The practice assessments below do not attempt to provide you with an exact experience of the assessments you may be asked to complete. Instead, they provide a similar testing experience, in terms of question types and formats, of the tests you will be asked to complete. Below are examples of the types of tests and/or questionnaires you may be asked to complete.

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The following practice tests and any practice test results are only to be used by you to familiarise yourself with our products and how questions operate. You are not permitted to share your results with any third party. Any sharing of these practice test results with a third party will be viewed as misuse of SHL materials and, SHL reserves the right to take legal action against you and anyone who has received the results.

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Take practice tests to help you prepare for an upcoming employment assessment. Please note that the level of difficulty of the practice tests may not exactly reflect the level of difficulty of the test you will be asked to complete.

Verbal Reasoning Test

Verbal tests are designed to measure your ability to understand written information and to evaluate arguments about this information.

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Numerical Reasoning Test (Mobile-Enabled, Interactive)

Numerical tests are designed to assess your understanding of tables of statistical and numerical data, as well as your ability to make logical deductions.

This version of the practice test can be taken on any device and uses an interactive drag/drop format rather than standard multiple-choice inputs.

This test does not currently provide a report.

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Contact Center Simulation

Contact center workers take calls from customers asking a range of questions. This simulation shows candidates what kinds of experiences they might encounter in a contact center role. This practice simulation tests both speed and customer service skills.

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Process Monitoring Test

Many roles require employees to monitor systems, be vigilant to changes in their surroundings, and take action when required. SHL's Process Monitoring Test is a timed test that measures a candidate's vigilance, working memory, and decision-making skills.

This test does not currently provide a report.

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Numerical Reasoning Test (Standard Multiple-Choice)

Numerical tests are designed to assess your understanding of tables of statistical and numerical data, as well as your ability to make logical deductions.

This version of the practice test is text-based with a standard multiple-choice response format.

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Inductive Reasoning Test (Mobile-Enabled, Interactive)

Inductive tests are designed to assess your ability to identify underlying patterns in information and predict outcomes using that information.

This version of the practice test can be taken on any device and uses an interactive drag/drop format rather than standard multiple-choice inputs.

This test does not currently provide a report.

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Inductive Reasoning Test (Standard Multiple-Choice)

Inductive tests are designed to assess your ability to identify underlying patterns in information and predict outcomes using that information.

This version of the practice test is in a standard multiple-choice response format.

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Behavior-Based Assessment

This assessment measures the extent to which you engage in certain work behaviors. After completing all questions, a personalized competency report will be sent to the email address you provided.

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Personality

Competencies are key behaviors that lead to good performance in the workplace. After completing all questions, a personalized competency report will be sent to the email address you provided.

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Virtual Assessment Center Exercises

Try out SHL's Virtual Assessment Center Exercise platform and complete a short assessment center exercise. The purpose of this is to help you to get familiar with the platform and experience what it is like to complete an exercise, the exercise is not scored, there are no feedback reports and there is no live interaction involved.

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General Ability Test (Mobile-Enabled, Interactive)

General ability tests are comprehensive assessments that contain questions covering multiple cognitive concepts.

This version of the practice test can be taken on any device and uses an interactive drag/drop format rather than standard multiple-choice inputs. This test does not currently provide a report.

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General Ability Test (Standard Multiple-Choice)

General ability tests are comprehensive assessments that contain questions covering multiple cognitive concepts.

This version of the practice test is in a standard multiple-choice response format.

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Deductive Reasoning Test (Mobile-Enabled, Interactive)

Deductive reasoning tests are designed to measure your ability to draw logical conclusions based on information provided, identify strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and complete scenarios using incomplete information.

This version of the practice test can be taken on any device and uses an interactive drag/drop format as well as some video based prompts. This test does not currently provide a report.

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Deductive Reasoning Test (Standard Multiple-Choice)

Deductive reasoning tests are designed to measure your ability to draw logical conclusions based on information provided, identify strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and complete scenarios using incomplete information.

This version of the practice test is text-based with a standard multiple-choice response format.

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Situational Judgment Test

Situational Judgment Tests present candidates with workplace situations and ask them to evaluate several different courses of action that a person could take in that situation.

This test does not currently provide a report.

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Mechanical Comprehension Test

Mechanical comprehension tests are designed to assess your understanding of using, troubleshooting, and performing maintenance on machinery.

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Reading Comprehension Test

This test measures the ability to extract relevant information from written sources and make objective judgments on the basis of that information.

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Calculation Test

Calculation tests are designed to assess your understanding of mathematical equations and your ability to solve problems.

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