Please find below some information on how to prepare for your Stage 2 ADAPT Assessment

PRE-ASSESSMENT PREPARATION

As part of CAE’s suite of courseware products we have available for purchase a Maths & Physics Online
Preparation Course. It is designed as a subject revision tool to help you refresh your knowledge on both subjects
and allows you to work at your own pace. CAE’s Maths & Physics Online Preparation Course focuses on core
subject knowledge that you will come across during your journey through pilot training.

http://www.caeoxfordinteractive.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=65_79

You can try some free demos of the above material here:

Maths - https://cbt.caeoxfordinteractive.com/course/view.php?id=106
Physics - https://cbt.caeoxfordinteractive.com/course/view.php?id=107

ADAPT PREPARATION

There are many other resources available that provide practice for online assessments.

Symbiotics, the developer of the ADAPT software, also provides practice assessment bundles which you are able
to purchase directly from their website. (Please note the questions featured in these bundles are an insight
to the assessment and will differ from those in the actual assessment).

You can find the preparation materials on the Symbiotics website HERE

Please find below further information on the components of the ADAPT assessment.

Mathematics

This component assesses candidates’ ability to apply basic mathematical principles and understanding to role-
relevant concepts, topics and calculations.

Topics to revise are:

• Speed/Distance/Time
• Calculating Fuel Rate
• Basic Pythagoras
• Bearings
The questions get progressively more difficult throughout the paper.

Questions 1-5 are at foundation level and worth 1 mark each

Questions 6-15 are at intermediate level and worth 2 marks each
Questions 16-20 are at advanced level and worth 5 marks each

You may choose which order you answer these questions. – CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED
 Maths Example Questions

A car is traveling at a speed of 60 mph. How many miles will the car travel in 15 minutes?
a. 15
b. 10
c. 20
d. 25

A plane is using fuel at a rate of 7 lbs/minute. The plane will reach its destination airfield in 8 minutes. How
much fuel will be used in this time?
a. 56lbs
b. 42lbs
c. 49lbs
d. 54lbs

Jane is facing due North. She turns 90 degrees to her left. Which direction is Jane now facing?
a. West
b. North
c. East
d. South

Physics
This component assesses candidates’ knowledge and understanding of basic physics principles, rules and
formula as applied to role-relevant concepts, topics and calculations.

Topics to revise are:

• Properties of solids, liquids & gases • Pressure
• Magnets • Acceleration
• Energy • Force
• Mass and weight • Circuitry – current and resistors
• Waves – mechanical and electromagnetic • Velocity
• Basic circuitry • Levers
• Units of measurement • Springs
• The universe • Balancing weights
The questions get progressively more difficult throughout the paper.

Questions 1-5 are at foundation level and worth 1 mark each

Questions 6-15 are at intermediate level and worth 2 marks each
Questions 16-20 are at advanced level and worth 5 marks each
You may choose which order you answer these questions. – CALCULATORS ARE NOT PERMITTED
Physics Example Questions

What type of electrical circuit is pictured?

a. Parallel
b. Series
c. Complex
d. Component

Below is a diagram of 2 magnets, with opposite poles (North and South) labelled respectively. What will
happen when the south poles on each magnet are pushed together?
a. The two magnets with repel
b. Nothing will happen
c. The two magnets will attract
d. The two magnets will break
Physics Example Questions continued

What is the best description of gravitational potential energy?

a. The energy stored, dependent on the object's height from the ground.
b. The strength from a moving object.
c. The energy exerted through stretching or squashing an object.
d. The strength stored between molecules, in chemical bonds.

Using the equation, work (j) = force (n) x distance (m), how much work is needed to push a box weighing 25N, a
distance of 5m.

a. 125j
b. 100j
c. 30j
d. 20j

Cognitive
A series of questions designed to assess memory recognition, using shapes and patterns as the mechanisms to
measure how we learn, remember, problem-solve, and pay attention.

Numerical Reasoning - Ability to use, interpret and manipulate numbers and mathematical data.
Verbal Reasoning - Ability to analyse, interpret and understand written information.
Spatial Relationship Reasoning - Ability to see spatial patterns and move or rotate these in your mind to solve
visual problems.
Abstract Reasoning - Ability to recognise patterns and similarities between shapes and figures.
Perceptual Speed and Accuracy - Ability to work quickly and accurately to find information from numbers or
images.
Working Memory - Ability to hold, retrieve and use information held in short term memory.

Cognitive Example Questions

What is the missing number in this sequence: 4 12 ? 14 8

a. 6
b. 4
c. 8
d. 10

Identify the cube that can be made from the pattern below.

Select the image that completes the sequence.

FAST
The FAST component takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. You will be required to:

• Follow verbal and written instructions

• Monitor a cockpit view and flight path
• Fly a ‘crash’ course
• Answer cognitive questions. The types of cognitive questions you will be asked are:
o Numerical Reasoning o Perceptual Speed and Accuracy
o Verbal Reasoning o Spatial Relationship Reasoning
o Abstract Reasoning o Working Memory
• Provide self-analysis in the form of a mini-debrief

Due to COVID-19 we have removed the following two components of the ADAPT assessment which require
calibrated computer equipment to complete.

Fixed Wing

• Using a joystick, the candidate will be required to follow a specified flight plan with alternates and new
instructions during the course of the exercise. This assesses candidates’ ability to accurately control a
dynamic object using various physical inputs. It also measures how well candidates’ adapt to changing
task demands/requirements, and adjusts their strategies to improve their performance. An ability to
perceive, construct and manipulate shapes; in order to ascertain ones aptitude to visualise and apply
understanding between 2D and 3D environments, will also be assessed.

Ball Game

• This assesses candidates’ ability to coordinate the control of eye movement with hand movement. This
measures ability to maintain physical dexterity and attention on a basic coordination task while
managing a concurrent range of alternative demands.

This allows the assessment to be completed virtually at home. If you successfully pass all of the remaining
components, you will then be required to pass the two missing components before the end of your Ground
School training (once you have started your course).*

*Towards the end of Ground School each student, who has not previously completed the Ball Game and Fixed Wing components
of the assessment, is required to undertake this manual dexterity and co-ordination assessment. If an area of weakness is identified
during this assessment the student will be required to complete the Pre-Flight Instruction Course to develop these skills in
preparation for Flight Training. The cost of this preparatory training is an additional fee of €655.

The Pre-Flight Instruction Course consists of a briefing followed by three, 1-hour, training sessions. Based on the results of the
final evaluation the student may need to complete additional sessions to consolidate these skills before moving on to flight
training.