SHL Assessment Tests: Free Practice Tests, Q&A with Explanations (2021)
Last updated 02/2021
Take Free SHL Practice Tests
General SHL Test
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 40 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 40 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 40 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 40 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 40
1. Question
The exchange rates of top 10 currencies on 21th of June are shown below.
The first column shows the exchange rates of USD to top 10 currencies and the second column shows the inverse exchange rate of these currencies except for British Pound (GBP) whose information is hidden.
From the data above, calculate the inverse exchange rate of GBP to USD.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 40
2. Question
The two figures share a common feature. Which of the figures below the two figures does NOT share this feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 40
3. Question
Assumptions:
Rulers are always sold with a free pouch.
Pencils can be sold with rulers.
Crayons cannot be sold with pencils but are allowed to be bought with rulers.Conclusion
You get a free pouch when you buy crayons with pencils and rulers.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 40
4. Question
What currency from the ones shown in the table below is stronger than USD?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 40
5. Question
The two figures share a common feature. One of the answer figures does NOT share the same feature. Which figure does NOT share the common feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 40
6. Question
Assumptions
Whenever Diego goes out to town, his dog follows him into his car.
Annie sometimes goes with Diego.
Diego has a car that takes three passengers
Conclusion:
Diego’s dog also likes to follow Annie.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 40
7. Question
100 USD is worth 132 Canadian Dollars CAD at a given date. How many CAD can one purchase with 680 USD?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 40
8. Question
The two unlabelled figures share a common feature. One of the figures below them does NOT share this same feature. Which figure does NOT share the common feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 40
9. Question
Assumptions:
Every bus goes through the freeway to get to the city everyday except Monday, where they take a different route.
Jane works in the city and always takes the bus to work.
Taxis are available 24/7 and can take you anywhere you want to go.
Conclusion
Jane takes a taxi to work every Monday.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 40
10. Question
Which currency is the strongest based on the cross rates table shown below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 11 of 40
11. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 12 of 40
12. Question
Assumptions:
Carl’s Ice Cream Store always gives three scoops of ice cream for their customers per cone.
Every fourth purchase, the store gives the customer a fourth scoop.
Nina buys ice cream for herself and her brother from Carl’s starting every Monday, then continues to buy it on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Conclusion:
Nina gets a four-scoop ice cream from Carl’s every Wednesday.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 13 of 40
13. Question
The table below shows the exchange rates of some currencies in a given day.
Based on the above table, calculate which person owns LESS money than the others.
Name of Person Amount of money he/she owns Teddy 125 EURO Samantha 112 British Pounds Sathish 10 500 Indian Rupees Jane 200 Australian Dollars William 180 Canadian Dollars CorrectIncorrect - Question 14 of 40
14. Question
Identify a quality that the two images have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 15 of 40
15. Question
Assumptions:
Chris loves to go to the beach
Chris stays at home whenever it rains
Lila usually goes with Chris to the beach.
Conclusion:
Lila stays at home with Chris whenever it rains.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 16 of 40
16. Question
Which figure must be placed instead of question mark (?) in the matrices below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 17 of 40
17. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the three suggested answers also possesses the quality
CorrectIncorrect - Question 18 of 40
18. Question
Assumptions:
Jacob frequently goes to a bookstore.
He only buys diaries whenever there’s a sale.
The store has a sale every two months.
Conclusion:
Jacob only buys diaries every two months.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 19 of 40
19. Question
Which figure must be placed instead of question mark (?) in the matrices below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 20 of 40
20. Question
Identify a quality that the two images have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 21 of 40
21. Question
Assumptions:
Pete always has coffee with his breakfast
The local cafe serves coffee with every meal but not for takeout
Pete eats breakfast in his office
Conclusion:
Pete does not go to the local cafe for his breakfast.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 22 of 40
22. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 23 of 40
23. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 24 of 40
24. Question
Assumptions:
Richard wakes up late during the weekends.
His job requires him to go to the office early in the morning before his coworkers arrive and they greet each other.
Richard only works on weekdays.
