Free Aptitude Test Examples

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Free Abstract aptitude tests 

Free Logical aptitude tests

Free Verbal aptitude tests - type 1 & type 2

Free Numerical aptitude tests - type 1 & type 2

Free Mechanical aptitude tests

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Our Australian Psychometric test experts have developed comprehensive packages to help you prepare for your aptitude tests. Aptitude tests or Cognitive tests include the following tests: abstract aptitude tests, logical aptitude tests, conceptual reasoning tests, verbal aptitude tests, numerical aptitude tests and mechanical aptitude tests. All tests have timers to give you a true experience of working under pressure.

Please note that we also have preparation packages for your personality test, work safety test and emotional intelligence test as part of our personality tests preparations.

All our packages are designed by Australian psychometricians and aptitude test developers to ensure they match the aptitude tests you will receive.

To help you familiarise with standard aptitude tests, and assess how well you are likely to do in real ones, we have designed a number of short online aptitude tests that you can practise for free. To take our free tests, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

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Timed free abstractaptitudetest types. Free logical reasoning tests. Free inductive reasoning tests. Free hudson abstract reasoning tests. Free practice aptitude test examples - 

Our free abstract aptitude and reasoning tests have timers and are designed to help you understand and practise the types of questions used in the real abstract aptitude test you will sit for your prospective employer. In contrast to test questions tailored to the level of difficulty and complexity required for a specific job, our free abstract aptitude test questions are targeted to a general job.

On completing each aptitude test, you will immediately receive a full aptitude test report that includes your total score, a list of correct and incorrect test answers, and detailed explanations of the correct answers to each question.

Our practice abstract aptitude tests are job specific, with a pool of more than 600 questions for each job category including detailed answer explanations for all test questions. These are designed to ensure that you are fully equipped to successfully complete your real abstract, logical or conceptual aptitude and reasoning tests. To take our free abstract aptitude tests, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Abstract, logical and inductive aptitude test questions come in various styles:

Let's review the following free example abstract, logical and inductive aptitude test question. This abstract aptitude test question demonstrates one style of abstract aptitude test questions in which you has a horizontal list of shapes and your task is to identify the patterns or logical rules for the set of shapes to be able to predict the next or missing shape.

What is the next shape?

To answer this abstract, logica and inductive aptitude and reasoning test question, we need to first identify the patterns and logical rules that are relevant to the group of shapes in the test question. In this set of shapes, there are two logical rules or patterns moving left to right. The first is that all the inner shapes move one place anticlockwise at each step. The second rule is that, at every step, the triangle alternates with a black square. At step five, there is a triangle at the top – therefore, at the next step, it will move anticlockwise into the left place and become a black square. 

Let's review a second free example aptitude test which represents a different style of abstract aptitude test questions. This style is used by companies such as Hudson and we prepare you for  it. In this style of abstract aptitude test questions, you need to find what specific buttons do to a group of shapes in the question line based on several example lines in the Base Screen box. Once you find what the buttons do your then can find what the correct final figure is in the question line. Let's examine the following abstract test example: 

In this abstract aptitude test question you need to find what buttons 1, 3 and 5 do.

From the first line, we see that the original figure (the three shapes to the left) goes through two transformations to form the figure on the right: (i) a change in the shapes (square to circle, or circle to square); and (ii) a change in colours (black to white, or vice versa). Two buttons are active in this line (1 and 2); however, we still don’t know which one changes the shape, or which one changes the colour.

The second line also shows a figure that swaps the colour of its three shapes, but there is no change in those shapes. This time, buttons 2, 3 and 4 are ‘active’ – so, button 2 (the only common ‘active’ button with line 1) must be the one that swaps colours; and we can now deduce that it is button 1 that changes (or toggles) the shapes. Buttons 3 and 4 must, then, be the ones that modify the horizontal and vertical lines, so we will need to refer to the third line to work out their individual functions.

In line three, because buttons 1 and 2 are ‘inactive’, we know that there will be no transformation of colour or shape.  Buttons 4 and 5 are ‘active’, and we can see that the right figure has been made smaller and a vertical line removed. Line 3 shares only one active button with line 2 (i.e. button 4), and there is only one common transformation between these lines: the vertical line has been switched ‘on’ or ‘off’. Therefore, button 4 is a vertical line toggle switch, which means (from the previous line) that button 3 must be the on/off toggle for horizontal lines. Button 5, therefore, can only be for changing (or toggling) the size of the shapes in the figure (from big to small, or vice versa).

