Practice for aptitude tests
Aptitude test practice with a different paper every sitting
Timed verbal, numerical, logical and abstract reasoning practice. A different paper every sitting, every answer worked, and lessons step by step. Free.
- Full practice test. All four sections, 6 questions each, 20 minutes.
- Verbal drill. 12 questions, 9 minutes, in the employer verbal reasoning test format.
- Numerical drill. 12 questions, 12 minutes, calculator allowed.
- Logical drill. 12 questions, 9 minutes.
- Abstract drill. 12 questions, 8 minutes.
New to this? Practising for an aptitude test an employer sent you explains what each section asks for and how to use a mock.
Have a test date? Make a practice plan to your test day: which days to practise, a calendar file, and questions this device has not been given before. It is kept on this device only if you ask.
The four sections
- Verbal reasoning
- A short passage about a fictional firm, town service, study or product, and a statement to judge: true, false, or cannot say. This is the verbal reasoning test format most employers use, and the skill is using only what the passage says, and noticing when it does not settle the question. Timed, a new paper every sitting: Verbal reasoning test practice. Untimed, on a fixed bank of analogies and word relationships: verbal analogy questions with answers.
- Numerical reasoning
- Real figures in a table, two tables or a chart: jobs and hourly pay by industry, consumer prices, unemployment by state and job openings, as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, whose data is in the public domain. One question each: a percentage change, a share of a total, an average, a projection, a change in percentage points, or a figure that needs both tables. The answer is rounded as the question says, and the wrong options are the figures the usual mistakes produce. Timed, a new paper every sitting: Numerical reasoning test practice. Untimed, on a fixed bank: numerical reasoning questions with answers.
- Logical reasoning
- Syllogisms, if-then statements and ordering puzzles in plain words about everyday situations, each checked against every possibility. Timed, a new paper every sitting: Logical reasoning test practice. Untimed, on a fixed bank: logical reasoning questions with answers.
- Abstract reasoning
- Matrix grids and continuing series of shapes, with nothing to read, from a warm-up to questions where two or three rules act at once. Timed, a new paper every sitting: Abstract reasoning test practice. Untimed, on a fixed bank: abstract reasoning questions with answers.
One question from each section, worked
Verbal reasoning
Harbour Rail began running night trains on the coast line in 2019. Its only competitor on that line, Tidewater, has never run a night service. Every Harbour Rail night train stops at all eleven stations.
Statement: Tidewater’s trains do not stop at every station.
Show the answer
Answer: cannot say. The passage describes where Harbour Rail’s night trains stop and says nothing about where Tidewater’s day trains stop, so the statement is neither confirmed nor contradicted.
Numerical reasoning
| Quarter | Units |
|---|---|
| Q1 | 240 |
| Q2 | 300 |
By what percentage did units sold rise from Q1 to Q2?
Show the answer
Answer: 25%. The rise is 300 − 240 = 60 units, and 60 ÷ 240 = 0.25. The usual wrong option is 20%, which divides by the new figure instead of the old one.
Logical reasoning
All the meeting rooms on floor 4 have a screen. No room with a screen is used for interviews. Which statement must be true?
Show the answer
Answer: none of the meeting rooms on floor 4 is used for interviews. Every floor 4 room has a screen, and no room with a screen is used for interviews. A statement that merely sounds likely, such as “some rooms without a screen are used for interviews”, does not follow: nothing here says any interviews take place at all.
Abstract reasoning
Show the answer
Answer
Going down, the shape changes; going across, the fill changes. The missing cell takes the bottom row’s shape and the right-hand column’s fill.
A different paper every sitting
Practice banks run out: by the second time through you remember answers instead of working them out. Each sitting here deals a different paper, and its paper number sets it again exactly if you want to retry it or report a question.
Every question has exactly one right answer, and the review shows why. A verbal statement is true only if the passage forces it, false only if the passage rules it out, and cannot say otherwise. A numerical answer is one figure, shown with its working after you answer. A logic question follows from its premises and nothing else, and a grid or a series has one option that fits every rule it shows.
Your result
See your share of correct answers by section, review every answer and choose a section to practise next.
Nothing is kept unless you press Save this result. Signed in, the scored result (never your answers) goes to your account; signed out, you can sign in with Google from the result and it is saved when you come back. Your saved runs appear above the setup, where you can delete them at any time.
The trainer in brief
- What it is
- Free timed practice for employer, college and placement aptitude tests.
- Sections
- Verbal reasoning (true, false or cannot say), numerical reasoning (tables, charts and percentages; calculator allowed), logical reasoning (syllogisms, if-then statements and ordering) and abstract reasoning (grids and series of shapes).
- Lengths
- Full practice test: 24 questions in 20 minutes. Drills: 12 questions from one section, 8–12 minutes. Quick 5: 5 questions from one section, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Result
- Your share correct in each section, every answer worked through, and the section to drill next.
- Papers
- A new paper every sitting; its paper number deals the same paper again.
- Between sittings
- A plan to your test date with a calendar file, and a review deck that brings back the questions you missed. Both are kept on this device, and only if you ask.
- Account
- None needed to practise or to see a result (checked 25 September 2026).
- Questions
- Original questions in the common employer formats.
Questions people ask
Can I learn without a timer?
Yes. Choose Learn for verbal, numerical, logical or abstract reasoning. Each lesson has a worked example, two guided questions and three questions to try independently. You can review the answers afterwards.
Does the check after a lesson use unseen material?
Yes. While this page stays open, the follow-up avoids material you have seen in its lessons. If a fresh set is unavailable, choose ordinary practice instead.
What kinds of question can I practise?
Passages with true, false or cannot say answers; calculations using tables; logic and ordering puzzles; and grids or series of shapes.
How long does a sitting take?
The full practice test is 24 questions in 20 minutes across all four sections. Each drill is 12 questions on its own clock, 8 to 12 minutes depending on the section.
What does the result show?
Your share of correct answers in each section, explanations for every answer and a suggestion for which section to practise next.
Can I use a calculator on the numerical section?
Yes. Most real numerical tests allow one, so the numerical drill assumes you have one to hand.
Why are the questions different every time?
A new paper changes the selection, but some questions can repeat across ordinary sittings. After a lesson, the unseen follow-up specifically excludes material opened on this page. Every paper has a number, and the same number sets the same paper if you want to retry it or report a problem.
Where do the numbers in the numerical questions come from?
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages for 2019 to 2024 of jobs and hourly pay by industry, consumer prices by category, unemployment by state and job openings by industry. BLS publishes its data in the public domain; the questions, the wrong options and the working are ours.