Conclusion:
Richard’s coworkers greet him during the weekdays.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 25 of 40
25. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 26 of 40
26. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 27 of 40
27. Question
Assumptions:
Theodore goes out for a run in the forest every other day
He chooses to run around town other times
He stays at home however whenever it gets too cold.
Conclusion:
Theodore only runs in the morning.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 28 of 40
28. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 29 of 40
29. Question
Assumptions:
Joy is aiming to be the new manager of the store.
Dan is qualified to be the new manager of the company but doesn’t want to be promoted.
The company only considers promoting those who are qualified to become managers.
Conclusion:
Joy will not be promoted as the new manager.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 30 of 40
30. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 31 of 40
31. Question
Modern brass is produced by mixing copper and zinc. In such an alloy, for every 2 mass units of copper there is 1 mass unit of zinc. How many kg of copper are needed to produce 144 kg of brass?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 32 of 40
32. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 33 of 40
33. Question
If 24 workers can produce 20 T-shirts in a certain time, how many T-shirts can 6 workers produce during the same time?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 34 of 40
34. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 35 of 40
35. Question
If 20 tractors working 8 hours a day can plow 120 hectares of land then how much land can 40 tractors working 2 hours a day plow?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 36 of 40
36. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 37 of 40
37. Question
In a lab group, the number of girls and boys are directly proportional to 0.4 and 0.3. What is the minimum number of students in a group?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 38 of 40
38. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 39 of 40
39. Question
A mixture of 36kg is obtained by mixing three substances: x, y and z proportional to 2, 3 and 4. If 12 kg of the substance y is added to the mixture, what will become the new ratio of x, y and z?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 40 of 40
40. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect
SHL Numerical Reasoning Practice Test
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 20 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 45 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 20 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 20 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Modern brass is produced by mixing copper and zinc. In such an alloy, for every 2 mass units of copper there is 1 mass unit of zinc. How many kg of copper are needed to produce 144 kg of brass?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 20
2. Question
The exchange rates of top 10 currencies on 21th of June are shown below.
The first column shows the exchange rates of USD to top 10 currencies and the second column shows the inverse exchange rate of these currencies except for British Pound (GBP) whose information is hidden.
From the data above, calculate the inverse exchange rate of GBP to USD.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 20
3. Question
If 24 workers can produce 20 T-shirts in a certain time, how many T-shirts can 6 workers produce at the same time?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 20
4. Question
What currency from the ones shown in the table below is stronger than USD?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 20
5. Question
If 20 tractors working 8 hours a day can plow 120 hectares of land then how much land can 40 tractors working 2 hours a day plow?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 20
6. Question
100 USD are worth 132 Canadian Dollars CAD at a given date. How many CAD can one purchase with 680 USD?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 20
7. Question
In a lab group, the number of girls and boys are directly proportional to 0.4 and 0.3. What is the minimum number of students in a group?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 20
8. Question
Which currency is the strongest based on the cross rates table shown below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 20
9. Question
A mixture of 36kg is obtained by mixing three substances: x, y and z proportional to 2, 3 and 4. If 12 kg of the substance y is added to the mixture, what will become the new ratio of x, y and z?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 20
10. Question
The table below shows the exchange rates of some currencies in a given day.
Based on the above table, calculate which person owns LESS money than the others.
