Aerospace technician

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for aerospace technician selection in the aviation, aerospace, air traffic, and airports sector with 5 skill areas: mechanical comprehension, reading comprehension, safety judgment, attention and concentration and critical thinking. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Mechanical comprehension — Forces, motion, gears, pulleys, levers, fluids, pressure, and basic machines.
• Reading comprehension — Understanding passages, instructions, policies, technical material, and workplace documents.
• Safety judgment — Hazard recognition, safe sequencing, escalation, and risk controls.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. A work card calls for 50 inch-pounds on a nutplate fastener. What must you verify first?

   • A. Passenger boarding time
   • B. Paint colour of the surrounding panel
   • C. Crew lunch schedule
   • D. Torque wrench calibration and correct bit size

2. What does FOD stand for in a hangar environment?

   • A. Final operational dispatch
   • B. Foreign object debris
   • C. Fuel on demand
   • D. Flight operations directive

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.