Aptitude Test Format I

Aptitude tests are designed to measure your intellectual capabilities for thinking and reasoning, particularly your logical and analytical reasoning abilities. They aim to assess your abilities to use specific job-related skills and to predict subsequent job performance. The most commonly used tests assess verbal and numerical logical reasoning skills; other types of test will also assess your diagrammatic reasoning skills.

Below are a range of practice aptitude/ability test sites for you to try out, either in preparation for the real thing or just to find out more about yourself and your abilities.

ASE-solutions.co.uk - access ‘Graduate and Managerial Assessment’ for practice aptitude tests.

Shldirect.com - practice aptitude tests from one of the UK’s largest test publishers.

Morrisby - examples of ability tests found in the Morrisby Profile tests.

Graduate Management Admission Council - for graduates interested in applying for MBA courses.

Educational Testing Service - gives access to practice questions for GMAT, GRE and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Saville Consulting Aptitude Assessments - advice on preparing for aptitude assessments.

Saville Consulting Wave Professional Styles - questionnaire measuring motivation, talent and preferred culture.

ACCESS BANK
The test is made up of two papers, 50 questions each and you are expected to make at least 50% in each (25marks). Its a combination of Maths, English, Critical Reasoning and a little bit of Current Affairs (States and Capital).

BANK PHB
I think the test is administered by Leading Edge Consult and it is basically a combination test comprising about 70 questions on different test areas: Verbal, Synonyms, Antonyms, Word analogies, Basic arithmetic, Shape comparisons, Mirror images of wall clocks & other stuffs. There are no options in many of the questions. I think the time is 50 mins or 1hr.I can’t remember exactly.
Bank Phb test is very difficult. The good thing about it is that cut off mark is as low as 30%.

CITIBANK
The test is a booklet in 3 sections. A, B ,C , Maths (mostly Tough Fractions),Like 2/3 + 4/7 all over 7/8 - 5/7 = 5/4 -6/5 then Logic like these vivid ones:
1. A gave hand shake to B; and B gave hand shake to C. A gave hand shake to C ( True or False)
2. If ” degg is boobo and tarra is kiki, is kiki boobo?
Then Comprehension, Word and Opposite /nearest in meaning,
My advice: You must be good in Maths, Logic and must be very very FAST, Its a tough test I must let you know, so Practice like MAD!!!!

DIAMOND BANK
Diamond test lasts for 1hr

It comprises 3 parts:
Part I
Simple Maths (1-10)
Chart/Graph Interpretation/Analysis (11-15)

Part II
English (1-10), e.g White:Black, Up: ?
Sentence completion/Appropriate fill in (11-15)

Part III
Critical/Logic Reasoning (1-10)
Series/Sequence (11-15)

Time is defintely short. There’s no -ve marking, read the instructions carefully, SCORE HIGH (because I think there cut-off is high)
Be careful to listen to the interview tips, immediately after the test (Very Important)

ECOBANK
Ecobank test is really tough and challenging. You really need to prepare very well because it’s interpretation of graph throughout. It’s like CAMBRIDGE EXAM. Anyway, people still pass it and you just have to prepare very well. Nothing is difficult if one prepares very well.

EQUITORIAL TRUST BANK
They are SAT related questions,the maths is the most difficult and time wasting because they are logical reasonings: For the English we have Comprehension, Sentence Correction, Verbal Reasoning. You have 30mins for the English of 40 questions and 30mins for the Maths, 30 questions.

The test format is numerical reasoning, graphical interpretation,then verbal reasoning.
just go to www.shl.com

FCMB
Their test is purely shapes, series i.e. 2, 4, –, 10 you understand what I mean? And GMAT English. The limiting factor is time constraint, you need to be fast but do not guess as there is negative marking. You have to compare symbols and choose which is the opposite of the original from options given.
I think its called quantitative aptitude.