Name of Person Amount of money he/she owns Teddy 125 EURO Samantha 112 British Pounds Sathish 10 500 Indian Rupees Jane 200 Australian Dollars William 180 Canadian Dollars CorrectIncorrect - Question 11 of 20
11. Question
320 people are travelling in an airplane. 150 of them understand English and 122 others understand French. The rest cannot understand either of these languages. What is the percentage of passengers who can neither understand English nor French?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 12 of 20
12. Question
A goalkeeper plays 95% of a 90-minute football match and then is injured. How many minutes will the substitute goalkeeper play? Extra time is neglected in this question.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 13 of 20
13. Question
34% of people working in a factory with 600 employees are immigrants. Also, 75% of these people (immigrants) are females. What is the number of female immigrants working in the factory?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 14 of 20
14. Question
The price of a new mobile phone was initially $500. The seller increased its price by 10% but since the mobile was not being sold, he decreased the price by 10%. What is the final price of the mobile phone?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Three shopkeepers, A B and C, have purchased the same commodity at the same initial price. Initially they try to sell it at the same price P. Since the commodity is not being sold, the first shopkeeper (A) lowers the price by 20% and then increases it again by 20%. The other shopkeeper (B) does the opposite, i.e. he first increases the price by 20% and then lowers it by 20%. The shopkeeper C doesn’t change the price. At which shop would you buy the commodity after the final price?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 16 of 20
16. Question
The following table shows the calories contained in some fruits
Food Serving Calories Acai 1 oz. (28.35 g) 20 cal Apple 1 apple (182 g) 95 cal Applesauce 1 cup (246 g) 167 cal Apricot 1 apricot (35 g) 17 cal Avocado 1 avocado (200 g) 320 cal Banana 1 banana (125 g) 111 cal Blackberries 1 cup (144 g) 62 cal Blood Oranges 1 serving (140 g) 70 cal Blueberries 1 cup (148 g) 84 cal Given that an adult male needs 2500 calories per day to maintain his actual weight, calculate how many kilograms of avocados must he eat in order to keep his weight if no other foods are available?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Food Serving Calories Acai 1 oz. (28.35 g) 20 cal Apple 1 apple (182 g) 95 cal Applesauce 1 cup (246 g) 167 cal Apricot 1 apricot (35 g) 17 cal Avocado 1 avocado (200 g) 320 cal Banana 1 banana (125 g) 111 cal Blackberries 1 cup (144 g) 62 cal Blood Oranges 1 serving (140 g) 70 cal Blueberries 1 cup (148 g) 84 cal Which of the fruits shown in the table is the least calorific one?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 18 of 20
18. Question
The following table shows some information regarding the familiar status of children in a private school. Answer the questions 15 – 17 based on the data provided by this table.
Children with divorced parents (both parents are supposed to be alive) Children with non-divorced parents Living with the mother Living with the father Both parents are alive Only the mother is alive Only the father is alive 45 17 140 21 22 What is the ratio of students living with only one parent to the total number of school’s students?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 19 of 20
19. Question
The following table shows some information regarding the familiar status of children in a private school. Answer the questions 15 – 17 based on the data provided by this table.
Children with divorced parents (both parents are supposed to be alive) Children with non-divorced parents Living with the mother Living with the father Both parents are alive Only the mother is alive Only the father is alive 45 17 140 21 22 What percentage of students (out of total) have their parents divorced?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 20 of 20
20. Question
The following table shows the National League South travel distances for every team during the next season away matches.
The regulation provides that all teams which travel distances longer than 100 km must be accommodated in local hotels of the hosting city when they have to play away matches. How many teams participating in National League South have to stay in hotels before the greatest part of away matches? Remember that 1 mile = 1.609 km.
CorrectIncorrect
Verbal Reasoning Practice Test Questions
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 20 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 30 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 20 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 20 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Assumptions:
Carl’s Ice Cream Store always gives three scoops of ice cream for their customers per cone.
Every fourth purchase, the store gives the customer a fourth scoop.
Nina buys ice cream for herself and her brother from Carl’s starting every Monday, then continues to buy it on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Conclusion:
Nina gets a four-scoop ice cream from Carl’s every Wednesday.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Which sentence is not punctuated correctly?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Assumptions:
Chris loves to go to the beach
Chris stays at home whenever it rains
Lila usually goes with Chris to the beach.
Conclusion:
Lila stays at home with Chris whenever it rains.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Assumptions:
Jacob frequently goes to a bookstore.
He only buys diaries whenever there’s a sale.
The store has a sale every two months.
Conclusion:
Jacob only buys diaries every two months.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 20
5. Question
Assumptions:
Pete always has coffee with his breakfast
The local cafe serves coffee with every meal but not for takeout
Pete eats breakfast in his office
Conclusion:
Pete does not go to the local cafe for his breakfast.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 20
6. Question
Assumptions:
Richard wakes up late during the weekends.
His job requires him to go to the office early in the morning before his coworkers arrive and they greet each other.
Richard only works on weekdays.
