Graduate psychometric test workbook pdf download

It includes 35 different, genuine, practice test from SHL Group pls, the world's biggest test publisher. It has questions covering verbal, numerical, abstract and spatial reasoning; mechanical comprehension; fault diagnosis; acutness and personlaity.

This book gives you the information, confidence and practice to pass psychometric tests. Chapter 1. What are psychometric tests? Chapter 2. Why are psychometric tests used? Chapter 3. Taking psychometric tests - a survival guide Part two - the practice tests Introduction Chapter 4.

Verbal reasoning Chapter 5. Numerical reasoning Chapter 6. Abstract reasoning Chapter 7. Spatial reasoning Chapter 8. Mechanical comprehension Chapter 9. Fault diagnosis Chapter Accuracy tests Chapter Combination tests Chapter Personality questionnaires Chapter What else do psychometric tests test? Part three - psychometric tests in context Chapter Keeping it all in perspective Chapter Avoiding psychometric tests altogether Resources Further Reading Index.

The use of psychometric tests in job selection procedures is more prominent than ever and for unprepared candidates they represent a considerable challenge that can get in the way of them successfully landing a new job. The best-selling Ultimate Psychometric Tests, now in its third edition, is the biggest book of its kind, containing over practice test questions of a multitude of different types of tests with accompanying answers and explanations.

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From the popular Ultimate series, this is the definitive guide to acing any type of psychometric testing you encounter as well as keeping your mind sharp and active. How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests provides a huge bank of questions as well as advice and practice exercises to help you prepare for the rigorous tests used by employers, helping you to build up speed, accuracy and confidence.

Covering a range of numerical and verbal skills, it provides practice questions, including 10 realistic full length practice tests; a glossary of essential terms in English usage; a glossary of key mathematical terms and methods; study tips and winning test strategies; answers, explanations and interpretations of your scores.

With information on what to expect when attending an assessment centre and detailed advice on how to excel in each activity, How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests provides unrivalled support to help you to succeed and win that graduate job. Are you faced with an upcoming psychometric test as part of a job application?

Do you want to practise your technique and perfect your score? The best-selling Ultimate Psychometric Tests, now in its fourth edition, is the biggest book of its kind, containing over practice test questions of a multitude of different types of tests with accompanying answers and explanations. This is your definitive guide to acing any type of psychometric testing you encounter as well as keeping your mind sharp and active.

By testing expert Mike Bryon, How to Pass Advanced Verbal Reasoning Tests provides a huge bank of questions to help you prepare for difficult graduate and managerial recruitment and assessment tests. Including four timed realistic tests with interpretations of your score, it contains everything you need to prepare for verbal reasoning tests, stand out from the crowd and bag that job. If that means the daunting prospect of sitting psychometric tests, including psychological evaluation, then this book contains plenty of preparation exercises based on all of the major test types to hone your skills, satisfy your curiosity about what is involved and prepare you for what to expect!

By understanding the consequences of taking these tests your confidence will be boosted for the real thing! Data interpretation tests are fast becoming the most common type of numeracy questions set in psychometric examinations. Almost every battery of psychometric tests will include a data interpretation sub test, or series of questions in this discipline and at some point in their career almost everyone will have to pass one.

Divide 96 into the ratio A B C D Answer The graduate psychometric test workbook Divide 1, into the ratio Divide 85 into the ratio A B C D Answer 20 numerical reasoning mini-tests A B C D Answer End of test The graduate psychometric test workbook Mini test 11 A ratio in its simplest form comprises only whole numbers that have no common factor other than 1.

Express as a ratio in its simplest form. A B C D If after being laid it measures 63m long, how long was it before being fitted? A B C D 58m 59m 60m 61m Answer 20 numerical reasoning mini-tests How much did he originally own? A B C D 3 acres 4 acres 5 acres 6 acres Answer What was the original price? If the working week were to be decreased from 35 to 28 hours, what percentage decrease would this represent?

