Free Ramsay Mechanical Aptitude Test (MAT-4) Practice: 36 Questions, 20 Minutes
The Ramsay MAT-4 is a short, sharp mechanical aptitude test. 36 items. 20 minutes. 33 seconds per question. Sparse diagrams. No calculator. The national average is 25 correct. To rank competitively at most major employers, you need 29 or better. This free simulation matches the MAT-4 pacing exactly and returns both a raw score and a simulated national-percentile estimate.
What this free MAT-4 practice includes
The MAT-4 punishes two things: weak mechanical intuition and poor pacing. This simulation enforces the 20-minute clock strictly so you build both. Every diagram is rendered in the same sparse style the real test uses, with minimal visual context, forcing you to reason from the principle rather than from real-world visual cues.
Your score is returned as raw correct plus a simulated national percentile. You also get a concept-family breakdown across pulleys, levers, gears, basic physics, fluid dynamics, electricity, and household physics. This tells you which areas to target if your raw score is below the 29-threshold.
Three MAT-4 sample questions with walkthroughs
One from pulleys, one from gears, one from basic physics.
- A.50 pounds
- B.75 pounds
- C.100 pounds
- D.150 pounds
- E.300 pounds
- A.10 RPM
- B.20 RPM
- C.40 RPM
- D.80 RPM
- E.160 RPM
- A.Ball 1
- B.Ball 2
- C.They arrive at the same time
- D.Ball 1 because the longer path is slower
- E.Cannot be determined
What the real MAT-4 looks like
The Ramsay MAT-4 is administered online through Ramsay's platform or an employer portal. Once you start the 20-minute clock, you cannot pause it. Most implementations do not allow you to go back to previous questions. You answer, you move forward.
The diagrams are deliberately minimal. If the real test gave you richer diagrams, candidates could infer answers from shading, texture, or peripheral components. The sparse style forces you to reason from the mechanical principle alone. Candidates unfamiliar with this style often spend too long hunting for visual hints that are not there.
Ramsay returns a local score (how you rank against others applying for the same role) and a national score (how you rank against everyone who has ever taken the test) to the employer. Both matter. A strong local score gets you into the shortlist. A strong national score marks you as consistent across industries.
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33 seconds per question. Beat the 29-correct line.
Free 36-item MAT-4 simulation with concept-family scoring and national-percentile estimate.
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