Aptitude tests designed to predict performance over a broad range of abilities are called intelligence tests.

Other aptitude tests measure more specific abilities; mechanical aptitude tests measure various types of eye-hand coordination; musical aptitude tests measure discrimination of pitch, rhythm, and other aspects of musical sensitivity that are predictive of musical performance with training; and clerical aptitude tests measure efficiency at number-checking and other skills that have been found to be predictive of an individual’s later achievement as an office clerk.