Free Aptitude Tests

Common aptitude test types

Aptitude tests come in many different forms, each measuring a different skill or ability. The most commonly used are numerical reasoning tests, verbal reasoning tests, situational judgement tests, logical reasoning tests, and personality tests.

Numerical reasoning tests

Numerical tests assess your ability to interpret and analyse sets of numerical data and use your numerical aptitude to draw accurate conclusions. They are designed to indicate your capacity to work with numerical data within a workplace context.

Verbal reasoning tests

Designed to assess your comprehension skills, a verbal reasoning test presents you with a passage of text followed by a multiple-choice question, to determine how well you have understood and made factual deductions from the information.

Situational judgement tests

A situational judgement test evaluates your ability to identify the most appropriate response in workplace situations. The tests are built around hypothetical scenarios, from which you must select how you would respond.

Logical reasoning tests

Logical reasoning tests are a type of non-verbal aptitude test, designed to assess your ability to solve problems using abstract information. You will need to use your inductive reasoning to determine rules, analogies, and structures, and apply these to find the correct answer.

Personality tests

Personality tests assess your behaviours, motivations, and approaches to interpersonal relationships. These tests are used to determine if a candidate fits the position and the company as a whole.

How to prepare for an aptitude test

Typically, no prior knowledge is needed to complete an aptitude test, though it is still important to prepare for them. The most effective way to prepare for an aptitude test is to practice.

Research by the Educational Training Service (ETS) shows that those who practice aptitude tests in advance tend to score 35% higher than those who do not prepare thoroughly. That could be the difference between making it to the next round or not.

Practicing your tests will help you sharpen your skills and identify areas of weakness you need to focus on. It will also familiarise you with the test format and question style, giving you more confidence going into the real assessment.

How to take a free test

A good place to start is with our free practice tests, which you can access instantly with an email address or Google account. Once you’ve signed up, you can browse our extensive range of free practice tests (see below).

We also offer practice packages for leading test publishers such as Watson Glaser, SHL, and Korn Ferry. Practice anytime, anywhere with tests that work equally well on mobile devices.

Written by accredited industry experts, our practice questions are designed to simulate what you will find in the real tests. Take the tests as a practice or challenge yourself under timed conditions.

Each question comes with a worked solution, so you can review your answers to help you progress and improve your scores.