You cannot request a Lloyds practice test. Here is what to do while you wait
Lloyds sends the assessment details, the deadline and any practice link through its Workday system, and only when it has something to offer. That leaves a gap between applying and knowing. Fill it with a free timed test on the skill Lloyds names: interpreting data and answering from it.
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How close is this practice test to the Lloyds Banking Group test?
Lloyds says one of its assessments has you review some data and answer questions that require you to interpret it, choosing from multiple-choice options. Our reasoning test starts with 25 data-interpretation questions of that kind, then 25 on reading a passage closely.
Lloyds does not say its data assessment is timed the way ours is, and its other assessments are a work scenario, a working-style questionnaire and a recorded video answer, none of which we cover. Prep sites call the verbal and numerical tests SHL-style; Lloyds does not name a provider on the page we read.
It is a Reasoning-style test: 50 original questions in 45 minutes. Check the test name in your invitation email before you decide how to prepare.
Lloyds Banking Group: the assessment at a glance
| Where it arrives | Through Lloyds' Workday system, with instructions for that specific assessment and its deadline |
| Data assessment | Review some data and answer interpretation questions, multiple choice |
| Scenario assessment | Read a work scenario and say what you would be most likely to do |
| Working style | A questionnaire about how you work |
| Video answer | A recorded response to an interview-style question, reviewed by a member of the team. Lloyds says no AI scores it |
| Practice | Where it is offered, you are sent the link to a relevant practice assessment. You cannot generally request one |
| Reported extras | Verbal and inductive reasoning, about 90 minutes in total, an on-screen calculator, and unanswered questions counting as wrong |
The Lloyds Banking Group stages, and who says so
Every stage is marked by its source. Stated means the employer says it on its own pages. Candidates report means we found it only in candidate accounts and prep guides.
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Data interpretation
Stated by Lloyds Banking Group
Reading data and answering questions that require you to interpret it, from multiple-choice optionsLloyds does not state the time here. Prep sites say numerical tests give an on-screen calculator, which Lloyds does not confirm. - 02
Work scenario
Stated by Lloyds Banking Group
A short situation at work, after which you say what you would be most likely to doThis is situational judgement. There are no sums to practise, but there is a values framework to read. - 03
Working-style questionnaire
Stated by Lloyds Banking Group
How you prefer to work - 04
Recorded video answer
Stated by Lloyds Banking Group
An interview-style question you answer on camera. A person reviews itLloyds says there is no Artificial Intelligence scoring of your answers. - 05
Verbal and inductive reasoning
About 90 minutes for the whole online assessment, reportedCandidates report
Prep sites describe a verbal test (a paragraph, then a question whose answer is in the paragraph) and an inductive test for some rolesData Science and Software Engineering graduate applicants are reported to sit additional tests.
How Lloyds hands you the assessment
Lloyds' careers page says you will be sent clear instructions and details about that specific assessment and the deadline for completing it through its Workday system. Where practice is offered, you will be sent the link to a relevant practice assessment.
Two things follow. First, no practice link means none is offered for that assessment, so ask the recruitment team rather than hunting for one. Second, you only learn the format once the invitation lands, which is why this page leans on the one skill Lloyds does name: interpreting data. You can build that now.
Four different tasks, four different preparations
Lloyds describes its assessments as a mix, and each needs different thinking.
- Data interpretation: practise with tables and charts. This is the part the free test above helps with.
- Work scenario: read the scenario for who is affected and what the customer or colleague needs, then choose what you would really do. There is no maths to rehearse.
- Working style: answer honestly and consistently. A pattern of contradictions looks worse than any single answer.
- Video answer: record yourself answering one question aloud and watch it back once. A person will watch the real one.
A person reads your video, not an algorithm
Lloyds says its video responses are reviewed by a member of its team and that there is no AI scoring of your answers. That changes how you prepare. You are not trying to hit keywords for software. You are trying to be clear and specific for a person.
A good answer names a real situation, says what you did and what happened, and stops. Two minutes with a story you know well beats four minutes of general principles.
What prep sites say about the reasoning tests
Prep sites describe Lloyds' graduate assessments as SHL-style, with verbal, numerical and inductive reasoning and a situational judgement test, taking about 90 minutes in all. Lloyds does not use those words on the page we read, so treat the details as reports rather than facts.
Several of them suggest you will want a pen, paper and a calculator, that the numerical test typically provides an on-screen calculator, and that unanswered questions usually count as incorrect. The second half of the practice test above matches the verbal description: a paragraph, then a question that you answer from that paragraph alone. Our verbal reasoning questions page shows the method.
