More practise now : How to prepare for recruitment and selection tests

94 Pages·2007·3.662 MB·English

by  Palmer, Frank

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typically found in verbal, numerical, non-verbal and spatial–visual
reasoning tests. It also provides an actual timed test to expose you to a
typical test situation.
MORE PRACTISE NOW is written by people who write selection
test items and those who are on the other end of conducting
testing. Each chapter focuses on a specific question type. Each question
How to prepare
type is explained and tips are provided on how to improve your chances
of getting items right.
for recruitment
MORE PRACTISE NOW aims to increase your confidence in
undergoing an assessment process by providing exposure to the
and selection tests
types of questions typically found in selection and recruitment tests and
lots of practice on answering these questions.
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More Practise Now
How to prepare for recruitment
and selection tests
ACER Press
First published 2007
by ACER Press
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the written permission of the publishers.
Items developed by Frank Palmer
Edited by Liz Steele
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More practise now: how to prepare for recruitment
and selection tests.
ISBN 9780864317810.
1. Ability - Testing - Problems, exercises, etc. I.
Australian Council for Educational Research.
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contents
INTRODUCTION iv
CHAPTER ONE: WORD KNOWLEDGE 1
Question type 1: Choose the misfits 1
Question type 2: Find the synonym 5
Question type 3: Find the analogies 8
Question type 4: Find the relationship 11
Question type 5: Find the pair relationship 14
Question type 6: Prove the sentence 18
Question type 7: Proverbs 22
CHAPTER TWO: READING COMPREHENSION 27
CHAPTER THREE: MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS 32
Question type 1: Simple arithmetic 32
Question type 2: Word problems 34
Question type 3: Problems presented in a unit 36
CHAPTER FOUR: NUMBER SEQUENCES AND PATTERNS 42
Question type 1: Number sequences 42
Question type 2: Number squares and circles 44
CHAPTER FIVE: NON-VERBAL REASONING 47
Question type 1: Linear pattern sequences 47
Question type 2: Framework patterns 50
CHAPTER SIX: SPATIAL–VISUAL REASONING 54
Question type 1: Transparent tiles 54
Question type 2: Overlapping tiles 58
Question type 3: Bird’s-eye view of real features 61
CHAPTER SEVEN: MECHANICAL REASONING 65
APPENDIX ONE: SAMPLE TESTS 71
Verbal test 72
Numerical test 75
Non-verbal test 78
APPENDIX TWO: ANSWER SHEET 82
APPENDIX THREE: ANSWERS 83
Answers for chapter questions 83
Answers for sample tests 86
introduction
More Practise Now is a companion to Practise Now!, the best-selling book that pro-
vides explanations and examples of items frequently encountered in selection and
recruitment tests. More Practise Now builds on this valuable information with more
practice items and sample tests spanning the wide range of item types typically found
in these tests. The additional practice will help familiarise test-takers with test items,
build their confi dence and improve their test-taking skills.
Each chapter of More Practise Now covers a different kind of question and also
includes:
(cid:129) a short introduction to the item type
(cid:129) several practice items of that type.
Three short sample tests are included in Appendix One after the practice sections.
Answers are provided for all questions in Appendix Two.
Appendix Three is a sample answer sheet like those you will use when taking selection
and recruitment tests. You can use this in conjunction with the sample tests.
For detailed explanations of the item types, including worked examples, look in the
corresponding chapter of Practise Now!.
1
chapterone
word knowledge
Word knowledge questions test your understanding of:
(cid:129) vocabulary
(cid:129) word meanings
(cid:129) sentence comprehension
(cid:129) synonyms
(cid:129) antonyms
(cid:129) proverbs.
Question Type 1:
CHOOSE THE MISFITS
Each of these items will consist of a list of six words. Find two of them that are not
like the others.
example
1 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
Four of
these have
A torrent
something
in common. B deluge Read the instruction carefully. Your answers are the
You are You are looking for two that do not fit. two that do not belong
C fl ood
looking with the others.
for the two D riot
that are
E chop
different. ____ and ____
F pelt
The answer to this example is D and E.
For a more detailed explanation and a worked example, see ‘Choose the misfi ts’ in
Chapter One, page 7 of Practise Now!.
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Now practise on the following items.
1 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A oak
B elm
HINT
Two are grains, while C rye
the others are trees.
D eucalypt
E pine
____ and ____
F barley
2 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A oil
B petroleum
C grease
D hydrous
E fat
____ and ____
F humidity
3 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A mysticism
B honour
C homage
D devotion
E inspiration
____ and ____
F reverence
Word Knowledge 3
4 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A practice
B preparation
C improvise
D research
E spontaneous
____ and ____
F rehearsal
5 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A paramount
B excess
C notable
D priority
E extreme
____ and ____
F supreme
6 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A subordinate
B dependant
C increment
D annex
E supplement
____ and ____
F addition
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7 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A patchy
B consistent
C variable
D uniform
E sporadic
____ and ____
F random
8 Four of the following are alike in some way.
Write the letters of the other two in the box.
A adverse
B disinclined
C reluctant
D diffi cult
E hesitant
____ and ____
F unwilling
Word Knowledge 5
Question Type 2:
FIND THE SYNONYM
This type of question tests your knowledge of synonyms, that is, words that have the
same meaning.
example
1 Find the word that means most nearly the same as PALATIAL.
Choose A regal You must find a word
one word B friendly in the list that means the
from this same as this one.
C smoky
list that has
the closest D spacious
meaning to
E palatable
the top one.
The answer to this example is D.
For more detailed explanation and a worked example, see ‘Find the synonym’ in
Chapter One, page 9 of Practise Now!.
Now practise on the following items.

1 Find the word that means most nearly the same as INTUITION.
A perception
B impulse
C association
D reaction
E instinct