The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book

Mike Bryon runs a recruitment consultancy in London, and is a recognized expert in psychometrics and training solutions. He is also the compiling editor of The Times Testing CD ROMs, and the author of many titles including How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests, How to Pass Advanced Numeracy Tests, How to Pass the Civil Service Qualifying Tests and co-author of the best-selling How to Pass Selection Tests, all published by Kogan Page.

1Psychometric tests: what are they? What to expect on the day 2How to pass psychometric tests and how to use this book The value of practice; Get test wise; How much and what kind of practice; Undertake two sorts of practice; Set yourself a personal challenge; The winning mindset; What to do if you fail 3Verbal reasoning Word-link Word link -- synonyms Word link -- opposites Find the new word Word swap Sentence sequencing Best word(s) to complete a sentence English usage Identify the correct sentence or word(s) Read a passage and evaluate a statement 4Numerical reasoning The key operations Sequencing Number problems 5Personality questionnaires Your approach to decision making Communicating with others Your approach to planning Managing people and resources Motivating yourself and others Features of your ideal role Your attitude towards risk The secret of your success Appropriate responses in work Chapter 6: Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests Non-verbal reasoning Find the shape that completes the series Completing the series in columns and rows Mechanical comprehension IQ tests Chapter 7: Answers and explanations Verbal reasoning Numerical reasoning Personality questionnaires Non-verbal reasoning, mechanical comprehension and IQ tests