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Ultimate Psychometric Tests Over 1,000 verbal, numerical, diagrammatic and IQ practice tests Mike Bryon London and Philadelphia i
Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and authors cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or any of the authors. First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2006 as The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book by Kogan Page Limited Reissued in 2008 as Ultimate Psychometric Tests Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning repro- duction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned addresses: 120 Pentonville Road 525 South 4th Street, #241 London N1 9JN Philadelphia PA 19147 United Kingdom USA www.koganpage.com © Mike Bryon, 2008 The right of Mike Bryon to be identifi ed as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. ISBN 978 0 7494 5308 4 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bryon, Mike Ultimate psychometric tests : over 1000 verbal, numerical, diagrammatic and IQ prac- tice tests / Mike Bryon. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-7494-5308-4 1. Employment tests. 2. Employee selection. 3. Psychological tests. I. Title. HF5549.5.E5B789 2008 153.93--dc22 2008019365 Typeset by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby Printed and bound in India by Replika Press Pvt Ltd I dedicate this book to my wife, Lola ii
Contents Preface v 1 Psychometric tests: what are they? 1 What to expect on the day 3 2 How to pass psychometric tests and how to use this book 5 The value of practice 5; Get test wise 6; How much and what kind of practice 7; Undertake two sorts of practice 7; Set yourself a personal challenge 8; The winning mindset 9; What to do if you fail 10 3 Verbal reasoning 11 Word link 12; Word link – synonyms 14; Word link – opposites 17; Find the new word 22; Word swap 25; Sentence sequencing 29; Best word(s) to complete a sentence 34; English usage 37; Identify the correct sentence or word(s) 42; Read a passage and evaluate a statement 46 4 Numerical reasoning 64 The key operations 65; Sequencing 80; Number problems 85 5 Personality questionnaires 98 Your approach to decision making 100; Communicating with others 103; Your approach to planning 106; Managing people and resources 108; Motivating yourself and others 110; Features of your ideal role 113; Your attitude towards risk 114; The secret of your success 116; Appropriate responses in work 118 iii