Skilled Trades Assessment Readiness Study Guide: Practice Questions, Detailed Explanations, and Math Refresher for the Canadian Trades (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781772455991)

The Complete Study Guide for the Ontario Skilled Trades Assessment Readiness (STAR) Exam

Start your future in the trades today. Pass the STAR exam with confidence!

If you are applying for an apprenticeship in Ontario, you know that the Skilled Trades Assessment Readiness (STAR) exam is your first major hurdle. Whether you want to be an electrician, plumber, millwright, or carpenter, you need to prove you have the essential skills to succeed.

This all-in-one guide covers everything you need:

• Math for the Trades: Master the numbers that matter on the job site. We cover everything from Scientific Notation, Order of Operations, and Exponents to practical Geometry (Perimeter, Area, Volume) and Trigonometry.
• Trade Science: A dedicated section for the science questions often found on the Ontario skilled trades assessments, including basic physics and chemistry concepts relevant to the trades.
• Reading Comprehension: Learn how to quickly analyze technical passages, find specific information, and draw logical conclusions-skills essential for reading codebooks and safety manuals.
• Mechanical Aptitude: Get hands-on with practice questions that test your understanding of mechanical principles, gears, pulleys, and simple machines.
• Practice, Practice, Practice: Contains hundreds of practice questions modeled after the real Ontario assessment.
• Detailed Explanations: Every question comes with a step-by-step breakdown of the solution, so you learn from your mistakes.

Your apprenticeship is waiting.