ADAPT pairs its aptitude tests with a personality questionnaire, and the two are read together — the aptitude scores show whether you can do the job, the questionnaire and the interview that follows show whether you fit a multi-crew flight deck.
The personality questionnaire
It is a long, standardised inventory with built-in consistency checks. There is no trick: answer honestly and consistently. Candidates who try to project an imagined 'ideal pilot' trip the consistency checks or contradict themselves in the later interview, which does more damage than an ordinary profile ever would.
In the easyJet programme it is about 300 agree-or-disagree statements, completed at home in the days before your tests, with no invigilator and no timer. It is not a formality there: it can fail you on its own, even with good test scores.
Scoring and test-day strategy
There is no universal pass mark: the standard is set by the operator, and your results are compared against its applicant pool. For the Generation easyJet programme CAE's minimums are Maths 65%, Cognitive 65% and Physics 54%, and FAST needs 12/20 with at least 3/5 in each of its four dimensions.
Do the parts you sit at home in one calm sitting: quiet room, stable connection, phone away. Where the tests are invigilated over webcam and screen share, as on the easyJet programme, check your setup the day before.
Read every module's instructions and worked example fully; with unfamiliar formats, the instruction screen is worth marks.
Every aptitude test is timed (on the easyJet programme, Maths and Physics are 30 minutes each on a single timer), so a weak module is over quickly: reset before the next one rather than dwelling.
Arrive rested: divided attention and memory, which FAST depends on, are the first casualties of a short night.
How to prepare
Take the Big Five personality test on the practice page before your assessment. It is not the ADAPT questionnaire, but it maps the same trait landscape, and knowing your own profile is what lets you answer the real thing — and discuss it in the interview — honestly and without hesitation.