Verbal Reasoning
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Comprehension (VR-CO)
Timing
25 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Verbal comprehension tests assess a candidate’s ability to read a passage of information quickly, and identify relevant information from that passage.
Employment categories
Most applicable to all occupations.
Description
These questions consist of a short passage of text and some related questions. It is typically about a topic which is unfamiliar to you and the job. This is an advantage, rather than a disadvantage, because you need to answer the questions based only on the information that you are given – not using any knowledge that you already have.
Verbal Reasoning (VR-VR)
Timing
15 Minutes (18 items)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Verbal reasoning tests are designed to measure your verbal powers of comprehension, reasoning, and logic.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managerial and supervisory positions.
Description Here you will be tested on whether you jump to conclusions or you appreciate the limitations of a statement. If a passage says “arrange the words…” it implies a logical order that is self-evident from the listed words or information.
Technical Understanding (VR-TU)
Timing
18 Minutes (25)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Technical Understanding tests are designed to measure your ability to understand a written passage containing material likely to be found in a technical setting such as machine manuals and operating instructions.
Employment categories
Most applicable to individuals in technically or practically orientated work such as technical professionals, technicians, mechanics and skilled machine operators.
Description
The Technical Understanding Test is designed to test the respondent’s mechanical comprehension – a facet of the area of ability typically referred to as ‘practical intelligence’.
Critical Reasoning (VR-CR)
Timing
15 Minutes (16)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
This test is designed to test your ability to take a series of facts expressed in words and to understand and manipulate the information to solve a specific problem. It is not so much concerned with measuring your faculty with English.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managers, professionals, supervisors, and graduate positions.
Description
Critical reasoning tests fit into the most advanced form of psychometric testing and are used in assessing candidates in many positions. Unlike general verbal reasoning tests where you are imply presented with a statement about a passage and then asked to determine whether the statement is true, false, etc., critical reasoning tests, requires you to use your critical and logical ability to determine whether different statements relating to the text are logical and / or compatible with the text or not.
Spelling (VR-SP)
Timing
18 Minutes (35)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
This involves the identification of incorrectly spelt words.
Employment categories
Most applicable to all occupations.
Description
This test involves the identification of incorrectly spelt words. They are common in all levels of verbal ability tests. These words represent commonly misspelled words, which are in regular use and avoids obscure words, which only a small percentage of candidates could be expected to know.
Word Meaning (VR-WM)
Timing
18 Minutes (25)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
These questions are designed to measure your vocabulary, specifically your understanding of word meanings.
Employment categories
Most applicable to all occupations.
Description
In Word Meaning tests, the questions focus on the relationships between words and the questions are phrased in such a way that you need to know the precise meaning of the words given in order to select the correct answer.
These tests use synonyms and antonyms (words which have either the same or opposite meanings), dictionary definitions and word pairs. Another type of word meaning question applied in these tests are words which sound similar but have different meanings. These are called homophones and an example would be the words ‘allude’ and ‘elude’. ‘Allude’ means ‘referred’ and ‘elude’ means ‘escaped from’.
Word Relationship (VR-WR)
Timing
15 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Word Relationship tests assess your ability to identify the relationship between words and to then apply this verbal analogy.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managerial and supervisory positions.
Description
Word relationship tests involve the need to understand the meaning of the words in the questions and then to establish what exactly the relationship is between them. By looking at the answer options you decide, which answer is the most appropriate.
Word Connotations (VR-WC)
Timing
15 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Tests ability to express word relationships through connotation and denotation.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managerial and supervisory positions.
Description
The way people express word relationships is through connotation and denotation. Many words have similar denotations, or dictionary definitions. However, they may have different connotations, which include the emotions and ideas that people attach to them. For example, the words cheap and inexpensive are synonyms.
- Cheap has a negative connotation because it also includes the idea that the quality of an object is poor.
- The word inexpensive has a more positive connotation because it simply suggests that the object did not cost a lot of money. It has no reflection on the quality of the object.
Numerical Reasoning
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Computation (NR-CO)
Timing
20 Minutes (25)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Tests ability to handle basic principles of arithmetic like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Employment categories
Most applicable to all occupations.
Description
Numerical Computation involve the basic principles of arithmetic like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They also use mathematical terms and methods such as percentages, ratios, fractions and decimals. To score well on Numerical Computation questions you will need to make quick and accurate calculations.
Numerical Reasoning (NR-RE)
Timing
20 Minutes (28)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to interpret provided information by applying the appropriate logic to answer the questions.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managers, professionals, supervisors, and graduate positions.
Description
With Numerical Reasoning, information is provided that requires you to interpret it and then apply the appropriate logic to answer the questions. In other words, you need to work out how to get the answer rather than what calculations to apply. Sometimes the questions are designed to approximate the type of reasoning required in the workplace.
Numerical Estimation (NR-ES)
Timing
20 Minutes (30)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test your ability to make quick estimates of the answers to fairly straightforward numerical questions.
Employment categories
Most applicable to all occupations.
Description
Numerical estimation questions test your ability to make quick estimates of the answers to fairly straightforward numerical questions. To score well on these questions you will need to make quick approximations of the answer. You must avoid the trap of working out the answer exactly, which will take up too much time and prevent you from answering enough questions to get a good score. The speed at which you can answer these questions is the critical measure, as most people could achieve a very high score given unlimited time in which to answer.
