Mechanical aptitude
Mechanical reasoning: gears, levers, pulleys, springs and simple circuits
Twenty-one questions in 16 minutes on gears, levers, pulleys, springs and simple circuits. About 21 questions in 16 minutes is the format prep providers report for the BNSF hourly assessment's mechanical section; railroads do not publish it. Friction is ignored throughout.
Free run: the first 20 questions
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Before you start
- Mechanical aptitude: 20 questions in 15 minutes.
- About 15 minutes in all. Each section has its own clock and moves on when it runs out.
- A wrong answer and a blank score the same, so never leave one blank.
- Leaving this tab voids the attempt.