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IUOE Local 12 study guide
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Word Meaning
Use the sentence to work out a word
Read lesson →verbal · 22 minSynonyms: Similar Meanings
Choose the word with the closest meaning
Read lesson →verbal · 22 minAntonyms: Opposite Meanings
Choose the word that means the opposite
Read lesson →verbal · 20 minFinding the Shared Group
Name what the words have in common
Read lesson →verbal · 20 minWhich One Does Not Belong?
Find the group, then the odd one out
Read lesson →verbal · 28 minAnalogies: Matching Connections
Use the same connection for both word pairs
Read lesson →verbal · 18 minHow Words Connect
Spot the pattern before choosing an answer
Read lesson →verbal · 16 minPhysical Things & Ideas
Concrete and abstract nouns
Read lesson →verbal · 18 minTimed Vocabulary
Build speed a little at a time
Read lesson →verbal · 20 minMixed English Review
Practice different question types together
Read lesson →math · 28 minBasic Math & Order of Operations
Know which calculation to do first
Read lesson →math · 34 minFractions
Work with parts of a whole
Read lesson →math · 24 minDecimals & Rounding
Keep the right number of decimal places
Read lesson →math · 24 minFractions & Decimals
Change from one form to the other
Read lesson →math · 28 minPercentages
Find a part, discount, or change
Read lesson →math · 28 minRatios & Proportions
Keep a mixture or comparison in the same balance
Read lesson →math · 30 minReading Measuring Tools
Inches, feet, tapes, and gap gauges
Read lesson →math · 24 minMaterial Cost
Work out how much you need to spend
Read lesson →math · 24 minAverages & Pay
Find an average or total earnings
Read lesson →math · 26 minTables & Graphs
Check labels before reading numbers
Read lesson →math · 32 minArea & Shapes
Find how much surface a shape covers
Read lesson →math · 22 minDistance Around a Circle
Radius, diameter, and circumference
Read lesson →math · 32 minVolume: Space Inside a Shape
Boxes, cylinders, and cubic units
Read lesson →math · 26 minFlow Rate
How quickly a tank fills or drains
Read lesson →mechanical · 28 minForces & Moving in a Circle
Pushes, pulls, and what happens when you let go
Read lesson →mechanical · 22 minFalling Objects
How gravity and air affect a fall
Read lesson →mechanical · 24 minObjects Launched into the Air
Forward motion and falling happen together
Read lesson →mechanical · 22 minPendulums
Why a hanging weight speeds up and slows down
Read lesson →mechanical · 30 minLevers & Sharing a Load
How distance from the pivot changes the result
Read lesson →mechanical · 30 minPulley Systems
Use less pull by moving more rope
Read lesson →mechanical · 32 minGears: Direction & Speed
Which way gears turn and how fast they move
Read lesson →mechanical · 26 minWheel & Axle Speed
Same number of turns, different distance traveled
Read lesson →mechanical · 26 minFriction & Ramps
Grip, sliding, and how steepness affects pulling
Read lesson →mechanical · 28 minRopes & Pulling Force
How rope angle changes the pull in each rope
Read lesson →mechanical · 28 minDensity & Floating
Why some objects float and others sink
Read lesson →mechanical · 30 minLiquid Pressure & Hydraulics
How liquid transfers a push
Read lesson →mechanical · 24 minHeating & Cooling
Why materials grow or shrink
Read lesson →mechanical · 30 minFrames, Arches & Supports
Follow the weight down to the ground
Read lesson →mechanical · 26 minMatching Shapes & Views
Turn a shape in your mind and check its features
Read lesson →mechanical · 28 minReading Measuring Tools
Read the marks, then work out the measurement
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