What is the percentage profit? The time taken to complete an order increases by 15 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes. What is the percentage increase? What percentage decrease in income does the landlord suffer? What was the original amount invested? In a survey, 3, people took part, of whom 1, were aged 65 or over. What percentage of respondents belonged to this cohort? A company with 32 employees makes 12 redundant. What percentage reduction in employees is this? What percentage increase is this?

A B C D 48 grams 49 grams 50 grams 51 grams Answer The number of contracts awarded by a government department is found to have fallen from 3, to 2, What is this decrease expressed as a percentage?

A cinema has a capacity of seats. What will the new population be after 2 years? A B C D 15, 15, 15, 15, Answer How much was the rate before the increase?

What is the sale price? How many grams of flour does the tin contain? A B C D grams grams grams grams Answer 20 numerical reasoning mini-tests What was the value of sales to generate the commission figure? It takes 3 litres of paint to cover an area of 24 square metres.

What percentage increase in the quantity of paint would be required to cover an area of A trade discount of 7. From a total sample of 7,, 4, responses were received. What percentage response rate is this? If there were guests, how many travelled this way? If a garage sells 42, litres of fuel each week and 14, litres of this is diesel, what whole-number percentage of all sales are diesel?

How many grams of fibre would be found in a gram serving? If 8, patients took part in the survey, how many of the respondents travelled less than one mile to see their doctor?

If they take the advice, how much will the company pay out? What percentage of the total spend is tax? If 7, people took part in the survey, how many respondents reported that they did not watch the programme? An order for a What percentage reduction in the original order does this represent?

If a restaurant served dinners and of these were the chicken special, what percentage of the diners ate the special? Which year experienced the greatest percentage increase between May and June? A B Last year This year Answer 20 numerical reasoning mini-tests On a management course attended by delegates, 66 worked for private companies while were freelance.

What percentage worked for private companies? How many women are there in the sample aged over 30? The values of two funds are in the ratio of A company employs 72 staff; the ratio of full-time to part-time staff is How many full-time staff are there?

The ratio of successful loan applicants to unsuccessful applicants is If there are 80 unsuccessful applicants, how many succeeded?

A B C D 64 48 32 16 Answer A production process uses materials in the ratio of If 1, units of material A are used in a shift, how many units of B will remain if at the start of the shift the store held ? The ratio of service to manufacturing businesses in a town is What is the percentage of service businesses in the town?

How much of the dividend does investor A receive? What is the value of the lesser sum? Express the ratio in its simplest form. If a company wins 3 out of every 7 proposals made and it needs to win on average 12 proposals a year, how many proposals must be written in a month period?

A B C D 28 29 30 31 Answer Divide 20 by A production process uses materials A, B and C in the ratio of If an order is received for 1, kg of the finished product, how much of material A is required? A B C D kg kg kg kg Answer What is the amount of the larger value?

Divide 7 by If monthly sales comprise in thousands for white goods and for brown goods, what is the ratio of the value of brown to white goods sold expressed in its simplest form? Divide 12 by Against a portfolio of 5, household insurance policies, 20 claims for flood damage have been received. Express in its simplest form the rate at which this type of claim has occurred.

Divide 60 by How much does the better-off department get? Divide 8 by How much will be posted against the budget of department B?

Divide 5 by To calculate a working capital ratio, express this relationship as a ratio in its simplest form. Divide 15 by Below are listed the three principal cost elements involved in a production process.

Express the relationship as a ratio in its simplest form. Calculate the profitability ratio for a product with a net profit margin of Divide 3 by What is the value of the smaller part of the total? Divide 16 by A B C D Answer End of test 5 Two realistic data interpretation tests This chapter comprises two realistic practice data interpretation tests.

Answers and explanations are provided in Chapter 6 and an interpretation of your score in Chapter 7. Data interpretation tests are fast becoming the most common style of numerical reasoning test. Almost every battery of graduate psychometric tests will include a data interpretation sub-test, and you are certain to face a test of this type at one or more points in your career. These tests require you to be competent in the key mathematical operations and to also demonstrate that you can reason with figures with or without a calculator.