Conclusion:
Richard’s coworkers greet him during the weekdays.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 20
7. Question
Assumptions:
Theodore goes out for a run in the forest every other day
He chooses to run around town other times
He stays at home however whenever it gets too cold.
Conclusion:
Theodore only runs in the morning.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 20
8. Question
Assumptions:
Joy is aiming to be the new manager of the store.
Dan is qualified to be the new manager of the company but doesn’t want to be promoted.
The company only considers promoting those who are qualified to become managers.
Conclusion:
Joy will not be promoted as the new manager.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 20
9. Question
Blackberries are more expensive than strawberries.
Blackberries are less expensive than raspberries.
Raspberries are more expensive than both blackberries and strawberries.
If the first two statements are right, the third statement is?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Mary has six children.
Three children have blue eyes and three of the children have brown eyes.
Half of the children are girls.
If the three statements are true, which of the following statements must also be true?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Which of the following terms best define “Assumption”?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 12 of 20
12. Question
In this sentence, there may be a grammatical error.
If a problem does exist, select the letter that indicates the most effective change. If no problem exists, select choice D.
“I believe that I received a gooder workout from walking than from biking.”
CorrectIncorrect - Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Which of the following is a synonym of “Repercussion”?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Select the sentence that represents the best example of English grammar.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Assumptions:
Rulers are always sold with a free pouch.
Pencils can be sold with rulers.
Crayons cannot be sold with pencils but are allowed to be bought with rulers.Conclusion
You get a free pouch when you buy crayons with pencils and rulers.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 16 of 20
16. Question
You are in a dark room and you only have one match left. There is also a lamp, a candle, and a paper.
What do you light first?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Assumptions
Whenever Diego goes out to town, his dog follows him into his car.
Annie sometimes goes with Diego.
Diego has a car that takes three passengers
Conclusion:
Diego’s dog also likes to follow Annie.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 18 of 20
18. Question
Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Assumptions:
Every bus goes through the freeway to get to the city everyday except Monday, where they take a different route.
Jane works in the city and always takes the bus to work.
Taxis are available 24/7 and can take you anywhere you want to go.
Conclusion
Jane takes a taxi to work every Monday.
If the assumptions are true, then the conclusion is:
CorrectIncorrect - Question 20 of 20
20. Question
You are running in a marathon. You ran by the person who is in second place.
What place are you now in after running by the person in second place?
CorrectIncorrect
Mechanical Comprehension Test Questions
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 20 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 50 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 20 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 20 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 20
1. Question
A blind patient walks through the hallway of a hospital. He finds his way counting the tiles. What direction has he displaced the path followed by the result of vector sum A + B/2 + 2C =?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 20
2. Question
A bar magnet is broken into three parts X, Y and Z. Which diagram shows the poles in X, Y and Z?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Which statement below is CORRECT?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 20
4. Question
What additional mass (in kg) is to be put on the wooden block of 0.3 m3 volume, if it is to be completely immersed in the alcohol as in figure? (ρwood = 600 kg/m3, ρalcohol = 900 kg/m3)
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 20
5. Question
If we pull the rope vertically up by 2 m using the force F (on the right), how far will the load be raised up?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 20
6. Question
What is the mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle system shown in the figure? (Diameter of the axle is 10cm).
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 20
7. Question
A spring has a constant of 1200 N/m. What is the mass of the object hung on the spring if it extends by 10 cm? Take g = 9.81 m/s2. Write the answer at 3 s.f.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 20
8. Question
What is the minimum speed needed to keep a small sphere rotating in the inner part of a glass by diameter of 8 cm? Take g = 9.81 m/s2. Ignore the friction.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 20
9. Question
A 1200 kg car is moving on a curved horizontal road having a radius of curvature of 60 m. The friction coefficient between the road and the car tires is 0.4. What is the maximum speed of the car to avoid sliding away? Write the answer at 3 s.f. (g = 9.81 m/s2).
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 20
10. Question
Which is correct for the names of forces shown in the figure?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Three objects with different weights, 4F, F and 2F respectively, are placed on the ground as shown in the figure. In which case the pressure on the ground is the greatest?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 12 of 20
12. Question
A force has…………
CorrectIncorrect - Question 13 of 20
13. Question
An object at point A moved to point B after that moved point C. What will be the displacement of the object in meters?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Which of the following values represent only scalars?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 15 of 20
15. Question
All people in the figure below have the same weight.
