Arup verbal reasoning tests

Practise for a verbal reasoning test at Arup. Timed passages with True, False and Cannot say statements, with the answers explained and score reports.

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Question 713:06

The scheme had 65 docking stations when it opened.

Cycle hire scheme

The city's cycle hire scheme opened in 2021 with 40 docking stations and now has 65. Riders made 310,000 trips last year, 18% more than the year before. Most trips last under 20 minutes. The council says fares now cover the scheme's running costs.

Line managers approve most requests to work from home.

Working from home policy

From 1 March, staff may work from home on up to two days a week. Each request goes to the line manager, who must reply within five working days. Staff in their first three months are not eligible. The policy will be reviewed after one year.

Honey can ferment if its jar is left open.

Why honey keeps

Honey keeps for years because it holds very little water and is acidic, so most bacteria cannot grow in it. It is also hygroscopic: it draws moisture from the air. Honey in an open jar slowly takes on water, and its yeasts can then begin to ferment it.

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What to expect from a verbal reasoning test at Arup

What we know about the tests, which format this one can take and how to practise for it.

Does Arup use verbal reasoning tests?

We do not have a list of the tests Arup sets. A verbal test is one of the two that large employers set most often, and it usually comes in the same invitation as a numerical one.

What the Arup hiring process does have is a stage of online tests: it is stage 3 of 5. The email that invites you to it names each test, so read it before you choose what to practise. All five stages are on our page about Arup.

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Which verbal test format will Arup use?

We do not know which publisher Arup uses, and for a verbal test it matters. Four of the six in the list ask you to mark a statement True, False or Cannot say. Talent Q asks multiple-choice questions, and Cubiks asks about words.

Ours are mostly of the first kind, with a few multiple-choice tests among them.

  • SHL Verify

    Questions
    30 questions
    Time
    19 min

    A passage and a statement to mark True, False or Cannot say.

  • Kenexa

    Questions
    24 questions
    Time
    20 min

    The same three answers. SHL has run it since IBM closed Kenexa's platform.

  • Saville Swift Analysis

    Questions
    8 questions
    Time
    6 min

    One of three six-minute sections. True, False or Cannot say.

  • Aon scales verbal

    Questions
    49 questions
    Time
    12 min

    True, False or Cannot say on tabbed documents. Nobody is expected to finish.

  • Talent Q Elements

    Questions
    15 questions
    Time
    About 16 min

    Multiple choice with a limit on each question. It adapts to your answers.

  • Cubiks Logiks

    Questions
    24 questions
    Time
    4 min

    Word questions and deductions in a 12-minute mixed test. Cubiks is now Talogy.

These are the usual formats, and employers can set their own time limits. Your invitation states the exact number of questions and the time allowed. SHL, Kenexa, Saville, Aon, Talent Q and Cubiks are trademarks of their owners, who are not connected with this site.

How do you practise for a verbal test at Arup?

Start with the statement, then look for the sentence in the passage that decides it. Use only what the passage says: when it does not decide the statement either way, the answer is Cannot say.

Start with Verbal Reasoning Test 1: it is free and needs no account. Then work through the verbal tests in the package with the timer on, because pace is most of this test. For each statement you get wrong, read the explanation before you start the next test.

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Verbal Reasoning Test 1

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In most verbal tests, yes: a wrong answer takes no marks off, so a statement left blank is the only certain loss. We do not know how Arup has its test marked, so read the instructions on its first page.

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