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There are very few careers which don't require the ability to
understand and interpret written information. Consequently, most
employers who use
psychometric tests in the selection process will
include a
verbal aptitude test.
Verbal aptitude tests evaluate your ability to
spell words
accurately, use correct grammar, understand
word meanings,
understand
word relationships and
analyze detailed written
information.
Verbal aptitude tests can be divided into
speed tests, which don’t
require much reasoning ability and power tests which do. Tests of
simple verbal ability, for example; spelling, grammar, synonyms
and antonyms etc. usually consist of 30 to 40 questions which need
to be completed in 15 to 20 minutes.
Verbal reasoning tests on the other hand, take the form of
passages of text that you need to read and then interpret in some
way. These can be relatively straightforward
comprehension
exercises, or more complex statements where you will need to make
notes about what you can deduce from each part of the text before
attempting to answer the question. These are often referred to as
verbal critical reasoning questions.
In practice, the more straightforward types of question
(spelling, grammar and instructions) tend to be more applicable to
administrative roles and the reasoning and deduction type of
questions are more applicable to graduate and management roles.
These types of question can be categorised more simply into the 5
groups:
Verbal Aptitude
Spelling Questions
Questions where you have to identify incorrectly spelt words are
common in all levels of verbal ability tests. The test designer
needs to choose words which are in regular use but which are often
spelt incorrectly.
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Verbal Aptitude
Word Meaning Questions
These questions are designed to measure your vocabulary and your
understanding of word meanings. The questions tend to focus on the
relationships between words and are phrased such that you need to
know the precise meaning of the words in order to select the
correct answer.
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Verbal Aptitude
Word Relationship Questions
These questions assess your ability to identify the relationship
between words and to then apply this verbal analogy. To answer
these questions you need to understand the meaning of the words in
the question and establish what exactly the relationship is
between them.
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Verbal Aptitude
Comprehension Questions
These questions consist of a short passage of text and some
related questions. Most people find that the best way to tackle
these questions is to scan the text fairly quickly to get the
general idea and then to attempt each question in turn, referring
back to the appropriate part of the text.
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Verbal Aptitude
Critical Reasoning Questions
These questions are 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. These questions are
usually restricted to graduate and management level tests.
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Everything you need to pass
psychometric tests
Answers to Verbal Reasoning
Questions
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3) D
4) D
5) D
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