What is the area of the larger piston if the area of the smaller piston is 0.4 m2?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental SI unit?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 17 of 20
17. Question
What is the force needed to lift a 200 N load L as shown in the figure, if the axle diameter d is 8cm and the wheel radius R is 40cm?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 18 of 20
18. Question
A system of 2 meshed gears is shown in the figure. How many times does the driving gear turn if the driven gear turns 24 times?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Two vectors u and v are shown below.
Which statement is true?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 20 of 20
20. Question
The driven gear turns 6 times during a certain period of time. How many times does the driving gear turn during this process?
CorrectIncorrect
Inductive Reasoning Test Questions
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 20 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 50 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 20 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 20 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 20
1. Question
Based on the three examples, what is the next figure in the fourth row?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 20
2. Question
What is the next object to follow this pattern?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Which figure comes next in the following series?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 20
4. Question
Which figure comes next in the following series?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 20
5. Question
Which figure must be placed instead of question mark (?) in the matrices below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 20
6. Question
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 20
7. Question
Which figure must be placed instead of question mark (?) in the matrices below?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 20
8. Question
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 20
9. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 20
10. Question
CorrectIncorrect - Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 12 of 20
12. Question
CorrectIncorrect - Question 13 of 20
13. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 18 of 20
18. Question
Which figure replaces the question mark in the following matrices?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Which figure comes next in the following series?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 20 of 20
20. Question
Which figure comes next in the following series?
CorrectIncorrect
Spatial Awareness Test Questions
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 10 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 20 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 10 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 10 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 10
2. Question
The two figures share a common feature. Which of the figures below the two figures does NOT share this feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 10
3. Question
The two figures share a common feature. One of the answer figures does NOT share the same feature. Which figure does NOT share the common feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 10
4. Question
The two unlabelled figures share a common feature. One of the figures below them does NOT share this same feature. Which figure does NOT share the common feature?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Identify a quality that the two images have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the three suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 10
8. Question
Identify a quality that the two images have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Identify a quality that the two shapes have in common. Select which of the four suggested answers also possesses the quality.
CorrectIncorrect
Situational Judgement Test Questions
Quiz Instructions
This section consists of 10 multiple choice questions – each question to be answered in 150 seconds. Here you will have the option to simulate a real SHL test.
Quiz Summary
0 of 10 questions completed
Questions:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Information
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
Results
Results
0 of 10 questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Categories
- Not categorized 0%
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Answered
- Review
- Question 1 of 10
1. Question
You work as a technician for a communications/information and technology company. After being called to a client’s office with a colleague to do maintenance work on their servers, you get to work with your tools. A few hours later, your coworker comes up to you and asks if he could borrow one of your tools as he had seemed to have forgotten his own.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 2 of 10
2. Question
You have been hired as a clerk for an accounting firm and this is your first full-time job. Although you are eager to learn the ropes, your supervisor is standoffish most of the time and you can’t seem to approach him with how he has a perpetual scowl or frown. Furthermore, he is not afraid to tell you that you are doing something wrong, sometimes in front of other employees, but doesn’t go into detail on what you should do. Although you want to know how to do your tasks properly, you are afraid that he will think that you are not a good worker if you ask him questions.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 3 of 10
3. Question
You work in an office that only has one copy machine. You notice that every time you try to use it, the machine barely has enough paper in it or is completely empty as if no one bothers to refill it. What should you do in this situation?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 4 of 10
4. Question
While working as a clerk for an accounting firm, you noticed that one of your coworkers glances too much on your computer screen, especially when you are tending to your emails, work-related or not. How should you deal with this?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 5 of 10
5. Question
As you’re about to enjoy your lunch so that you can meet up with an important client of yours, a coworker comes up to you and asks you if you could help them as they couldn’t get their computer unit to work for some reason.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 6 of 10
6. Question
A coworker, who is a close friend of yours, recently had a baby and keeps on sending you unsolicited emails containing images and videos of their newborn. Although you don’t mind this as you are happy for them getting a child, you are somewhat getting annoyed with how frequent you’re getting these emails and it sometimes clog up your work-related emails.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 7 of 10
7. Question
You work in an advertisement agency, and each week, you need to discuss new ideas and pitches with the sales team. During one of your meetings, you hear two coworkers in the hallway talking and laughing loudly, distracting many of your coworkers every now and then. What action should you take?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 8 of 10
8. Question
You work in a famous boutique that sells incredibly sought out for makeup with how many celebrities promote and endorse them. While working on your shift, a customer asks you for one of your bestsellers. After checking the catalogue, you see that it is no longer in stock. This causes the customer to get angry, saying that you never have the item in question whenever they visit.