We can now summarise the button functions thus:

• Button 1 – toggles the shapes within the figure (squares to circles, and vice versa)
• Button 3 – toggles the horizontal lines on or off
• Button 5 – toggles the size (big or small) of the shapes within the figure.

Now, we can apply those button functions to our question line:

• Button 1 – will change the figure to a circle and a square.
• Button 3 – will add a horizontal line to all shapes in the figure.
• Button 5 – will toggle the shape sizes – the first from big to small, and the second from small to big.

The corrrect answer is:

 

Another style of abstract aptitude test questions can be seen in the third free example abstract test question. This style of abstract aptitude test questions is used by companies such as TalentQ.. In this style of abstract test questions you are shown a grid of 3 by 3 with 8 shapes plus one missing shape. Your task is to find the patterns or logical rules that apply to the shapes going from left to right or top to bottom. Then apply these patterns to find what is the missing shape that completes the patterns.

Let's examine the following abstract aptitude test example: 

To solve this abstract aptitude test question, we need to find the logical rules that apply to the shapes going from left to right or top to bottom. We can see that each cell contains four arrowheads, some pointing left, and some pointing right. The last cell in each row is a combination of the first two arrowhead of the first cell, then the last two arrowhead of the middle cell. So, if we look at our top row, the first two arrowheads in first cell are < < and the last two arrowheads of middle cell are < >. If we combine them, we get < < < >.

Remember: don't waste time practising abstract, inductive and logical aptitude reasoning test questions styles that you will not have in your real abstract or inductive aptitude test.

Timed free verbal aptitude tests. Free deductive reasoning tests. Free practice aptitude test examples –

Our institute's free verbal or deductive aptitude reasoning tests are designed to help you understand and practise the types of questions used in the real test you will sit for your prospective employer. In contrast to test questions tailored to the level of difficulty and complexity required for a specific job, our free verbal aptitude test questions are targeted to a general job.

On completing each free verbal aptitude test, you will immediately receive a full test report that includes your total score, a list of correct and incorrect test answers, and detailed explanations of the correct answers to each question.

Our Institute's paid practice verbal aptitude tests are job specific, with a pool of more than 1,200 questions for each job category including detailed answer explanations to ensure that you know how to tackle similar test questions in your real test. These are designed to ensure that you are fully equipped to successfully complete your real verbal aptitude test. To take our free verbal aptitude tests, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Free Verbal aptitude test type 1 - this free verbal aptitude reasoning test is an example of verbal test questions that use statements and word association and lists or words as a method to test your verbal reasoning skills.

Free Verbal aptitude test type 2 - this free verbal aptitude reasoning test is an example of verbal test questions that use written passages to measure your ability to quickly process large amounts of information and reach a correct conclusion in a logical manner.

Verbal and deductive aptitude test questions come in various styles:

The type of verbal aptitude reasoning test you will be asked to take depends the type of job you are applying for. Talk to our psychometric test trainers to learn more about this issue.

Free example of a verbal aptitude test question style which measures your verbal reasoning skills using a passage and a set of questions. 

Please read the following passage and answer the question at the end of the passage:

Dear Employee:

You have completed another year with the company, and you have continued to do a very good job overall. Your punctuality, professional demeanour, and attention to detail all continue to be at a very high level.

There are, however, a few aspects of your job performance that need improvement. First, as a regular daily occurrence at practices, you often fail to gather the balls and put them back on their racks in a timely enough fashion; our players want those balls back on the racks as soon as possible so that they can continue practicing without delays and without losing their rhythm. Second, water needs to be available to any player at any time and, occasionally, you have been slow to get water to the players as soon as they come off the court. Be sure to have the water ready for a player as soon as it is needed. Finally, you should always be available to immediately retrieve balls that bounce away from the court. Recently, after one player shot an air-ball, you didn’t retrieve the ball until after free-throw shooting drills had begun. Please make a point to retrieve balls as quickly as possible.

Question:

The employee has done a great job in the past year in terms of making water available.

Based on the passage, is this statement:

True

False

or Can't say?

To answer this question, we need to read the passage. The report’s second point states that the employee needs to do a better job in water availability. Therefore, the correct answer is 'False'.

Free example of a deuctive aptitude reasoning test question style that measures your verbal reasoning skills by offering you a list of facts and a conclusion:

Which two statements together prove that Tim has a red car?

A. Gil likes Tim's car colour

B. Tim likes fast cars

C. Gil has a fast car

D. Gil likes only red cars

E. Tim's car is not silver

To answer this verbal test question, we need to first examine what each statement says. If we take statement A ‘Gil likes Tim’s car colour’ and combine it with statement D ‘Gil likes only red cars’ then those alone prove that Tim has a red car. The logic is that if Gil likes only red cars (D) and he likes Tim’s car colour (A) then Tim’s car must be red.

