Numerical reasoning test: free practice

A numerical reasoning test gives you a table or a chart and asks you to work something out from it: a percentage change, a total, an average, a ratio or a conversion. It checks that you can pick the right figures and use them, not advanced maths.

Practice test

Numerical reasoning

10 questions · about 12 min · no time limit

Quick test

A fresh set of questions every time.

Use only the figures you’re given. Pick the one answer that’s right. Have a calculator and some rough paper ready.

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Numbered tests

The same questions each time, so a retake shows your progress. They get harder as they go.

  1. 1Easy
  2. 2Easy
  3. 3Easy
  4. 4Easy
  5. 5Easy
  6. 6Easy
  7. 7Standard
  8. 8Standard
  9. 9Standard
  10. 10Standard
  11. 11Standard
  12. 12Standard
  13. 13Standard
  14. 14Standard
  15. 15Hard
  16. 16Hard
  17. 17Hard
  18. 18Hard
  19. 19Hard
  20. 20Hard

Tips for the real one

  • Before you calculate, check the units: thousands, millions, pounds or euros.
  • Percentage change is the difference divided by the starting figure, not the end one.
  • Wrong options are often the answer you’d get from a common slip, so a match isn’t proof. Check the question again.

Who uses them

Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Unilever and Aviva all say on their own pages that their application process includes one. Real ones are usually longer, and many are timed. The firm’s invite tells you which test it uses, and how long you get.

These questions are Apprenza’s own, written in the same style. They aren’t any employer’s or test provider’s real questions.

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