The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book: Over 1,000 Test Questions With Explanations

by Bryon, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780749444587
• ISBN10: 0749444584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd

Summary

The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book is the biggest book of its kind, with over 1,000 practice test questions plus answers and explanations. Essential reading if you want to succeed at intermediate level tests, it is also a great introduction if you are at graduate level. There is plenty of advice on the tests themselves and how to get test-wise, plus sample questions from all the major types of test, including: verbal reasoning; non-verbal and diagrammatic reasoning; numerical reasoning; mechanical comprehension; personality questionnaires; IQ tests. The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book gives you the opportunity to get down to some serious score-improving preparation which will help you to succeed. You won't find another book with so many practice questions.

Table of Contents

Psychometric tests: what are they?

What to expect on the day

How to pass psychometric tests and how to use this book

The value of practice

Get test wise

How much and what kind of practice

Undertake two sorts of practice

Set yourself a personal challenge

The winning mindset

What to do if you fail

Verbal reasoning Word-link

Word link -- synonyms

Word link -- opposites

Find the new word

Word swap

Sentence sequencing

Best word(s) to complete a sentence

English usage

Identify the correct sentence or word(s)

Read a passage and evaluate a statement

Numerical reasoning

The key operations

Sequencing Number problems

Personality questionnaires

Your approach to decision making

Communicating with others

Your approach to planning

Managing people and resources

Motivating yourself and others

Features of your ideal role

Your attitude towards risk

The secret of your success

Appropriate responses in work

Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests

Non-verbal reasoning

Find the shape that completes the series

Completing the series in columns and rows

Mechanical comprehension

IQ tests

Answers and explanations

Verbal reasoning

Numerical reasoning

Personality questionnaires

Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests

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1 Psychometric tests: what are they? What to expect on the day 2 How to pass psychometric tests and how to use this book The value of practice; Get test wise; How much and what kind of practice; Undertake two sorts of practice; Set yourself a personal challenge; The winning mindset; What to do if you fail 3 Verbal reasoning Word-link Word link -- synonyms Word link -- opposites Find the new word Word swap Sentence sequencing Best word(s) to complete a sentence English usage Identify the correct sentence or word(s) Read a passage and evaluate a statement 4 Numerical reasoning The key operations Sequencing Number problems 5 Personality questionnaires Your approach to decision making Communicating with others Your approach to planning Managing people and resources Motivating yourself and others Features of your ideal role Your attitude towards risk The secret of your success Appropriate responses in work Chapter 6: Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests Non-verbal reasoning Find the shape that completes the series Completing the series in columns and rows Mechanical comprehension IQ tests Chapter 7: Answers and explanations Verbal reasoning Numerical reasoning Personality questionnaires Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests