Free numerical and verbal reasoning test

Employers in finance, consulting, the civil service, retail, engineering and the public sector use online reasoning tests to cut a long list of applicants before anyone is interviewed. Two of the most common are numerical reasoning (read a table or chart, then work something out) and verbal reasoning (read a passage, then decide whether a statement is true, false or cannot be said).

This practice test gives you both in one sitting: 25 numerical questions first, then 25 verbal ones, with the clock running. Every question is original and written in the same style, so you get the feel of the real thing without seeing real questions. It is not the real test of any publisher, and real tests vary.

Blank answers count as wrong, so an informed guess beats a skip.

You get your score out of 50, an estimate of where that puts you against other test-takers, and a split between numerical and verbal so you know where to spend your next hour. Employers do not publish pass marks and the real tests compare you with a norm group, so treat the result as a guide to where you are, not a prediction of any one employer's cut-off.

Most people are clearly stronger in one half. That is good news: one weak half is far quicker to fix than general weakness. See what is a good score for the ranges candidates report.

Yes, and faster than most people expect. Numerical reasoning rewards knowing which of five formulas a question wants. Verbal reasoning rewards one habit: deciding from the passage alone and never from what you already know. Both are learnable in days. How to pass reasoning tests shows the method.

The prep pack explains every answer, shows your time on each question, adds two more full tests and builds a 7-day plan around your weakest area.