hi everybody my name is Richard and in
this video I'm going to cover graduates
aptitude tests so if you're required to
want to take any kind of graduate test
or psychometric assessment for a job
application or interview then you're
gonna find this video extremely useful
please watch it from beginning to end
make sure you take notes and there are
also a number of questions for you to
try as I progressed as I progress
through this video so we're gonna cover
tutorials questions and sample answers
to help you pass your graduate or
psychometric aptitude tests okay let's
get straight into it a little bit of
background about the different kind of
tests that inform part or comprised of
graduates aptitude tests you are more
likely to be asked questions relative to
numerical reasoning verbal comprehension
mechanical reasoning critical reasoning
inductive reasoning abstract reasoning
and also spatial reasoning now there's
lots of different tests that can form
and encompass graduate aptitude tests
I'm going to cover the majority of these
in this video as well what I'd like to
do is just also explain how these tests
are likely to be presented well you will
more often than not have to carry out
graduate aptitude tests under timed
conditions and they will also usually be
multiple-choice in nature which does
make it slightly easier for you so if I
just quickly show you this sample
question here very basic one question
number to calculate six point four seven
minus three point two nine you will be
presented with either four or five
options to choose from now some of them
will be extremely similar like for
example a B and E are similar and this
is designed so that it means that you
can't wild guess and also whilst on
guessing some people feel that if
they're running out of time and let's
say they've got five questions left to
answer but they can't complete them
fully than they will guess this in my
opinion is a bad move because some
employers and testing centers will
deduct marks for incorrect answers and
tests are really difficult to complete
under time conditions with the time that
you've got left so speed and accuracy
are just as important as each other so
the answer there for question two would
be three point one eight very similar to
the option B and a as well okay also
another really important tip for you
guys is to calculate how long on average
you have to answer each question and
what I mean by that is that you can
generally find out prior to the graduate
aptitude test how long the test is and
how many questions you have to undertake
and so for example if there are thirty
questions in total in the test and you
have twenty minutes to complete the test
if you do a quick calculation and you
turn minutes into seconds and then
divide it by the number of questions
that will tell you how long in seconds
you've got per question so if that's the
case there with 30 questions you have
got on average 40 seconds to tackle each
question which is not that very long so
when you're practicing graduate aptitude
test before you go on to the real exam
my advice is to spend no longer than 40
seconds on each question now the sample
questions that I'm gonna give you today
actually only give you 12 seconds so
you're under quite a lot of pressure but
I think it's better to work in that way
because then when you go along to a real
test you might have more time to
complete it okay let's have a look at a
number of sample questions I've got
quite a few to work through with you and
your findings really useful for graduate
aptitude test and also like I said I'm
gonna give you guys some to work for
yourself so below is a diagram of a cube
you have to work out his volume in cubic
centimeters okay not centimeter squared
but cubic centimeters and the way to
work this out for volume is length x
width x height so what we have to do is
point nine x point nine by point nine
and the answer will be 0.73 cubic
centimeters okay really basic really
simple and whilst on this you're not
likely to be able to do this in your
head you will more often than not with
graduate tests be allowed to use a
calculator but obviously the important
today is to make sure you know how to
use one so I'm going to give you guys a
sample question have a go
this one below is a diagram of the cube
workout it's volume in cubic cubic
meters please put your answer in the
comment section below for marking so
three by three by three you've got 12
seconds to answer that question
and you should have been able to work
that out in your head without the use of
a computer
okay sample question number three how
many different numbers can be made from
these four playing cards so you've got
four nine three and one and we have to
work out how many different numbers can
be made from these four playing cards
now the way to tackle this question
quickly is to work out how many numbers
can be made with one of them starting
for example the four first so you can
make those six numbers only from the
number four starting at the beginning so
you'll see that I'll quickly work out
how many I can do there which is six and
then all I have to do is multiply that
by four to get my answer so because
there are four playing cards simply
multiply six by four to reach your
answer because it's pointless standing
there and working out how many begin
with nine how many can begin with three
and how many begin with one because we
already know the number of variations so
the answer therefore would be 24 okay
what I want you guys to do is I would go
this one again put your answer in the
comment section below for marking sample
question four how many different numbers
can be made from these three playing
cards you've got 12 seconds to work that
out
and moving on to question number five
okay this question is very similar to
the kind you would get asked during
graduate aptitude test sample question
five a function is represented by the
following machine so we have an input
and then it's multiplied by eight so the
input whatever it is multiplied by eight
plus eight and that gives you the output
and he says there if the output is 64
what is the input so that's the input
there we need to find out the number
that goes there to complete the sequence
well we already know that the answer is
64 so it's something multiplied by eight
plus eight equals 64 so the way to work
this out and I'm going to get you guys
to do this in a second is work it out
turn it on its head turn it around so
start with the sixty-four instead of the
