Fractions, tape measure readings, gears, levers, pulleys, reading passages and tool names: in your notes it's a wall of text. Here each topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. 62 illustrated pages.
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One topic per page, the drawing that shows you how it works, and the boxes with what you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 7 parts and 58 topics.
You've read how to multiply two-digit numbers by hand three times. You close the book...
...and you can't remember which number to carry or where the second row starts. It was just lines of text.
Here, 47 × 36 is one page, worked column by column: every carry written small above, every row lined up, and 1,692 boxed at the bottom. Right next to it, 1,008 ÷ 24 = 42, step by step.
And on the pages next to it, each topic gets its own: fractions, the tape measure, percents, gears and levers.
First you understand why it's done that way. Then the steps stick on their own.
The test itself, basic arithmetic, reading comprehension, mechanical comprehension, general tool knowledge, how elevators work and the final review: 62 pages, all drawn
Picture this:
Instead of rereading half a page about block and tackle without being able to see it...
...you open the page and find every rope segment numbered, the ones holding the moving block circled, and that count is your mechanical advantage.
And fractions, the tape measure, gears, levers and wrench sizes turn into drawings and tables you can read at a glance.
You stop repeating and start understanding.
That's exactly what The Elevator Aptitude Test Sketchbook does. It's not “just another study guide.” It's 7 parts and 58 drawn topics, with a worked example on every page, and at the end ten frequent mix-ups side by side and a test-day checklist. Because what your brain sees in order, it remembers.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
Know what you're walking into: the four kinds of EIAT questions, the 70% you need to pass, how to pace a timed test, and what comes after (the interview and the apprenticeship).
Shop math you can work by hand, step by step: whole numbers, fractions, the tape measure down to 1/16 inch, decimals, percents, ratios, conversions, area, volume and word problems.
The main idea, details, written procedures, safety rules and warnings, vocabulary from context, inference and how to eliminate wrong answers.
Mechanical drawings you can read at a glance: levers, pulleys and mechanical advantage, gears, belts and chains, inclines and screws, springs, friction, hydraulics and counterweights.
Wrenches and sockets, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, measuring tools, calipers and micrometers, power tools, electrical testers, fasteners, rigging basics and PPE.
Not one of the four kinds of EIAT questions, but it helps you speak the trade at the interview: traction and hydraulic elevators, the hoistway, pit and machine room, car, counterweight and ropes, safeties and the governor, doors and escalators.
Ten frequent mix-ups drawn side by side and the checklist for test day.
At the end of the book: A worked example on every page, ten frequent mix-ups side by side and a test-day checklist.
Extra exam-style problems on fractions, tape measure readings, percents, conversions, area and volume, each one worked step by step, so the math you haven't touched in years becomes routine again.
Printable cards with a sketch of the tool or mechanism on the front and its name and use on the back, so you can review tool knowledge in five-minute stretches on a break.
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PDF by email: The Elevator Aptitude Test Sketchbook reaches your inbox as a PDF, and the two free books come by email too. One-time payment, no installments or hidden costs.
The four kinds of EIAT questions, one topic per page, so you know what the test covers before the recruitment period opens.
Shop math worked line by line, gears and levers you can see, and ten frequent mix-ups side by side to review the topics you guessed on.
The tools and mechanisms you handle every day, drawn the way the test asks about them, so paper problems stop feeling academic.
📄 This is a digital PDF book sent to your email: nothing is printed or shipped.
30-day guarantee: tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100%.
You have 30 days to try The Elevator Aptitude Test Sketchbook and the two bonus books. If it doesn't work for you, email us, tell us what didn't work, and we'll refund 100% of what you paid. One-time payment, no subscriptions.
You get an email, at the address you enter when you pay, with The Elevator Aptitude Test Sketchbook as a high-resolution PDF, to read on your phone or print. The two bonus books, Shop Math Workbook and 200 Tools and Mechanical Terms on Cards, come by email too, also as PDFs.
One-time payment of $27. No installments and no subscription.
For anyone applying to an elevator constructor apprenticeship in the U.S. who has to take the EIAT: people coming from electrical, mechanical, HVAC or construction work, veterans, career changers and anyone retaking the test. It explains each topic from scratch, without talking down to you: if you've been out of school for years, you start on the first page; if you already know a topic, you skip to the next one.
On what NEIEP publishes about the EIAT at neiep.org (the EIAT FAQ and the application requirements): the four kinds of questions and the 70% passing score. The math, mechanical and tool content is standard shop knowledge, explained from scratch.
No. It's an independent study book. It's not published, approved or endorsed by NEIEP, the IUEC, NEII or any employer. It doesn't come with a certificate and doesn't count toward your application: it's study material to help you prepare for the test.
No. It's extra drawn practice that goes alongside the recommended study guide. It prepares you only for the EIAT aptitude test, not for the state elevator mechanic license or the apprenticeship coursework.
No. The book has a worked example on every page, and the Shop Math Workbook bonus has practice problems; every question is written for this book in an exam style. The actual EIAT content isn't public, and we don't use or claim to have real test questions.
Yes. The PDF is made to print at home or at a print shop, in color or black and white, so you can write on the pages.
You have 30 days. Tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100% of what you paid.
You don't have to reread the same page hoping it sticks this time.
You don't have to memorize gear and lever rules you can't picture.
And you definitely don't have to walk into the EIAT not knowing where to start.
One last thing before you decide: 62 drawn pages, one topic per page, plus two bonus books. PDF by email, ready to print. And 30 days to tell us if it didn't work.
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