Aptitude Test
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Aptitude tests assess IQ, verbal
reasoning, logic, mathematical skill
and an applicant's personality type.
The outcome of an aptitude test
demonstrates how an applicant
performs in different tasks and
reacts to different situations.
Aptitude Test
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A career aptitude test is deliberately
designed with the intention of
ascertaining an individual's skills
which are fundamentally required
for a particular job or work. This is
often in terms of mental alertness,
handling pressure, insight, and the
capability to manage the stress on
the job.
Testing Procedure:
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Testing is an integral part of the process.
Test or an examination is an assessment
administered on paper intended to
measure the students’ knowledge, skills
and aptitudes. Now a day these tests are
administered through online pattern with
free of cost. Some companies are having
their own test pattern with the intranet
mode of test.
Uses of aptitude test
results
Teaching
 Administration
 Guidance
 Job selection
Advantages of aptitude test
 To the Interviewer
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The interviewer does not need to use any
other method to screen applicants
To the Interviewer
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It saves valuable time.
The tests are difficult to cheat and,
therefore, it is reliable.
If there is more than one open
position for the same job, the test can
be cost-effectively reused.
interviewer can determine the right
applicant for the job.
To the Applicant
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An applicant could feel less pressure
Tests are available online , so
applicant to become familiar with the
types of questions and methods of
answers.
The verbal tests allow the applicant to
practice reading carefully to find the
obvious answer
To the Administrators/
employers:
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It is an excellent predictors of future
scholastic achievement.
They provide ways of comparing a
student’s performance with that of other
student in the same field.
They provide a profile of strengths and
weaknesses.
They assess differences among
individuals.
Types / Components of aptitude
test
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Verbal - measures critical verbal reasoning important is sales/ marketing.
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Numerical - this is specifically significant in
banking, insurance and related fields.
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Clerical - this tests measures the ability of the
candidate to notice mistakes. The tests are designed
to measure speed and accuracy as well as 'the eye
for it' in identifying mistakes.
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Sensory - this test is for people where
coordination of color, sound and visual acuity is
important - such as textiles, interior decoration,
automobile industry, etc
Types of aptitude test
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Spatial ability -
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Mechanical ability
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Diagrammatic dexterity - this implies testing
these types of tests is generally
for those who choose a career in space such as
astronauts or related careers.
- these tests are designed
to gauge how astute and fast the candidate can
interpret and solve problems related to mechanical
faults; engineers are usually game for the mechanical
ability tests.
of logical reasoning using pictures and diagrams
instead of text or numbers.
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Educational
Purposes:
Scholastic
Assessment Test and the Differential Aptitude Test
NUMERICAL ABILITY TESTS
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Ability tests.
Basic number work
Average
Percentage
Square and cubic roots
Simple interest
Compound interest
Time and work
Time and distance
Simple puzzles
Direction test
Mixtures and allegation
Ratio
MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
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The questions are normally in the form of
Letters, Words, Patterns, Pictures, Any
other material suitable for the purpose.
Points to be remember
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Before solve the problem understand
carefully what is the requirement of the
test.
Time is extremely limited
Accuracy is another which contributes for
high marks
Types of mental ability test
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VERBAL:
 Analogy Test:
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There are some kinds of analogy tests, such as A
part may be compared to the whole, Family
relations, Time, Synonyms, Antonyms etc,.
Ex. MANSION: RICH:: HUT:POOR
Series Test:
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There are two types of series test - number series
and alphabet series.
Rules for number series
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Each number may be in multiple order
Number may be added or deducted to get the second
one
The number may be divided to get the next number
The square root of the numbers may be taken to get
the next number
Sometimes odd or even numbers are followed
Sometimes, something is added to get the next
number and subtracted or divided or multiplied to
get the next one
Sometimes odd numbers is squared the other
multiplied thrice, fourth multiplied four times etc,
and then something is added or subtracted
Types of mental ability test
Same Class (odd) test
Some words are given in such a way that one
does not belong to that group is called an
odd word; Select this odd number/word as a
answer.
Ex: Carpenter, blacksmith, goldsmith, sailor,
tailor - Four skill based job, Odd word
sailor.
Types of mental ability test
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NON VERBAL
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Logical Venn Diagrams:
 Certain groups of items are illustrated with
geometrical figures like circle, square and
triangle etc
 Separate figures represent disjoint sets,
 Overlapping figures represent interesting sets
 Relate certain groups of the items with the given
diagram
 Mark the correct answer amongst the alternative
given.
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Deductive Reasoning:
Ex: Sitting arrangement in circular draw circle; Ram
left to Mohan – Circle put dot ‘M’ left ‘R’,
Remember yours left is Mohan left too
Blood relation test
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT TESTS
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popular tools is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire
designed to measure psychological preferences in
how people perceive the world and make decisions.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
TESTS:
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Test of synonyms
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT TESTS
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Test of Antonyms
Cloze test
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Cloze test is primarily meant to test a candidate’s
knowledge of comprehension with regard to grammar
usage and vocabulary
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Spotting Errors
Sentence completion
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TIPS FOR SURE SUCCESS IN APTITUDE TESTS
Before starting your test
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Have an overview of the test Booklet
This will give you an idea about what you are
required to answer and on finding certain familiar
questions, you will gain confidence and fear is
eliminated
TIPS FOR SURE SUCCESS IN
APTITUDE TESTS
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Budget your composite Time
Attempt easy question first
Do not spend anytime on hard questions
Speed is the important factor
Save fractions of seconds
Cover all sections of the test
Towards the end of the test
 Check unanswered questions
 Make quick guesses how to answer
the ‘probably true’
 Check any double answers