help students and career changers strengthen the math, reading, mechanical reasoning, and problem-solving skills commonly used in skilled-trade and apprenticeship entrance assessments.
Practice Tests
Eight Practice Tests. 80 Questions. Free.
Every category below is live right now. Each one is a 10-question multiple-choice practice test with instant scoring and a full explanation for every answer. No account required.
Trade Math
Whole numbers, percentages, ratios, and the arithmetic used on the job every day.
10 questionsFractions & Decimals
Adding, subtracting, converting, and using fractions and decimals in real trade situations.
10 questionsMeasurements & Conversions
Tape measures, unit conversions, area, volume, and common job-site measurements.
10 questionsBasic Algebra
Solving for unknowns, simple equations, formulas, ratios, and proportions.
10 questionsReading Comprehension
Reading technical instructions, safety documents, and specifications accurately.
10 questionsMechanical Reasoning
Gears, pulleys, levers, force, motion, and how mechanical systems behave.
10 questionsTool Recognition
Identify common hand and power tools and understand what each one is used for.
10 questionsBasic Electrical Concepts
Voltage, current, resistance, Ohm's law, and series/parallel circuit basics.
10 questionsTrades Forward Foundation provides independently developed educational practice materials designed to strengthen skills commonly used in skilled-trade and apprenticeship programs. These materials are not official entrance examinations and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any apprenticeship program, union, employer, certification body, or testing organization unless specifically stated.
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