To get the most of this practice material treat these tests as if they were the real thing. Remember that to do well in a psychometric test you have to try hard. So do your very best in test 4 and then set out to beat your score when you take test 5. That way you will create a real test feel and, if you succeed, prove to yourself that you have a winning strategy. To do well in this test you must avoid spending too long on any one question and work quickly and conscientiously. Each question is multiple choice, so you need to select one of the suggested answers as correct and write its corresponding letter of the alphabet into the answer box.

You should attempt these questions without a calculator and work without interruption. Share 1 2 3 4 market price per share p p p p earnings per ordinary share 40p 70p 50p 30p Suggested answer A B C D 1 2 3 4 Answer Data set 1 Read the two passages and answer the following seven questions by writing the answer in the box provided.

Passage 1 One is 40 times more likely to be killed in an accident in the home than in a plane crash, yet safety in the home attracts only a fraction of the money spent on air safety. The chances of dying in an air crash are 1 in , Such statistics can provide a revealing picture of where money could be used to reduce accidents.

Each year 3, deaths occur in the home as a result of an accident. Many of these could be prevented if more money was spent on accident prevention in the home. A calculation is made as to how many lives it is believed a safety measure Two realistic data interpretation tests will save and it is multiplied by the Treasury figure for the value of each life; the cost of the measure is then divided by that figure.

In practice, safety schemes seem to be approved using very different cost—benefit figures depending on the mode of transport or location of the accident.

Road safety schemes in comparison receive far less funding even though 10 people a day die on our roads. Figures for the cost—benefit intervention point for safety initiatives at home are hard to identify. What evidence there is, however, does suggest that the intervention figure is very low indeed.

A B C D 3, more than not less than fewer than Answer 3. Use the Treasury value for life figure to calculate the annual cost to the nation of deaths caused by accidents in the home. A B C D 5 billion, 7 million 5 billion 70 million 1. What are the chances of dying in an accident in the home?

A B C D , , , , Answer 5. A B C D Answer 6. What would be the percentage decrease in the number of deaths caused by accidents in the home if the number of fatalities fell by in a year? Which of the suggested answers is the best estimate of how many lives are lost in an average year through plane crashes? If a safety initiative was approved that would save lives a year in the home at a total cost of A B C D 75, , 1.

If the sample size of the youth concerns survey was increased to 2, and the percentage responses were found to be the same, how many MORE young people would you expect to be most concerned about getting into trouble? A B C D cannot tell Answer According to the figures, how many young people were most concerned with a fear of crime and getting into trouble?

Which reason given for committing a crime saw the greatest percentage increase between the first and most recent crime? A B C D impress friends funding drug use to buy food to buy alcohol Answer What percentage of young people said that the reason for committing their first crime was boredom?

Express your answer to the nearest whole-number percentage. Estimate the ratio between children most concerned with their future or doing well at school compared with those most concerned with getting into trouble.

Round your answer up to the nearest wholenumber percentage. In total how many responses did the researchers who undertook the surveys obtain from the young people? Use the figures provided to calculate the total factory cost of producing all the TV sets sold in A B C D increase by increase by increase by increase by Answer Two realistic data interpretation tests What fraction of viewers watch TV the average number of hours or more? At a point in , Call Up Telecommunications provided This figure is projected to fall to What is this change expressed as a percentage decrease?

Express your answer as a percentage. What was the net effect on revenue of the decline in fixed line revenue and the increase in broadband revenue over the period covered? Round your answer to the nearest 0. How much did turnover go down between and ? Use figure 3 and the table below to identify the best estimate for the percentage increase in broadband connections between and Each question is multiple choice, and you need to select one of the suggested answers as correct and write its corresponding letter of the alphabet into the answer box.

What fraction gave the response London? If the country to which the voter turnout figure refers has a population of 3 million, calculate how many people voted in Which election saw the largest percentage decrease in turnout relative to the previous election? What percentage of respondents cited a reason other than those listed for their decision as to how they were to vote?