Data Interpretation (NR-DI)
Timing
20 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test understanding of ability to interpret data presented in charts, tables and graphs in order to make day-to-day decisions.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managers, professionals, supervisors, and graduate positions.
Description
These tests commonly use: pie charts, line graphs, scatter-plots and tables of data which you need to interpret to answer the questions. The more complex questions may show the data in one format, for example a table, and a subset of this data in another format, for example a pie chart. To answer the questions, you need to be able to cross reference these two elements in a logical way.
Numerical Aptitude (NR-AP)
Timing
20 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to manipulate and solve number problems.
Employment categories
Most applicable to managers, professionals, supervisors, and graduate positions.
Description
Numerical aptitude is used to measure an individual’s ability to manipulate and solve number problems. These tests are to gauge the candidate’s ability to execute tasks relating to the handling of numbers. You generally use a calculator and scratchpad.
Abstract Reasoning
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Diagrammatic Reasoning (AR-DR)
Timing
20 Minutes (25)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to identify the underlying logic of a pattern and then determine the solution.
Employment categories
Most applicable to individuals in technically or practically orientated work such as technical professionals, technicians, mechanics and skilled machine operators.
Description
Abstract Reasoning tests like Diagrammatic Reasoning measure your ability to identify the underlying logic of a pattern and then determine the solution. Because abstract reasoning ability is believed to be the best indicator of fluid intelligence and your ability to learn new things quickly these questions appear in most technical aptitude tests.
Diagramming (AR-DI)
Timing
25 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test to measure logical analysis through the aptitude to measure complex instructions.
Employment categories
Most applicable to individuals in technically or practically orientated work such as technical professionals, technicians, mechanics and skilled machine operators.
Description
Abstract Reasoning tests like Diagramming measures logical analysis through the aptitude to measure complex instructions. Because abstract reasoning ability is believed to be the best indicator of fluid intelligence and your ability to learn new things quickly these questions appear in most technical aptitude tests.
Spatial Reasonig
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Spatial Recognition (SR-SR)
Timing
15 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to think about objects in three dimensions and to draw conclusions about those objects from limited information.
Employment categories
Most applicable to engineering, architecture, surveying, design, production, technical and design jobs.
Description
Spatial reasoning tests like Spatial Recognition is required in production, technical and design jobs where plans and drawings are used, for example; engineering, architecture, surveying and design. It is also important in some branches of science where the ability to envisage the interactions of 3 dimensional components is essential.
Visual Estimation (SR-VE)
Timing
15 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to estimate spatial arrangement and to make accurate visual comparisons.
Employment categories
Most applicable to engineering, architecture, surveying, design, production, technical and design jobs.
Description
Spatial reasoning tests like Visual Estimation is often used in the selection and development of production, technical and design personnel involving jobs where plans and drawings are used, for example; engineering, architecture, surveying and design. Specifically, visual estimation measures spatial perception and the ability to make accurate visual comparisons.
Mechanical Reasoning
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Mechanical Comprehension (MR-MR)
Timing
15 Minutes (20)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to understand physical and mechanical principles.
Employment categories
Most applicable to engineering, architecture, surveying, design, production, technical and design jobs.
Description
Mechanical Reasoning tests, like the Mechanical Comprehension test, are designed to assess your knowledge of physical and mechanical principles. For example, pulleys, levers, simple electrical circuits etc. Mechanical reasoning tests are used to select for a wide range of technical occupations.
Fault Diagnosis
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Fault Diagnosis (FD-FD)
Timing
20 Minutes (12)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to approach problems logically in order to find the cause of the fault.
Employment categories
Most applicable to engineering, architecture, surveying, design, production, technical and design jobs.
Description
Fault Diagnosis tests are used to select technical personnel who need to be able to find and repair faults in electronic and mechanical systems. As modern equipment of all types becomes more dependent on electronic control systems (and arguably more complex) the ability to approach problems logically in order to find the cause of the fault is increasingly important.
Accuracy Basic
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Checking (AC-BC)
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Timing
18 Minutes (30)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to measure speed and accuracy of checking at a basic level.
Employment categories
Most applicable to Clerical, Administrative, and Secretarial staff.
Description
The Basic Checking test is designed to measure speed and accuracy of checking at a basic level. These skills are generally used by clerical staff whose roles routinely include checking.
Computer Checking (AC-CC)
Timing
18 Minutes (25)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to perform with speed and accuracy regarding the recognition of strings comprising letters, symbols and numbers.
Employment categories
Most applicable to programming and data management jobs.
Description
The Computer Checking test is designed to measure speed and accuracy regarding the recognition of strings comprising letters, symbols and numbers. These skills are generally important for people involved in programming and data management.
Clerical Checking (AC-CH)
Timing
18 Minutes (30)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test ability to perform with speed and accuracy when checking detailed information.
Employment categories
Most applicable to Clerical, Administrative, and Secretarial staff.
Description
The Clerical Checking test is designed to measure speed and accuracy in checking detailed information. These skills are generally important for people involved in clerical and administrative roles.
Matching (AC-MA)
Timing
20 Minutes (45)
Qualification level
Level A
Scoring
Supervised (Online)
Purpose
Test to quickly and accurately compare items of information.
Employment categories
Most applicable to Clerical, Administrative, and Secretarial staff.
Description
Matching is an assessment designed to assess how quickly and accurately you can compare items of information. You will be working with sequences of numbers, letters and combinations of numbers and letters.