CorrectIncorrect - Question 9 of 10
9. Question
While enjoying a company party, your boss tells a joke that you take some offense to or deems as offensive to you. What should you do?
CorrectIncorrect - Question 10 of 10
10. Question
After experiencing a good year, your company got enough money to relocate to a new building that’s more accessible to all employees when commuting. However, after a few days, you noticed that the cubicle walls are thinner than the one you previously had and thus you can hear everything around you. To make things worse, the office that’s closest your workspace has a manager that keeps his door open and talks loudly when taking or making calls, making it incredibly distracting for you.
CorrectIncorrect
What is the SHL Test?
SHL Talent Measurement Solutions are a part of Gartner’s (formerly CEB) talent management services. Their psychometric tests are used around the world, and in the UK, by employers to evaluate and compare specific abilities in job candidates. SHL solutions cover numerical, verbal and diagrammatic reasoning tests, inductive reasoning tests, personality questionnaires, and motivation questionnaires.
Aptitude tests deployed by SHL are intended to assess an individual’s maximum ability and identify competencies that are important for success in a given role. In many cases, a firm will make use of multiple SHL tests.
How do SHL Tests Work?
SHL tests are widely used by companies around the globe, and specifically within the UK, from a range of industries to identify the optimal ability level of any given applicant. They achieve this by placing the applicant in a high-pressure environment, with many questions to answer and limited time in which to answer them. Employers are then able to see if a candidate is a good fit for the demands of a given job position.
What are the different types of SHL tests?
There are a variety of SHL tests available for employers to administer. Broadly speaking, assessments can be split into two main categories:
Behavioral/Personality: This type of SHL assessment focuses on the individual strengths & weaknesses of a candidate in order to establish how well the candidate fits a given job role as well as their ability to function in given workplace scenarios.
Cognitive/Ability: SHL Cognitive/ability assessment serves as more of an objective measurement of a candidate’s ability. Questions in these SHL assessments provide a quantitative view of the ability level of candidates and compare this ability level to the industry ‘norm’.
Start Preparing for
SHL Exams
for FREE
- Instructional Videos
- FREE Practice Tests
Let’s take a look at the different types of SHL test to get a better understanding of what to expect:
SHL Spatial Awareness Practice Test
The SHL Spatial Awareness Test focuses on a candidate’s spatial reasoning ability. The candidate is presented with questions that point to the differences or similarities between question items. The questions in the SHL test come in two main forms:
Conforming Figure: In this question type, the candidate is required to identify which of the four given answer figures DOES share a common feature with the two given question figures.
Outlying Figure: In this question type, the candidate is required to identify which of the four given answer figures DOES NOT share a common feature with the two given question figures.
SHL Inductive Reasoning Practice Test
The SHL Inductive Reasoning Test focuses on a candidate’s ability to interpret figures. A candidate needs to work out which item comes next in a series of items. These questions generally take one of the following 5 formats:
Inversion Sequences: In this question type, figures in the sequence are being procedurally inverted, this requiring the examinee to identify elements that are being ‘flipped’ throughout the sequence.
Rotation Sequences: In this question type, figures in the sequence are being rotated in some manner, with a couple of secondary changes occurring throughout the items of the sequence.
Positioning Sequences: In this question type, elements of each item shift around, but the overall bearing of the item does not change significantly. Here, it is important to look for individual elements that shift around.
