Practice tests
Ability tests are proven methods for assessing critical qualities for job success such as solving problems, communicating effectively as well as innovation and creativity. It’s for these reasons that employers use such tests widely.
You may be asked to complete many types of tests as part of the selection process, or for development within the workplace. Familiarisation with the types of questions and timing of the tests will help you feel more relaxed in the real test situation, and give you a better opportunity to show your true ability. The practice tests below do not attempt to provide you with an exact like-for-like experience of the system you may be asked to use to complete your tests. Instead, these tests provide a similar testing experience in terms of the question types, formats and difficulty of the tests you will be asked to complete. When you login to the assessment system for the real test, you will be given the opportunity to complete another short practice test which does provide you with a chance to familiarise yourself with the look and feel, and function of the assessment system, and we highly recommend you take this opportunity. Below are examples of the types of tests and/or questionnaires you may be asked to complete.
To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test?
Verbal Reasoning Test
Verbal tests are designed to measure your ability to understand written information and to evaluate arguments about this information.
To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test?
You can also view some example questions.
Numerical Reasoning Test
Numerical tests are designed to assess your understanding of tables of statistical and numerical data as well as your ability to make logical deductions.
To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test?
You can also view some example questions.
Inductive Reasoning Test
Inductive reasoning tests measure the ability to work flexibly with unfamiliar information and find solutions. People who perform well on these tests tend to have a greater capacity for conceptual and analytical thought. To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test: click here!
You can also view some example questions.
You can also view some example questions.
New! Deductive Reasoning Test
Deductive Reasoning measures the ability to draw logical conclusions based on information provided, identify strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and complete scenarios using incomplete information. To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take BOTH full-length practice tests (about 20 minutes each) – Click here for Test 1. Click here for Test 2.
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New! Situational Judgement Test
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Situational Judgement Tests are used to assess your ability to make good judgements on the appropriate response in workplace situations. During this test you will be presented with a situation, and asked to select the response that you think is the most effective in dealing with the situation.
In recruitment and career development programs, the skills being assessed may be measured using a test very similar to this one. They may also be measured through interviews for promotion or employment.
Why not take a test in the style of an online interview?
You can also view an example question.
New! Quick Cognitive Test – Including Numerical and Verbal items
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This test measures one’s general cognitive ability using a variety of item types, including verbal ability, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, and quantitative ability. To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test: click here for the English version OR click here for the Latin American Spanish version!
New! Workplace Safety Solution – Latin American Spanish
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The tests in this solution are designed to measure the competencies and experiences that underlie successful and safe performance in the work place. People who do well on these tests have a tendency to behave safely in the workplace. This set of tests will take 22 minutes and should only be completed if Spanish is your primary language. To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test? click here!
New! Process Monitoring Test
This test measures your ability to respond to instrument feedback and monitor variations in a production process in order to maintain the process within specified control limits. To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test? click here!
Motivation Questionnaire
A motivation questionnaire can be used to understand which situations may increase or decrease your motivation and can assist in securing your job satisfaction. These types of questionnaires try to rate how conditions found in the workplace could affect your motivation (i.e. whether you would work harder or not in a given situation). As with the personality questionnaire, there are no right or wrong answers.
Why not try our motivation questionnaire?
Reading Comprehension Test
This test measures the ability to extract relevant information from written sources and make objective judgments on the basis of that information.
To help prepare you for an upcoming assessment why not take a full-length practice test?
Personality Questionnaire
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These are questionnaires used to identify your preferred style of working. It is very important to answer these questions while thinking about yourself in the workplace rather than at home or with friends. This information can be used to assess how well you would fit within certain work environments and teams, and how you may cope with the job requirements.
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You can also view some example questions.
New! IT Knowledge Tests
IT knowledge tests developed by Brainbench (an SHL company) assess proficiency for a variety of software solutions, programming languages and general IT skills.
To see the full range of available IT Knowledge Tests, visit the Brainbench website.
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