Remember: don't waste time practising verbal or deductive aptitude reasoning test questions styles that you will not have in your real verbal or deductive aptitude test.

Timed free numerical aptitude tests. Free quantitative reasoning tests. Free practice aptitude test examples –

Our institute's free numerical aptitude reasoning tests are designed to help you understand and practise the types of questions used in the real test you will sit for your prospective employer. In contrast to test questions tailored to the level of difficulty and complexity required for a specific job, our free numerical aptitude test questions are targeted for a general job.

On completing each numerical aptitude test, you will immediately receive a full test report that includes your total score, a list of correct and incorrect test answers, and detailed explanations of the correct answers to each question.

Our paid practice numerical aptitude tests are job specific, with more than 1,700 test questions for each job category including detailed answer explanations to train your brain to quickly identify and apply the right framework for each question in your real test. These are designed to ensure you are fully equipped to successfully complete your real numerical aptitude test. To take our free numerical aptitude tests, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Free Numerical aptitude test type 1 - this free numerical aptitude test is an example of numerical test questions that use numerical data presented in tables and graphs to measure your numerical reasoning skills.

Free Numerical aptitude test type 2 - this free numerical test is an example of numerical test questions that use number series and short numerical text to measure your numerical reasoning skills.

Numerical aptitude test questions come in various styles:

The style of numerical aptitude reasoning test you will be asked to take depends on the psychometric test provider chosen and the type of job you are applying for. Talk to our psychometric test trainers to learn more about this issue.

Free example of a numerical aptitude test question. In this example you can see a numerical aptitude question style that focuses on measuring your numerical reasoning skills based on numerical data presented in a table:

 

What is the ratio of the differences in actual sales to target sales in Thailand and Italy during the fourth quarter?

To answer this test numerical aptitude question, we need to review the information provided in the table. According to the table, Thailand’s fourth-quarter sales target was 550, but actual sales were: 205 + 105 + 260 = 570. This is a difference of 20 (570 – 550). Italy’s target was 600 sales, but actual sales were: 125 + 250 + 240 = 615. The difference here was 15 (615 – 600). Therefore, the Thailand to Italy ratio of differences is 20:15 = 4:3.

Let's review another style of numerical aptitude test questions usng the following free example numerical aptitude test questio:

In this style of numerical aptitude test questions you are given a list of numbers displayed in triangles or long grids. Your task is to find what are the two missing numbers. 

To answer this question you need to find the patterns or number sequences in this example. If we examin the numbers in the top line: 4, 12, 36... we can see that each consecutive number is product of multiplying the previous number by 3. For example, 4 x 3 = 12 and 12 x 3 = 36. Based on this the next number will be 36 x 3 = 108. The numbers at the bottom are created by subtracting 3 from the numbers above. For example, 4 - 3 = 1, 12 - 3 = 9, 36 - 3 = 33 and 108 - 3 = 105. The missing number at the bottom will be 108 x 3 = 324 then 324 - 3 = 321. So the missing numbers are 108 and 321.

Remember: don't waste time practising numerical aptitude test questions styles that you will not have in your real numerical aptitude test.

Timed free mechanical aptitude tests. Free practice aptitude test examples –

Our institute's free mechanical aptitude reasoning tests are designed to assist you understand and practise the types of questions used in the real test you will sit for your prospective employer. In contrast to test questions tailored to the level of difficulty and complexity required for a specific job, our free mechanical aptitude practice test questions are targeted for a general job.

On completing each test, you will immediately receive a full test report that includes your total score, a list of correct and incorrect test answers, and detailed explanations of the correct answers to each question.

Our paid practice mechanical aptitude tests are job specific, with more than 800 mechanical test questions for each job category including detailed answer explanations. These are designed to ensure that you are fully equipped to successfully complete your real mechanical aptitude test. To take our free mechanical reasoning tests, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

Please read more about matching the aptitude tests to the job you are applying for in your test information section and the Free psychometric guide.

Free practice aptitude & cognitive tests with timers to mimic the stress:

Below you will be able to practice short timed free practice aptitude tests. Each practice test will focus on one style of aptitude test questions.

We also offer a detailed answer explanation at the end of each practice aptitude test. We would strongly advise that you read the detailed answer explanations to learn how to answer similar aptitude test questions in your real test.

Please note: Free aptitude tests you find on the internet are never tailored to the specific job you applied for, but the real tests are. To best prepare for your aptitude tests, please take our Institute's job-tailored preparation packages.