HOW TO PASS NUMERICAL REASONING TESTS
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PREPARATION, PRACTICE, AND PERSEVERANCE!
Amidst the education system, children will have to partake in several assessments in which to monitor their progress.
Here at How2become, we believe the three KEY things to remember in regards to SATs and examinations is Preparation, Practice, and Perseverance!
By preparing for every eventuality in which you will encounter, will allow you to be confident enough to tackle these assessments head on; the only way this can be achieved is through practice and persevering!
The more practice you encounter, the better you will score! Persevering through practice papers and sample questions will guarantee to improve your knowledge and ability, and, therefore, will prepare you for your assessment!
NUMERICAL REASONING TOP TIPS
TOP TIP 1
Before you attend the test you need to find out whether or not you will be permitted to use a calculator.
- If you are not permitted to use a calculator then the chances are the numerical test questions will be of general basic standard such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- When practising under these restrictions you should not use a calculator. However, the vast majority of test administrators will permit you to write down your workings out during the test.
- If this is the case remember to keep your workings out neat and tidy as some assessors will check over these to see what calculations you have been using to reach your answers.
If it transpires that you are permitted to use a calculator during the real test you should first of all ask whether it is permissible for you to take in your own calculator. If this is the case you need to be fully conversant with how your calculator functions. We have been aware that some people have attended a numerical reasoning test with their own calculator but they struggle to understand how it works.
TOP TIP 2
Many numerical reasoning tests will be of multiple-choice in nature, just like the sample questions we provided you above.
If this is the case you should try as much as possible to avoid wild guessing. More and more test administrators are now deducting marks for incorrect answers so please be careful of this, especially when you are running out of time.
TOP TIP 3
The final tip is in relation to completing the test that you are sitting. It is a common misconception that you MUST complete or finish the numerical reasoning test.
Unless instructed otherwise you should work quickly and accurately through the test questions. However, if you notice that you are running out of time, do not panic. The vast majority of numerical reasoning tests are design not to be finished. The key here is to not sacrifice speed for accuracy.
PASS YOUR NUMERICAL REASONING TEST
- Lots of sample numerical reasoning tests.
- Charts, graphs, percentages and fractions.
- Comprehensive explanations to the questions to help you prepare effectively.
- Tips to assist the reader improve his/her performance when undertaking numerical tests.
- Questions created by an expert in this field.
- Mock tests to assess your progress.
- Created and written by a Master’s Degree Qualified Mathematician.
- Lots of sample test questions and answers of varying degrees of ability.
Sample Numerical Reasoning Questions
To help you get a better understanding of numerical reasoning questions, let’s take a quick look at a few sample questions.
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Numerical Reasoning Practice Questions
BASIC - QUESTION 1
Simplify 5w − 5x − 4w − 2x
BASIC - QUESTION 2
A farmer has 630 eggs. They are to be placed in egg trays. Each tray can hold 36 eggs. How many trays will be needed to hold all of the eggs?
INTERMEDIATE - QUESTION 3
A square field, S, has an area greater than 6400m2. Its length is increased by 31m and its width is also increased by 35m to give a rectangular field, R. Which one out of the following is true?
A. Area S > area R and perimeter S > perimeter R
B. Area S = area R and perimeter S = perimeter R
C. Area S < area R and perimeter S < perimeter R
D. Area S < area R and perimeter S > perimeter R
E. Area S > area R and perimeter S = perimeter R
INTERMEDIATE - QUESTION 4
A bank pays 6.8% compound interest per year on an investment of £7,000.
What is the value of the investment after two years to 2 decimal places?
ADVANCED - QUESTION 5
Find the centre and the radius of the following circle:
(x – 2)2 + (y – 4)² = 25
ADVANCED - QUESTION 6
Work out the inverse function to f(x):
f(x) = 8 − 14x
ANSWERS
BASIC - QUESTION 1
1w – 7x
INTERMEDIATE - QUESTION 3
C. Area S < area R and perimeter S < perimeter R
INTERMEDIATE - QUESTION 4
£7,984.37
ADVANCED - QUESTION 5
Centre of the circle = (2, 4) and the radius = 5
ADVANCED - QUESTION 6
8−x
14
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