ASE Test Preparation - A5 Brakes (Delmar ASE Test Preparation Series)

This Delmar ASE A5 Brakes Test Preparation book helped me pass the ASE exam with room to spare. This should be used as a supplement to pass the exam not as your primary brakes textbook. The book has solid review material that is identical to the required knowledge outlines on the ASE website. There is fantastic information about ASE test question structure and how to go about giving yourself the best chance at answering each type of question you will encounter on test day. I don't quite want to say trick questions but they are tricky and thanks to this book I was calm and prepared for each type of question and knew how to go about attacking it most effectively. There are also 6 practice exams that have the same layout and question types as the real ASE exam as well as having an effective way to link back to which section a particular question was derived from. In other words if the ASE outline says 8 questions will be about disc brakes and 6 will be about drum brakes the same will be true on each of these practice exams. Since the answer key points you back to which section the information came from what I did was over about a 2 week period took all 6 practice exams and then totaled up all of my missed questions to see which sections of the outline I missed the most questions from. So I was able to clearly see almost 50% of my missed questions were relating to drum brakes so I knew my most effective thing to study would be drum brakes. I found the practice exams in this book to be a little harder than the real exam. I never scored better than 70% on these practice exams, I scored 84% on the real exam. Ive just started working with the Delmar Electrical ASE book and it seems just as effective. Great product and well worth the price.

Was able to pass the exam! Thanks

Yep, it's a book. It has a cover, the pages turn, the ink was shaped into words, I'd say it's pretty good. Content is on topic too, for those not into humor. Piece of advice though, if you're a first time buyer of Delmar prep guides, read the first few chapters carefully. They tell you how the ASE is made, graded, and composed. More importantly, they tell you how this very book was set up so you can actually make use of the resources included. I didn't read them at first and thought it was just a bunch of tests to practice with, but after rereading the instructions, these books group the questions into the tasks that ASE uses and has quick rundowns of the task material. If you do poorly in one particular task, this helps focus the help you need on that task without having to read up on the entire test topic.

I really liked the numerous practice tests and explanations. I didn’t rly solely on this. I utilized the Motor age book and my school text as well to pass the brakes ASE test. I wouldn’t say you’re going to see any questions that are exactly the same. However if you understand the systems and interactions and theory which this book helps you will likely pass. This will also help you determine and find errors in this or other study books (they’re in there) Don’t go in thinking this is the magic bullet.

I used this book as my primarily preparation to take an ASE test for the first time. I had already taken automotive classes at an Education Cultural Complex (part of San Diego City College District), then worked in the industry as an auto mechanic for two years. There were no exact matches to questions in the book that actually showed up on the ASE exams. By using these practice tests as a guide to see where I was weak worked out pretty well. When I had problems answering questions, I would resort to my text books or other sources to beef up my knowledge. I felt that this book worked for me using that approach to prepare for the exam. I also felt that my knowledge as a mechanic increased. I passed the exam easily. I don't believe that this book alone is the silver bullet to pass an ASE exam. It is a great tool to use in order to see where your knowledge stands. I even purchased practice exams from ASE and only one exact question showed up on the test. There are some quality control issues such as questions that don't have the correct illustration. There is one or two like that per book.

Any one who's buying these books and taking these tests, already knows the tests suck, the books are out of date, and don't match how things are done in the real world.

Excellent condition upon arrival and it came quick!!!! And I was in Alaska so I was really surprised. I immediately scheduled my next test within few days. Helped with a quick crash course to refresh my memory. Really has tons of useful information. It help out a lot. Passed my A5 brakes ASE test!! I recommend 100% buy it to study and you’ll pass no problem. Luck not needed. Will be purchasing these test prep books be I take my other tests. Already received my suspension and steering test prep.

If you read the textbook part of it, it’s about 35-40 pages it gives you a lot of information. Then you take the practice tests in the book, with answers and explanations in the back. You are well prepared to pass.