Verbal aptitude
Tests making up the verbal aptitude, and their description:
Test Description
- Vocabulary Evaluates the capacity to operate with word meanings, in order to
establish their level of semantics.
Consists of two tests:
First test (synonyms)- Includes 15 items
- Timing 2 minutes
Second test (antonyms) - Includes 15 items
- Timing 2 minutes
- Syntax Evaluates the ability to build sentences and phrases.
Consists of three subscales:
First subscale – sentence completion- Includes 10 items
- Timing 2 minutes
Second subscale – identifying errors - Includes 10 items
- Timing 2 minutes
Third subscale – rephrasing - Includes 10 items
- Timing 2 minutes
- Text
understanding
Evaluates the capacity to derive the adequate meaning of a written text
and make inferences from the text.
- Includes three successive texts of increasing difficulty, the task is
to answer 22 questions about their contents - Timing 12 minutes
Numerical aptitude
Tests making up the numerical aptitude, and their description:
Tests Description
- Mathematical
calculus
Evaluates the capacity to rapidly and accurately do simple mathematical
calculus by using the four arithmetical operations: addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division.
- Includes a set of 15 simple mathematical exercises with natural
numbers - Timing 5 minutes
- Mathematical
reasoning
Evaluates the capacity to reason on the basis of numeric series.
- Includes 20 ordered series
- Timing 10 minutes