FREE APTITUDE TESTS

NUMERICAL REASONING

Numerical Reasoning tests focus around, you guessed it, numbers!

They can cover a wide variety of formats, and the types of questions include:

• Multiplication;
• Division;
• Adding and Subtracting;
• Percentages;
• Fractions;
• Areas and Shapes;
• Decimals;
• Sequences;
• Data and Statistics.

Of course, the above is just a small fraction (no pun intended!) of the number of mathematical question types you might encounter. With this in mind, it’s important to brush up on your knowledge prior to the assessment.

Top tips to pass Numerical Reasoning exams:

• Practice! Perhaps more than any other assessment, numerical reasoning rewards your familiarity with the question types. So, get familiar with all different types of question, prior to the exam.
• Don’t panic! For many people, maths can be super intimidating. But, it doesn’t have to be. Unless you’re applying for a role at NASA, it’s unlikely your employer is going to ask you to tackle rocket-science style numerical problems! So, the problems you’ll be presented with should be reasonable enough, and they can be solved.

VERBAL REASONING

Verbal Reasoning tests focus around your understanding of words, their meanings, and other such related topics.

They can cover a wide variety of formats, and the types of questions include:

• Comprehension;
• Spelling;
• Grammar;
• Punctuation;
• Word Meanings;
• Antonyms and Synonyms.

As with numerical reasoning, the above is just a small sample of the types of verbal reasoning questions you might face. So, it’s essential to prepare beforehand!

Top tips to pass VERBAL Reasoning exams:

• You can prepare for verbal reasoning beforehand, by reading through media such as broadsheet newspapers, and books. Basically, you want to improve and extend your vocabulary as much as possible!
• As long as you have an understanding of the English language, verbal reasoning is one of the easiest types of assessment you can face. Punctuation and grammar can be tricky, but your employer shouldn’t make it too hard!

NON VERBAL REASONING

Non Verbal Reasoning tests are designed to assess your problem solving skills, and your ability to spot patterns between shapes.

They include:

• Symmetry;
• Rotation;
• Reflections;
• Shape-based sequences;
• Grid patterns;
• Moving shapes or elements.

Of course, there are many more elements to non verbal reasoning, all of which go into making this one of the more complex and challenging assessments you’ll take. Most people are extremely unfamiliar with these types of questions, because they test abstract skills, so it’s essential to practice and get familiar.

Top tips to pass NON VERBAL Reasoning exams:

• Get familiar with the question types. Just as with numerical reasoning, the more you practise before the exam the more familiar you’ll be when it comes to sitting the exam. The last thing you want, is to sit down during the exam and panic at an unfamiliar question type. The best way to succeed, is to know the question types inside out.
• Take your practice questions under exam conditions. Non-verbal reasoning can be reasonably stressful, especially when you’re timed and under pressure, so you need to familiarise yourself with working in such conditions.

Non-Verbal Reasoning - Sample Questions

Question 1. Which figure comes next in the sequence?

Question 2. Which answer figure is the odd one out?

Question 3. Which option is NOT a rotation of the question figure?

Non-Verbal Reasoning - Answers

Answer 1. C

The black circle is moving around the square anti-clockwise 90 degrees.

The patterned circle is moving around the square clockwise 90 degrees.

The black diagonal line alternates from top-left/bottom right to top-right/bottom left.

The internal, patterned square rotates 90 degrees each time.

Answer 2. A

All of the other figures contain five squares and two pentagons. Figure A contains six squares.

Answer 3. D

The ‘Z’-shaped arrow is flipped.

CHECKING TESTS

Checking Tests are normally used for roles which require the candidate to demonstrate a high level of technical proficiency. As part of a checking test, you’ll be asked to study a series of dials and switches, and then identify where there is an error or fault. Sometimes, you might be given a table which assists you with this.

Top tips to pass CHECKING TESTS:

• Checking tests are a real test of your concentration skills. With this in mind, the best way to improve your checking test scores is to try and practise other concentration related ability tests.
• Make sure you pay close attention to every single diagram or image! It’s essential that you don’t miss out on any information!

Checking Tests - Sample Question

Compare the key and the order for checking provided, to the test results, to generate your report. For all elements that do not match, write the code from the chart in the appropriate box, to highlight the error. For all elements that show no error, mark the box with a dash.

Error Reference Chart 1:

Error Reference Chart 2:

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Checking Tests - Answers

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