The Advanced Numeracy Test Workbook - Mike Bryon [48]
Tests 6 and 7: Advanced numeracy
A score above 40
If you face one of the higher-level psychometric tests such as GMAT or Fast Stream, this is the only category of score that you should be content with. To excel in these tests you must be able to demonstrate speed, accuracy, confidence and familiarity with all these principle operations and your score suggests that you have done exactly this, so well done!
A score of 30 or above
You did well but you can do better so don’t settle until you have achieved an even better score. Keep improving your mental arithmetic, continue revising the fundamental sequences, then you can recognize, without doing the calculation, the correct answers to many questions. Make sure that you are confident in the operation of all the key operations. Practise to maintain your focus and to develop a test technique then ensure that you attempt every question in the time allowed. Remember that to do well in these tests you have to try really hard and attend on the day fully prepared.
A score below 30
Go over your answers identifying each type of question that you got wrong. Use the explanation provided to better understand the demands of the question. Seek out further examples of these questions and practise at them until you master them. Don’t give up; just keep practising at getting right these key operations and building up your speed and confidence.
Tests 8 and 9: Data interpretation
A score above 25
If you face one of the higher-level psychometric tests such as the SHL Graduate Battery or the ABLE Financial Assessment, this is the only category of score that you should be content with. To excel in these tests you must be able to demonstrate speed, accuracy, confidence and familiarity with all these principle operations and your score suggests that you have done exactly this, so well done!
A score of 20 or above
You did well but you can do better so don’t settle until you have achieved an even better score. Keep improving your mental arithmetic and continue revising the fundamental sequences, then you can recognize, without doing the calculation, the correct answer to many questions. Make sure that you are confident in the operation of all the key operations. Practise to maintain your focus and to develop a test technique then ensure that you attempt every question in the time allowed. Remember that to do well in these tests you have to try really hard and attend on the day fully prepared.
A score below 20
Go over your answers identifying each type of question that you got wrong. Use the explanation provided to better understand the demands of the question. Seek out further examples of these questions and practise them until you master them. Don’t give up; just keep practising at getting right these key operations and building up your speed and confidence.