Full Description
Increasing numbers of employers are using verbal reasoning tests, which check understanding and use of written English, as part of their recruitment procedures. Lack of word power can stand in the way of you getting a job, gaining promotion or being offered training. Candidates who are familiar with testing and have practised answering the type of questions set, within a fixed time limit, stand a much better chance of success. This new edition will help readers to understand how these tests are set and marked, and gives guidance on preparation for them. It also provides new practice material, with the answers, and information on the following: Why do employers use such tests? How are the tests scored? How can scores be improved? Based on extensive research carried out by the authors, as part of their work preparing candidates for the uniformed services and the Civil Service entrance examinations, this book will prove invaluable to all job applicants.
Contents
Part 1 A Brief Guide to Tests: What are tests?; Why do employers use tests?; How can tests help you?; Do tests discriminate?; What are practice tests?; What types of practice tests are available?; What skills are being tested in different types of test?; Which version of English is assessed in verbal reasoning tests?; How important is it to do well on selection tests? Part 2 How to Prepare for Tests: Can practice tests make a difference?; How to perform to the best of your ability on tests; How to use the practice tests; What do your practice-test scores mean?; How to make use of feedback from practice tests; Other things you can do to improve your verbal reasoning skills. Part 3 Taking Real Tests: What to do when taking real tests; How to record your answers. Part 4 - Part 9 Tests and Answers.
