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Numerical Reasoning Tests What is a Numerical Reasoning Test? A numerical reasoning test is one of the core sections of any psychometric assessment test. You’ll need to understand numerical information, then apply the appropriate operations to find the correct answer. Numerical reasoning tests are multiple choice, and you’ll typically be given between 4 and 6 options to choose from. The maths required is generally high-school level (for age 16). Despite this, you’ll need to be well practised and efficient. In most tests, you’ll typically have between 45 seconds and 2 minutes on average to answer each question. Some rarer forms of numerical reasoning tests have no time limit and/or negative scoring (incorrect answers subtract from your total score, rather than just scoring 0). In numerical reasoning tests, you will typically deal with graphs, tables, number sequences and text. These will contain the raw data needed to answer a written question, but you will often have to perform several operations on that data to arrive at the answer. The key is being practised enough to quickly identify what operations are needed, and then to perform them accurately. It’s important that you remember not to make assumptions. Everything you need to answer the question is on the page, and on the page alone. Similarly, there should be no prior knowledge required beyond basic mathematical skills. No niche formulas to memorise or anything like that. Depending on the company, numerical reasoning tests could be taken at home or at an assessment centre. Sometimes both: many organisations use an anticheating method that requires candidates to take another test at the assessment centre in person. If the home score and the in-person score are wildly different, then alarm bells start to ring. Basically, don’t pay someone to take your test for you. Here’s what we’ll cover in the rest of this article: Contents

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