Liam Healy - More How to Win at Aptitude Tests

In this test your task is simply to calculate the correct answer. Give yourself 30 minutes.

121 ÷ 7 =

215 ÷ 3 =

366 ÷ 11 =

4111 ÷ 37 =

545 ÷ 9 =

664 ÷ 16 =

739 ÷ 13 =

836 ÷ 12 =

925 ÷ 25 =

10190 ÷ 19 =

1180 ÷ 4 =

1275 ÷ 25 =

1378 ÷ 13 =

14110 ÷ 10 =

15122 ÷ 2 =

1695 ÷ 5 =

1770 ÷ 7 =

1854 ÷ 27 =

1916 ÷ 4 =

2063 ÷ 7 =

21170 ÷ 10 =

2210 ÷ 1 =

2374 ÷ 2 =

2460 ÷ 3 =

25125 ÷ 25 =

26250 ÷ 5 =

27300 ÷ 60 =

28390 ÷ 13 =

2999 ÷ 9 =

30160 ÷ 20 =

Type of test:Speed

Typical length:25–35 questions

Typical time allowed:20–30 minutes

Used for:Basic level

Frequency of use:Common

In this test your task is simply to calculate the correct answer. Give yourself 25 minutes.

112 × 6 =

217 × 5 =

35 × 16 =

469 × 3 =

517 × 7 =

66 × 15 =

72 × 127 =

88 × 9 =

915 × 15 =

1065 × 4 =

119 × 32 =

1232 × 10 =

1344 × 3 =

1417 × 54 =

1513 × 5 =

166 × 120 =

1719 × 8 =

184 × 45 =

196 × 50 =

207 × 35 =

2112 × 9 =

2221 × 4 =

239 × 13 =

2425 × 10 =

254 × 37 =

2613 × 7 =

2728 × 5 =

2845 × 9 =

29120 × 5 =

3055 × 5 =

Type of test:Speed/Power

Typical length:25–35 questions

Typical time allowed:20–35 minutes

Used for:Basic level

Frequency of use:Common

In this test your task is simply to calculate the correct answer. Give yourself 35 minutes.

15 × 6 + 11 =

26 + 12 − 8 =

31 × 5 ÷ 5 =

425 × 10 ÷ 25 =

54 + 7 × 4 =

623 × 10 − 150 =

722 + 20 × 3 =

89 × 30 ÷ 27 =

98 × 45 ÷ 10 =

1016 × 25 × 2 =

1166 − 8 × 5 =

1215 − 5 ÷ 2 =

134 × 7 − 5 =

146 × 4 + 120 =

1525 ÷ 5 × 10 =

165 × 44 ÷ 22 =

1714 + 50 × 2 =

1820 + 28 ÷ 12 =

1935 + 7 ÷ 5 =

2050 − 7 × 10 =

213 + 39 × 5 =

226 × 5 + 170 =

2348 ÷ 12 − 2 =

24 3 + 15 × 2 =

2516 × 3 + 25 =

2610 + 8 ÷ 9 =

275 − 5 × 27 =

282 × 6 × 5 =

291 × 10 + 117 =

3036 ÷ 9 × 6 =

This test brings together everything you have done so far, and asks you to apply it to more real world problems. The test that follows involves dealing with number series, percentages, fractions, decimals and equations. This test begins to introduce you to some numerical problem solving – it provides you with a range of possible answers from which you need to select the correct one. In some cases you can identify what the correct answer must be without having to do any actual calculation. Remember that fractions, decimals, algebra and percentages are all just the application of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Because the answers in this type of test are sometimes given, you may not have to work out possible solutions from scratch. It is quite possible to simply insert one answer option after another (especially in the case of algebraic equations) until you find the correct one, or until you have exhausted them all without finding the correct one.

Type of test:Speed/Power

Typical length:25–40 questions

Typical time allowed:25–40 minutes

Used for:Intermediate/higher level

Frequency of use:Common

Answer the following questions, choosing the correct answer, if you think there is one, from the set of five response options below. You have 35 minutes.

1Which number comes next in the following series?

1 4 7 10 13 16

a) 17

b) 19

c) 21

d) 25

e) none of these

2What is p in this equation?

2 + 3p = 14

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 6

e) none of these

30.2 × 5 =

a) ½

b) 0.75

c) 1

d) 1½

e) none of these

4¼ × ½ =

a) 1⁄ 16

b) 1⁄ 8

c) 1

d) 2

e) none of these

515% of 200 =

a) 15

b) 30

c) 45

d) 60

e) none of these

6Which number comes next in this series?

0 1 3 6 10 15

a) 19

b) 21

c) 26

d) 32

e) none of these

73 x + 2 y = 14

If x is 4 then what is y ?

a) −6

b) 1

c) 7

d) 12

e) none of these

8 0.3⁄ 0.2+ 1.5 =

a) 1

b) 1.6

c) 2.5

d) 3

e) none of these

9Which number replaces z in this equation?

3⁄ 4- z⁄ 12= ¼

a) 1

b) 2

c) 4

d) 6

e) none of these

1050% of 200⁄ 100=

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) 50

e) none of these

11Which number comes next in this series?

0 1 −1 2 −2 3

a) −4

b) −3

c) 4

d) 5

e) none of these

12What is m ?

m⁄ 4= m − 6

a) −2

b) 2

c) 4

d) 8

e) none of these

13What number replaces k in this equation?

( k × 0.4) + k = 2.8

a) 0.5

b) 1

c) 1.5

d) 2

e) none of these

14 4⁄ 9X 3⁄ 6=

a) 2⁄ 9

b) 6⁄ 1

c) 2⁄ 3

d) 1⁄ 9

e) none of these

1520% of 0.1 =

a) 1

b) 0.2

c) 0.02

d) 1.2

e) none of these

16Which number comes next in this series?

1 1 2 3 5 8

a) 10

b) 12