One prep vendor quotes an estimated percentile cut score for Lloyds. We have not repeated it because Lloyds does not publish one and we could not verify the figure.
Getting faster at data interpretation
The numerical half of the practice test above is a good first benchmark. Mark how many of the 25 you finished and how many you got right, then find the pattern in what you missed. For most people it is one of three: percentage change, a share of a total, or a mix-up of units.
Our guide to how to pass reasoning tests has the formulas. The good reasoning test score page explains what the ranges candidates report really mean, and why you should not treat them as pass marks.
Practise the skills Lloyds Banking Group asks for
50 original questions, 45 minutes, scored the moment you finish. Free, no sign-up. Not the Lloyds Banking Group test.
Start the free Reasoning testA simple prep plan for Lloyds Banking Group
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Take the free Reasoning test first
It takes 45 minutes and shows where you stand before you spend a single hour on revision. See what the Reasoning test covers. - 02
Read the stages that apply to you
The comparison guides below line Lloyds Banking Group up against other employers for each stage type, so you can see what is stated and what is only reported. - 03
Add timed mocks if you want a full course
The Reasoning Pass Pack adds timed mocks, topic drills, a score predictor and a study plan. It is £29 (US$39) for this exam or £49 (US$59) for all five, one payment and no subscription. Your free score comes first, so you can decide with a number in hand.
Tips for the Lloyds Banking Group assessment
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Watch your inbox and Workday
Instructions, deadlines and any practice link arrive there. Check spam as well. - 02
Ask if no practice link comes
Lloyds sends a practice link where one exists. If none arrives, ask the recruiter what the assessment involves. - 03
Prepare for data interpretation now
It is the one task Lloyds names that you can train for in advance. - 04
Answer scenarios as yourself
The work scenario asks what you would be most likely to do, not what sounds best. - 05
Record a video answer once
A person reviews it. Aim to be specific, not rehearsed. - 06
Have pen, paper and a calculator at hand
Prep guides recommend them. Follow the instructions in your own assessment. - 07
Do not skip questions without a rule
Prep sites report unanswered questions count as incorrect. Read the instructions on the day to confirm.
What candidates and prep sites report
These come from anonymous reviews, university careers pages and prep guides. They often disagree, and Lloyds Banking Group has not confirmed them. Read them as leads, not rules.
- Prep sites describe the Lloyds graduate online assessment as taking about 90 minutes and including verbal, numerical and inductive reasoning plus situational judgement.
- Several prep sources say the numerical test provides an on-screen calculator and that unanswered questions usually count as incorrect.
- One prep vendor cites an estimated percentile cut score. Lloyds does not publish one and we could not verify the figure.
- Prep sources report that graduate applicants for Data Science and Software Engineering are asked to complete additional tests.
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Sources
Checked October 2026. The four assessment types, Workday delivery, practice-link rule and no AI scoring come from Lloyds' careers page, which is about seven months old. The 90 minutes, SHL-style label, verbal and inductive tests, calculator and scoring of unanswered questions come only from prep sites. We could not verify them.
Guides that cover Lloyds Banking Group
- Numerical reasoningNumerical Reasoning Tests at Graduate Employers, Compared
- Verbal and critical reasoningVerbal and Critical Reasoning at Employers: Stated Details
- Logical and inductive reasoningLogical and Inductive Reasoning Tests at Employers Compared
- Situational judgementSituational Judgement Tests at Employers: What Each Says
- Video interviewsRecorded Video Interviews at Employers: Formats and Rules
- Banking, insurance and investmentBank, Insurer and Asset Manager Graduate Assessments Compared
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- Barclays assessmentTwo short interactive assessments. It states no reasoning test, though candidates report one.
- NatWest Group assessmentWork scenarios, a mostly untimed skills assessment and six recorded video questions.
- Santander UK assessmentThree short assessment games and a four-to-five question recorded interview.
- Standard Chartered assessmentA Skills Insight Assessment with a 36-minute timed section, a pre-set pass level and a personal report.
- Civil Service assessmentUntimed, adaptive verbal and numerical tests, with practice versions on GOV.UK.
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LifeScore is not affiliated with Lloyds Banking Group. Their names and trademarks belong to their owners and appear here only to describe a hiring process. This page rests on what Lloyds Banking Group publishes and what candidates report, and Lloyds Banking Group has not reviewed or endorsed it. Our practice test uses original questions in a similar style and is not the Lloyds Banking Group test. LifeScore is not affiliated with SHL or any test publisher. SHL is a trademark of its owner. Our practice tests are original questions written in a similar style (tables of business data, and passages with True, False or Cannot say statements) and are not the real tests. Reviewed October 2026 by the LifeScore Editorial Team.