How many respondents said that they voted for the pink candidate? A B C D 5, 5, 2, cannot tell Answer 6. What is the ratio of support for the pink and blue candidates on the issue of education and tax combined among respondents who cited these issues as their main reason for deciding how they voted? A B C D cannot tell Answer 7. What percentage of all respondents were university graduates? If in for every vote counted 1 in 40 were spoiled voters sometimes do this to register a protest , how many spoiled voting slips should the official in charge expect to find at a voting station with 44, registered voters?

A B C D cannot tell Answer Data set 2 Customer satisfaction with franchise and independent garages Twenty-seven per cent of garages were found to be good or very good. More than two-thirds of garages failed to spot dangerous defects when servicing cars.

A quarter carried out unnecessary work to increase the bill. These were among the findings of a mystery shopper survey in which 48 cars with known faults were booked in for a service in 48 garages 20 franchises of national chains and 28 independent. Significant differences in the amount charged were also found. How many garages were classed as good or very good? How many independent garages were classed as below poor or worse? What is the mean amount charged for a service?

What was the ratio of franchised garages classed as very good or good compared with below poor or worse? What is the percentage of franchised garages classed as either below poor or worse? How much does the family now spend on utilities compared with rent which has remained unchanged?

A B C D Rent now equated to 2. Other expenditure comprises savings, entertainment and luxury items, which are spent in the ratio 3 : 4 : 1. What is this saving as a percentage change on the monthly total income? If the question cannot be answered, record CNT in the answer box. It eclipsed the previous record of 24 million visitors recorded in What percentage increase in daily average spend occurred between and ?

How many visitors came to the UK in ? What was the approximate percentage increase on the previous record number of visitors? If there are 30m people employed in the UK workforce, how many work in the tourism sector?

How much is the total GDP? Visitors in stayed for an average of 3 days. Estimate the total spend of oversees visitors in Estimate the number of employers in the tourism industry if the UK workforce totals 36m and the average employer in tourism employs 18 people.

Interpretation: If you agree with this statement then it may be taken to demonstrate financial acumen. To agree strongly might suggest someone who is risk sensitive. Consider question 69 for consistency of responses. Interpretation: A positive response suggests a confident candidate able to work without supervision. See questions 21, 39, 63 and 84 for consistency.

Interpretation: Agreement might suit a candidate for a complex, fastchanging role. Too strong a response could lead an employer to conclude that a candidate risks being over-confident but this would depend on the position. Consider questions 11, 33 and 68 for consistency. Interpretation: A positive response suggests a focused working style; disagreement might suggest a proactive, strategic approach.

Consider questions 77, 87 and 93 for consistency. Interpretation: A negative response could be interpreted as a strongly focused or reactive working style.

Agreement might suggest a proactive approach. See questions 19, 31 and 45 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests an eye for detail and a meticulous working style.

Consider questions 14, 20, 36, 60, 85 and 96 for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement would be appropriate if applying for a role that requires the holder to show sensitivity to the needs of others.

See questions 18, 32, 44, 52 and 70 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a pragmatic approach to work. Disagreement might be expected from a candidate applying to a position that is strategic or involves policy formulation.

Consider questions 17 and 46 for consistency. Interpretation: Someone in it for the long term may be more inclined to set procedures and systems that endure and might be expected to agree with this statement. Consider questions 22, 41, 61, 74, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement suggests suitability for a management role where interpersonal and motivational skills are essential.

Strong agreement would not be so important in a role that does not depend on the motivation of others. Consider questions 42, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement would suggest a confident approach in a complex or fast-changing environment.

Disagreement might suggest a recognition of the importance of strategy and procedures. Consider questions 3, 33 and 68 for consistency. Interpretation: Disagreement would suggest someone best suited to a leadership role that involves policy formation.

Agreement might suggest someone with a hands-on, down to earth approach. Consider questions 27, 54, 73 and 94 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement will suit a networking, client-facing role.

Consider questions 51, 82, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a strong eye for detail and high standards of presentation. Strong agreement might not suit an organization that prioritizes results rather than method. See questions 6, 20, 36, 60, 85 and 96 for consistency.

