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Verbal reasoning tests
Employers use verbal reasoning tests to see how well you read a passage and judge what it does and does not say. Practice on timed tests in the style of SHL and Kenexa, with the answers explained.
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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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The scheme had 65 docking stations when it opened.
Line managers approve most requests to work from home.
Honey can ferment if its jar is left open.
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What to expect from a verbal reasoning test
A short guide to the test: what it is, who uses it, the formats, the three answers, the scoring and how to prepare.
What is a verbal reasoning test?
A verbal reasoning test checks how well you understand written information and what follows from it. You read a short passage and then judge a statement about it. The statement is true, false or impossible to decide from the passage alone.
The reading itself is not difficult. The time limit is the hard part: one passage usually carries several statements, and you get under a minute for each.
Which employers use verbal reasoning tests?
Large employers use verbal tests, because almost every job means reading documents and acting on them. Law firms, banks, consultancies, the civil service and the NHS set them for graduate schemes, internships and experienced roles.
The test usually arrives with a numerical one, straight after your application. The email sets a deadline a few days away, and you take both online at home. Our company pages list the hiring stages at each employer.
What formats do verbal reasoning tests come in?
Most verbal tests give you a passage and statements to mark True, False or Cannot say, as SHL, Kenexa, Saville and Aon do. Talent Q asks multiple-choice questions about the passage, and Cubiks asks word questions and short deductions at speed.
Your invitation email names the test, so you can check which format to expect. Most of our practice tests use True, False and Cannot say, and a few ask multiple-choice questions about a passage or a word. You can set the timer and the back button to match your test.
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.
What do True, False and Cannot say mean in a verbal test?
True means the statement follows from the passage, and False means the passage rules it out. Cannot say means the passage does not give you enough to decide either way.
Judge every statement on the passage alone. A statement can be true in real life and still be Cannot say, because the passage never says so. Cannot say is the answer candidates get wrong most often.
Passage: 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.
- True
- Stated, or it must follow
- “The scheme has more docking stations now than when it opened.” It opened with 40 and has 65.
- False
- The passage rules it out
- “The scheme had 65 docking stations when it opened.” It had 40.
- Cannot say
- Not enough to decide
- “Trips rose because the scheme added docking stations.” Both happened, but the passage never links them.
How are verbal reasoning tests scored?
Each correct answer earns one mark, and your total is compared with a group of people who took the same test. The employer sees a percentile: the 60th percentile means you did better than 60 in every 100 of that group. Pass marks differ between employers and are rarely published.
Most tests take no marks off for a wrong answer, so answer every statement unless your invitation says otherwise. Our report shows your score, accuracy and percentile after every practice test.
How do you prepare for a verbal reasoning test?
Timed practice is the best preparation. Take your first test without the timer and read the explanations, including the ones for statements you got right. Then switch the timer on and keep practicing until you finish every test inside the limit.
On the day, choose a quiet room and close everything else on your screen. Most tests cannot be paused once they start.
Reviews of our practice tests
Reviews of the Verbal Tests package are shown first.
4.5 out of 5
475 ratings
Oscar Lindgren
Verbal Tests
Verbal reasoning for Arup. As an engineer the verbal was my weak spot. 15 tests later it wasnt. Passed.
Elif Yılmaz, Istanbul
Verbal Tests
Verbal tests are good for non native speakers like me. The vocabulary in some passages is quite advanced, which I guess is realistic. Some more tests would be nice.
Olivia T.
Verbal Tests
Verbal pack
15 verbal tests is plenty. True/false/cannot say finally clicked for me after about test 6, the explanations spell out why its 'cannot say' rather than false which no other site I tried did properly.
Rosa Fernández
Verbal Tests
Verbal
As a spanish speaker the verbal tests were my nightmare. After 15 tests here I finally understood the trick, you only use the passage, not what you already know. Passed my real test with 80 percent.
Dan Morgan, Bristol
Logical Tests
Revolut
Revolut ops role had a logical test. Did the inductive and diagrammatic ones here for a week. Passed first go. Decent price too.
Chiara
Good. Sometimes the explanation is a bit short for the harder questions but you can usually work it out from the steps given.
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Questions about verbal tests
Short answers to what candidates ask most.
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Not for most tests. Passage tests are written in plain English and measure careful reading under time pressure. Only tests built on word questions, such as Cubiks Logiks, reward a wide vocabulary.
Yes. Every answer comes from the passage, so background knowledge does not count for or against you. Reading speed is the usual obstacle, and timed practice is how you build it.
The statement. It tells you what to look for, so you can find the sentence in the passage that settles it. When one passage carries several statements, you only need to read it in full once.
No. Publishers keep their questions confidential, and many give each candidate a different set from a large bank. Ours are written in the same style, with passages and time limits like the real ones, so nothing about the format is new when you sit your test.
Keep going until you finish inside the time limit and your score stops rising. For most people that is five or six full tests. The package has 15, so you will not run out.
Yes, there are three. The first, Verbal Reasoning Test 1, has 5 questions and a 10-minute limit. Each one comes with solutions and a full report, and you do not need an account or a card.
15 timed tests and more than 200 questions, with the answers explained. Every attempt ends with a report of your score, accuracy and percentile. It costs £9.99 for 3 months unlimited access, no auto-renew.
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