Counting Sequences: In this question type, a given element of the item will either increase or decrease, and there may also be secondary changes made to the image. It’s important to quickly identify the changing count of a certain element, and isolate the change to find the solution.
Size Sequences: As suggested by the name, size sequences involve the changing of the size of the item by some measure, whether it is increasing or decreasing in volume. The trick here is to identify the increment of change and to use this knowledge when approaching the next step.
These types of questions can be a handful to identify and solve within the harsh time limit. Luckily, Prepterminal’s Inductive Reasoning guide offers a methodological approach to identifying and solving such questions in optimal time.
SHL Situational Judgement Practice Test
The SHL Situational Judgement Test is designed to take a close look at a candidate’s personal qualities in a work environment. This SHL test is different from the other types of tests as it is based on personality rather than cognitive ability. Questions in this category deal with how you would react to certain workplace situations. The aim of the test is to find out whether you are a good fit for the company’s culture and ethos.
While this SHL question type is much more of a grey area than the cognitive tests, there is a route to identifying the ‘right’ answers and putting your best foot forward so that the hiring will recognize your personal qualities and select you over other candidates. We cover these techniques and principles in our comprehensive SHL SJT guide.
SHL Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test
The SHL Mechanical Comprehension Test deals with the candidate’s mechanical knowledge and intuition. This SHL exam assesses a candidate’s ability to solve applied problems in four key areas:
Gears: These questions require a candidate to identify the correct direction of rotation of gears which, when adjacent, have opposite tendencies of rotation. The challenge in these questions comes in the requirement to work out the speed of rotation of given gears based on the number of teeth or the radii of the gears in question.
Wheels & Belts: This question type requires a candidate to properly identify the rotation of a given number of wheels that are connected by a belt in different configurations. This can involve belts that are cross-connective and belts that are not.
Pressure: This question type assesses a candidate’s understanding of the mechanical concept of pressure, whether it is solid, liquid, or gas pressure. This question type often requires candidates to identify the correct position of an object required in order to exert the minimum/maximum pressure on the ground, or the pressure exerted by a fluid when an object is immersed in it.
Magnetism: This question type requires candidates to understand the key features of magnetic materials, and how to distinguish between magnetic and non-magnetic material. They must also understand the concept of magnetic poles, as well as electrical fields, and how they are represented using field lines.
The SHL Mechanical Comprehension Test is rather challenging for the unprepared. It is vital that you practice and study for this test to secure success. Prepterminal’s fully-expanded study guides and practice tests are the perfect resources for comprehensive test preparation.
SHL Verbal Reasoning Practice Test
The SHL Verbal Reasoning Test deals with a candidate’s ability to read and understand a passage of text and answer a number of questions based on the test. A candidate must also draw inferences and conclusions solely based on the text. As such, this question type does not necessarily require any pre-existing topical knowledge, but it is highly important to prepare and understand the principles governing these questions.
This question type is usually administered in a TRUE – FALSE – CANNOT SAY format. Where the truth of the statements is based upon the content of the passage of text.
This question type is often considered to be highly difficult as test-takers often struggle to find the subtle inferences included in the text. Prepterminal’s SHL Verbal Reasoning Guide provides comprehensive preparation for this challenging question format.
SHL Numerical Reasoning Practice Test
The SHL Numerical Reasoning Test is a highly challenging mathematical assessment, delivered at different levels depending on the job role being applied for. Questions of this type cover the following topics:
1/2/3/4 Operations: This question type covers a candidate’s ability to deal with equations covering multiple operation types. The most complex variants of this question type involve all four operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, in a single equation.
Rates & Proportion: This question type deals with a candidate’s ability to deal with problems concerning particular relationships between two variables or values. This type of question will often involve calculation involving values increasing or decreasing by a multiplier that is present in another value, requiring the candidates to extrapolate the multiplier from an existing value and apply it to another value.
Ratio: Ratio questions involve comparing amounts of a given item, usually written using a colon notation. In this question type, it can be a challenge to quickly find the answer, so it is important to prepare and learn how to efficiently identify ratios without the need to manually count every single item in question.
