How Our Practice Mirrors the Format
Each task includes a brief introduction and progressively challenging questions. You can enable timing with a 4-second target per question to simulate test conditions.
Improving Over Time
Use the built-in results dashboard to track accuracy, average time, false positives/negatives, and more. Repeat practice to build both speed and confidence.
Detailed Test Components
Reasoning
Compares two names using a trait (e.g., taller/shorter, stronger/weaker). Statements may include negation ("not"), which flips the implied order. Questions often invert polarity (asking for "more" vs "less"). Mastery comes from quickly parsing the pattern A is (not) [trait-er] than B and answering without mentally simulating every possibility.
- Goal: Identify who has more/less of a trait based on the statement.
- Tip: Handle negation first, then apply the question’s comparator.
- Example: “Tom is not stronger than Bill.” Who is stronger? → Bill.
Perceptual Speed
Presents four pairs of letters. Count how many pairs match (case-insensitive) and select 0–4 accordingly. Emphasis is on rapid, consistent scanning from left to right without backtracking.
- Goal: Count matching pairs accurately and fast.
- Tip: Tally out loud in your head (“one…two…”) and avoid re-checking.
- Pitfall: Confusing similar shapes like I/L—train your eye to pause briefly on those.
Number Speed & Accuracy
Shows three numbers. The correct answer is the endpoint furthest from the middle number. You do not need to sort all three—just compare distances to the middle.
- Goal: Select the number furthest from the middle value.
- Tip: Compute |L−M| vs |R−M| mentally; pick the larger distance.
- Aid: Enable the arithmetic number line to visualize distances instantly.
Word Meaning
Displays three words; two usually share a semantic category and one is unrelated. Identify the odd one out by grouping the two that naturally belong together.
- Goal: Find the word that does not belong to the category implied by the other two.
- Tip: Focus on meaning, not spelling length or part of speech.
- Practice: Build familiarity with common categories (colors, animals, furniture, etc.).
Spatial Visualization
Compares symbol pairs that may be rotated and/or mirrored. Determine whether top and bottom match when accounting for transformations.
- Goal: Decide if pairs match after applying rotation/mirroring.
- Tip: Normalize the top at 0°, then mentally rotate the bottom in 90° steps and check mirror state.
- Aid: Use one-click 90° rotations and flips, then reset—get immediate visual confirmation instead of mentally simulating.