Interpretation: Agreement suggests a candidate suitable for a role that requires an ambitious, results-focused person. Consider questions 35, 47, 58, 81, and for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement might be expected of a modern thinker in a fast-developing industry.

Consider questions 46, and for consistency. Interpretation: Many organizations state that the post holder will be pragmatic, and agreement with this statement would suggest that attribute. Consider questions 8 and 46 for consistency. Interpretation: Some industries might expect strong agreement while others might prefer agreement but not strong. For example, a role that requires the post holder to show sensitivity to others might best suit a strong response. Interpretation: A positive response suggests a proactive or risksensitive approach to work.

Consider questions 5, 35, 45, 71, 62 and for consistency of answer. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a numerate applicant. Interpretation: Agreement suggests suitability to a role that involves working without daily supervision. See questions 2, 39, 63 and 84 for consistency.

Interpretation: Strong agreement would suggest a safe pair of hands. Consider questions 9, 41, 61, 74, , and Interpretation: Agreement would suggest a manager or leader who relied on inspiration and charisma. Consider questions 49 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a motivated, hands-on manager, and some employers are looking for exactly that. Consider questions 50 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement might suggest a candidate suitable for a role in which they must operate as an agent for change.

See questions 67 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a candidate suitable for a customer-facing role and a sales-orientated, ambitious candidate. Consider questions 82, and for consistency.

Interpretation: Agreement suggests a need to know the bigger picture and to be involved in policy. See questions 12, 54, 73 and 94 for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement would suggest a mature in the nonageist sense approach and a candidate who would represent a safe pair of hands.

If this is a part of your character that you wish to emphasize then see questions 57, 78, and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a candidate well suited for a team role.

See questions , , and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement would support a candidate for a role in an organization that required independence but otherwise it could suggest a candidate who would find it difficult to fit most teams. See questions 38, 76 and 91 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a strong preference for working proactively. See questions 5, 19 and 45 for consistency.

Interpretation: Strong agreement suggests an applicant capable of being sensitive to the needs of others. See questions 7, 18, 44, 52 and 70 for consistency. Interpretation: Disagreement would suggest a candidate suitable for working in a fast-changing, complex role. See questions 3, 11 and 68 for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement would suggest a preference for a professional role within an organization. See questions 48, 53, 66 and 99 for consistency.

Interpretation: Agreement will suggest an ambitious candidate determined to make an impression. It will appeal to some employers but might put others off.

Consider questions 15, 47, 58, 81, and for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement suggests someone who works in a meticulous style and values accuracy. See questions 6, 14, 20, 60, 85 and 96 for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement might suggest suitability for a performance-oriented role. Consider questions 90 and 92 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement would be appropriate for a candidate applying for a role that required the provision of independent advice.

See questions 30, 76 and 91 for consistency. Interpretation: Essential to agree if applying to many graduate roles, especially if they involve working independently of a supervisor or manager.

Consider questions 2, 21, 63 and 84 for consistency. Interpretation: A negative response may indicate someone who is strongly sales orientated, a change facilitator or suitable for a role where the status quo has to be challenged. See questions 1, 71 and for consistency of response.

Interpretation: Strong agreement suggests an uncompromising commitment to procedure. Consider questions 9, 22, 74, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Some organizations will value a strong commitment to this motivational approach.

Consider questions 10, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Unless you are applying to work as an electrician or handy person, agreement might imply an approach best suited to a hierarchical place of work and a degree of inflexibility.

Interpretation: In some roles and industries this is the only acceptable approach and if you are applying to such an area then you must reflect that culture in your answers. See questions 7, 18, 32, 52 and 70 for consistency. Interpretation: Strong agreement indicates a proactive, wide-view approach; a negative response may suggest a focused, reactive approach. For consistency of answer consider questions 31, 19 and 5. Interpretation: A modern thinker and dynamic business developer would agree strongly with this statement.