Tables: Questions on tables require candidates to calculate certain values using the data presented in table format. This question type will almost always draw on concepts covered in other parts of the SHL Numerical Reasoning Test, such as 1/2/3/4 operations or ratios. In this sense, tables might be considered as an alternative format for the other question types.
Currency Exchange: Currency exchange questions are not dissimilar to ratio questions. This question type requires candidates to identify the value of an amount of money when converted to another currency, based on the exchange rate given in the question. While these questions can be solved through easy methods, these methods are unacceptably slow, so it is vital that you learn the proper methodology and a quick solution.
Percentages: Percentage questions assess a candidate’s ability to deal with calculation in a percentage format. These questions can be seen as a kind of division, based on the notion that a percentage is a portion of 100. For these questions, it is important to understand the concepts at play on a deep level so that you can effectively answer questions within the restrictive time limit.
It has been observed that numerical reasoning is often found to be the most intimidating of the SHL test types, as it is not uncommon for most people to feel overwhelmed by mathematical questions.
Prepterminal’s SHL Numerical Reasoning Test prep course will help you dispel the mystery surrounding these challenging mathematical processes and help you overcome this challenging hurdle.
Start Preparing for
SHL Exams
for FREE
- Instructional Videos
- FREE Practice Tests
How Does Your SHL Score Influence Your Career?
The purpose of an SHL test is to put candidates under pressure so that an employer can identify a candidate’s maximum level of performance. They then compare this level of performance to an identified norm group for the candidate’s given industry and job level. A cut-off point is used relative to this norm group.
This means that the candidate can only proceed to the next stage of screening if they have achieved a certain score. These parameters are easily interpreted as they are delivered in the form of percentile rankings, which are then categorized into grades from A-E:
Grade | Meaning | Percentile |
---|---|---|
A | Well Above Average | 99-92 |
B | Above Average | 90-73 |
C | Average | 69-31 |
D | Below Average | 27-10 |
E | Well Below Average | 8-1 |
Candidates seeking to continue to the next stage of screening should aim for a grade B or above in their SHL practice tests, and SHL assessments. Below that grade, an individual falls into the realm of mediocrity or worse.
Why Prepare for Your SHL Test?
SHL practice tests and SHL assessments are designed to challenge the test-taker. They are designed to trip-up examinees at any opportunity. This is achieved through a number of means, such as presenting behavioral questions to which the ideal response is highly unclear or subjective. Or, by placing a number of confusing elements in cognitive questions to slow down the test-taker.
Candidates frequently report that the topics covered in their SHL assessment often catch them unprepared due to lack of practice. They also relay that they were ‘rusty’ when it came to certain areas of knowledge. It isn’t enough to vaguely remember a concept and improvise when under such strict time restrictions.
Improve your SHL Score with our Intelligent Learning System
The SHL is a challenging test, and it’s natural to feel a degree of anxiety when facing it. Not only do you need to pass – but you also need to achieve a score that will set you apart from your peers and put you above your profession’s norm group.
In order to provide candidates with the very best SHL preparation material, we have worked in collaboration with industry experts and former examiners to build a course with one key goal in mind: to improve your SHL score.
Our course condenses years of testing expertise into an easy-to-digest course that will teach you the quickest solutions to the challenging questions found on the SHL test, and the intuition you need to think on your feet and adapt to a wide variety of question types. The curriculum of this course features written guides, video guides, module quizzes, and full practice tests with elaborated explanations, to help you fully understand the content of the real thing and approach exam day with confidence.
*Note: SHL and other trademarks are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of the trademark holders are affiliated with PrepTerminal or this website.
SHL Assessment Tests: Free Practice Tests, Q&A with Explanations (2021)
Last updated 02/2021
Rapid SHL Course
Prices are in USD. Limited Time Offer
- Lifetime access
- 6 Full-length mathematical guides
- 4 Full-length mechanical guides
- 4 Full-length verbal reasoning guides
- 3 Full-length inductive/deductive guides
- In-depth SHL Personality Test Review
- 8 Full-length practice SHL tests
- Suitable for all applicants required to take mechanical, numerical, verbal, inductive/deductive and personality SHL tests