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Take this fun quiz to find out whether you've got what it takes to
make it in engineering.
1. How do you usually score in your maths and physics tests?
It's a miracle if I ass
I mostly just scrape through
Mostly Bs
Mostly As
2. When you were a child, did you take your toys apart to find out how they worked?
All the time
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
3. When you have a problem, you
immediately ask a friend for help
sleep on it hoping that it will go away on its own
will not rest till you find a solution for it
get a nervous breakdown and collapse
4.You handed in your last assignment:
a week before the deadline
right on time
a week after the deadline
you didn't do it - you forgot all about it
5. In a team building event, you're put in a team of strangers with varying skills and abilities. You
immediately take charge and start bossing everyone around
feel totally comfortable - you can work with anyone
keep to yourself - you prefer to work alone
feel out of place - you can only work with people you know
6.When you're asked to explain a complex problem or issue, your audience
sometimes finds it difficult to understand what you're trying to say
rarely has problems understanding what you're trying to say
understands the matter almost immediately
mostly stares at you as if you're from another planet
7. When was the last time you lost your cool and said something nasty to a stranger?
A week ago
This morning
I can't remember - it happens all the time
Six months ago
8.How would your friends describe you?
A meticulous person with a good eye for detail
A hot tempered individual who is best left alone
A person who is focused and completes every task that is given
A perfectionist who cannot tolerate the slightest error
9. How often do your friends or teachers ask you for help?
10.How often have you taken up a hobby or a course and given it up midway?
Never - I always complete what I start
Once or twice when it got too demanding
I'm a good starter but a bad finisher - I started several projects but
never finished any
I've never started any projects just in case I can't finish them
11. In your free time, and given a choice, you would choose to read a magazine on
The latest fashion trends and styles
What's happening in Hollywood
The latest inventions and discoveries of science and technology
IT gadgets and gizmos
12.If your friend tries to explain something very technical to you,
You listen intently because you can't bear not knowing something
your friend does
You try to follow what is being said but technical things don't usually
interest you
You pretend to yawn hoping that you won't have to listen anymore
You listen attentively because you want to learn something new
*This quiz originally appeared in coursesNOW! Engeering
issue 8 (2005)*
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