See questions 16, and for consistency. Interpretation: Disagreement would suggest a team player, agreement an ambitious, performance-oriented candidate. For consistency on the issue of ambition see questions 15, 35, 58, 81, and Interpretation: Agreement strongly suggests a professional and independent role within an organization.

See questions 34, 53, 66 and 99 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement implies an inspirational style of management or leadership.

Consider questions 23 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement implies a very hands-on approach to management and perhaps strong agreement would suggest a lack of trust in colleagues. Interpretation: This quality is relevant to internal management as well as networking-relationship-type customer-facing roles. In the latter case consider questions 13, 26, 82, , and for consistency.

Interpretation: A negative response would suit a role in which the post holder must show sensitivity to the needs of others but in some Answers and many detailed explanations See questions 7, 18, 32, 44 and 70 for consistency. Some organizations might find strong agreement to imply a candidate who might not fit well into an existing team. See questions 34, 48, 66 and 99 for consistency.

Interpretation: Agreement suggests a policy formulator or someone who prefers a workplace with procedures. See questions 12, 27, 73 and 94 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests an entrepreneur who might be well suited for a business development position. Interpretation: Agreement will suggest a candidate suitable for a salesorientated role.

Interpretation: Strong agreement would suggest a mature approach and a safe pair of hands. See questions 28, 78, and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests an ambitious candidate with considerable confidence in his or her potential. It might be most appropriate to agree with this statement if you are applying for a commission-based role.

Interpretation: Agreement might suggest someone who sees themselves as an all-rounder. See questions 72, 79, 88 and 97 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a meticulous approach and an eye for detail. See questions 6, 14, 20, 36, 85 and 96 for consistency. Interpretation: A strong response suggests an independent, uncompromising, reliable candidate. See questions 9, 22, 41, 74, , and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement may indicate a preference for a financial position and someone risk sensitive.

See questions 40, 71 and for consistency. Interpretation: If the role for which you are applying involves working without supervision then only a strong positive response would be acceptable. See questions 2, 21, 39, 43 and 84 for consistency.

Interpretation: Strong agreement suggests a reactive style. Some businesses are seeking highly reactive staff but make sure you are The graduate psychometric test workbook See questions 75, 83, 89 and 98 for consistency. See questions 8, 17 and 46 for consistency. Interpretation: A positive response suggests a professional approach. See questions 34, 48, 53 and 99 for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests someone suitable for a role as an agent of change.

See questions 25 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement might suggest that the person would excel in complex and fast-changing environments. A negative response might be preferred by an organization operating in a rule-bound, regulatory environment.

See questions 3, 11 and 33 for consistency. Interpretation: This side is concerned with trade accounts payable, debts and equity. A positive response shows financial acumen; a strong response shows preference for financial positions. See question 1 for consistency of response.

Interpretation: Agreement may be an appropriate response for some roles but a negative response would be required in any that requires sensitivity to the needs of others. See questions 7, 18, 32, 44 and 52 for consistency. Interpretation: A positive response may indicate a person who is risk sensitive and suited to a role where a counterbalance to a strong sales ethos is required. See questions 1, 40 and for consistency. Interpretation: Agreement suggests a candidate suitable for an allrounder type of role; disagreement might suggest someone more suited for a role that demands focus.

See questions 59, 79, 88 and 97 for consistency. Covering a range of numerical and verbal skills, it provides practice questions, including 10 realistic full length practice tests; a glossary of essential terms in English usage; a glossary of key mathematical terms and methods; study tips and winning test strategies; answers, explanations and interpretations of your scores.

With information on what to expect when attending an assessment centre and detailed advice on how to excel in each activity, How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests provides unrivalled support to help you to succeed and win that graduate job.

Provides practice questions for students preparing to take the GMAT. Includes full answers, explanations and assessment of scores. With training and practice, candidates can improve on their expected scores in graduate psychometric tests.

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The best-selling Ultimate Psychometric Tests, now in its fourth edition, is the biggest book of its kind, containing over practice test questions of a multitude of different types of tests with accompanying answers and explanations.