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Aptitude questions test different abilities
There is no single aptitude-question format. A hiring process may ask you to interpret a chart, judge a statement against a passage, find a rule in a shape matrix or continue a logical sequence. The examples below show the change in method from one category to another.
Try each question before opening the answer. Accuracy comes first. Once the method is reliable, repeat the format under the time limit stated in your assessment instructions.
1. Abstract reasoning question
SampleAn arrow points up, then right, then down. If the same rule continues, which direction comes next?
Show answer and explanation
Left.
The arrow rotates 90 degrees clockwise at each step: up, right, down, left.
2. Numerical reasoning question
SampleA team processed 120 applications last week and 150 this week. By what percentage did the number increase?
Show answer and explanation
25%.
The increase is 30. Divide 30 by the original value, 120, then multiply by 100: 30 ÷ 120 × 100 = 25%.
3. Verbal reasoning question
SamplePassage: All employees in the pilot team work remotely on Fridays. Lina is in the pilot team. Statement: Lina works remotely every day. Is the statement true, false or impossible to say?
Show answer and explanation
Impossible to say.
The passage tells us what happens on Fridays only. It gives no information about Lina's other working days.
4. Logical sequence question
SampleThe sequence is 2, 6, 12, 20, 30. Which number comes next?
Show answer and explanation
42.
The gaps rise by two: +4, +6, +8, +10, so the next gap is +12. Another view is n × (n + 1): 1×2, 2×3, 3×4 and so on.
Review method
Turn each example into a repeatable method
- 1.Name the information given and the exact output the question asks for.
- 2.Choose one method before looking at the answer options.
- 3.Eliminate options only for a stated reason, not because they look unfamiliar.
- 4.After checking the answer, explain the rule in one sentence without copying it.
- 5.Solve another question from the same family before changing topic.
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FAQ
Common questions
- What questions are on an aptitude test?
- That depends on the assessment. Common categories include numerical, verbal, abstract, inductive, logical, spatial and mechanical reasoning. Some selection processes combine several categories.
- Are aptitude test questions multiple choice?
- Most employment aptitude tests use multiple-choice answers, but the number of options and the way time is controlled vary. Read the instructions for the exact assessment you were sent.
- Should I guess if I do not know an answer?
- Check whether wrong answers are penalised. If there is no penalty, an educated guess may be better than leaving a question blank. If there is negative marking, use the provider's stated scoring rule.
- How should I review a wrong answer?
- Name the missed skill or rule, write the shortest correct method, and solve a fresh question from the same family. Merely rereading the right option rarely fixes the underlying mistake.
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