Home > Lifestyle > Man > Tools Are you practical? All sections in Tools » Fitness » Diet » Mind » Medical » General Some people seem able to cope with just about any eventuality. Left alone on a desert island, they would build a house, catch their own food, and probably find a way of attracting rescuers. Others would simply huddle under a palm tree and hope for the best. Where do you feature on this scale? The following questions are designed to sort out the practical, ‘I can turn my hand to anything’ types from the hopelessly helpless. In these days of sexual equality I have deliberately made no distinction between tasks more usually carried out by one sex or another. My position is that to be regarded as really practical today, you should be able to build a brick wall or bake a cake with equal ease. Can you do woodwork repairs? Easily With difficultyCouldn't cope Can you repair a window? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you look after children? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Are you a good gardener? YesNot badNo Can you mend a fuse? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you organise an office? Easily With difficultyCouldn't cope Can you repair a car? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you replace a tap washer? Easily With difficultyCouldn't cope Can you provide First Aid? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you remove a bee sting? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you decorate a room? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you change a flat? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you wash clothes? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you cook a three-course meal? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you decorate a Christmas tree? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you lay a patio? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you pilot a plane? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you French-polish a garden? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you grow vegetables successfully EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you knit? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you repair a computer? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you drive a large van? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you solve a crossword puzzle? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you understand the layout of a central heating system? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you operate a video recorder? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you dance a tango? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you drive a car? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you mend broken toys? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you darn a sock? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you climb ladders? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you replace a flat battery on a car? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you ride a bicycle? EasilyWith difficultyCouldn't cope Can you water ski? 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