plus eight do minus eight and then
instead of multiplied by 8 divided by 8
and that will give your input which is 7
so 7 multiplied by 8 plus 8 equals 64 ok
relatively straightforward if you know
this process and you can answer these
questions really quickly so sample
question number 6 same type of question
but with different numbers a function is
represented by the following machine a
number is put into the machine which is
the input now the output of this is 71
what is the number the input that's put
into the machine you've got 12 seconds
to work this out
not long off you go
okay hopefully you've managed to work
that one out moving on now to sample
question seven which is a form of
abstract reasoning so it says here
complete the pair look at how the figure
changes from box 1 to box 2 and then
apply the same changes in order to find
the missing box so we're trying to find
out what goes there and we're having to
use the top two squares or boxes to work
out some kind of sequence will change
and then apply it to the bottom one and
then we have the options below multiple
choice a B C or D is the answer so if we
look at the top two we can see that each
of the four shaded parts moves inwards
one place once it gets to the center it
then goes directly back out to the top
so looking at the options below the only
answer it can be is a and if I was under
time conditions I would directly
eliminate C D and B because they have
different shaded options you can see
there the second central circle is
entirely different to anything else that
presented therefore the only answer can
be a okay question number 8 this is a
different kind of spatial reasoning and
abstract reasoning question so we have
to work out which of the cubes can be
made from the cube net so this is the
cube net and we're looking down on this
from above it's laying flat on the floor
and then we have to work out which three
D one is constructed from this net when
it's put together and there's only one
answer now the way that I recommend you
calculate these out and I'm going to get
you guys to have a go at this in a
second is to use a process of
elimination to tackle this type of
question so if I look at a I can tell
straight away that it is not the correct
answer because if we look at that circle
there at the top in the middle of the
net you can see that that goes there but
next to it here are these two are these
two parts of the net is that one there
on the right and that one there on the
left therefore they can't sit next to
each other there they would have to go
on the alternate side of that circle
therefore a is not correct B is also not
correct because if we look that
circle there again is at the top this
one here this small moon shape actually
when this is created would sit on the
alternate side of that one so it's
definitely not be the same applies for D
that is not the correct answer so the
only one it can be is in fact C C is the
correct answer to number 8 question
number 9 this is for you guys to have a
go work out which of the cubes can be
made from the net this is a tricky one
please once you've got the answer put it
in the comment section below for
marketing and you've only got 12 seconds
to work this out off you go
hopefully managed to find that out the
correct answer question number 10 which
figure completes the sequence pattern
again a similar kind of nonverbal
reasoning question or abstract reasoning
so this is relatively straightforward
because each shape across the top moves
anti-clockwise 90 degrees each time and
shifts from a circle to the six-sided
shape so you can see there you have the
circle and then the shape moves round 90
degrees anti-clockwise that's a
six-sided shape
therefore if it continues 90 degrees
anti-clockwise we are looking for a
shape there so straight away we can
eliminate B we can also eliminate e move
around again not 90 degrees it goes to
six-sided shape and also the circle well
the answer can only be a because they
are alternating so we are looking for a
circle there in that position and that's
the only one therefore the answer to
question 10 is a moving on question 11
this is for you guys to try which figure
is the odd one out from a b c d or e
please put your answer in the comment
section below for marking this is quite
a tough question but I'm gonna give you
a clue the clue is in the direction of
the arrow so you got 12 seconds to
answer question 11 off you go
moving on to question 12 which figure
completes the sequence pattern okay so
you've got these five across the top
we're looking from a B C D or E which
one goes here this is quite a tricky one
but if you look for a sequences in where
the dots move you should be able to
answer this so again give this graduate
aptitude test question a go you've got
12 seconds to answer question 12
okay brilliant question number 13 now
this is a kind of non sorry of verbal
comprehension test and you're given a
massive text now the reason why I wanted
to put this kind of question up is to
show you how confusing it is the
important thing here is to read first of
all the title of the script so this says
the importance of health and safety in
the workplace don't bother reading all
of the text it will take you too long
what you should do to answer this is
look at the question and then search for
information within the text based on the
question so it jumps out to you so it
says here an employer must ensure all
floor surfaces are non-slip in order to
prevent slips trips and falls and you
are given three options is the
information true/false or you cannot say
based on the information provided so
what I'm going to do quickly is scan
through this text to see whether I can
see the words slips trips and falls and
I'm looking through and I can't see
anything at all
I can't I do actually know and this is
what you've got to be careful of I do
know that an employer must ensure all
floor surfaces are non-slip in order to
prevent slips trips and falls and that
generally falls under Health and Safety
guidance but if the information isn't
presented to you in the text you cannot
say therefore the answer to question 13
is cannot say based on the information
provided a lot of people would put true
but that would be incorrect because we
are not presented with information okay
I want you guys to have a go at this
sample question 14 don't forget to learn
what I've just told you read the title
but don't read the information and then
look for the information in the question
to be able to answer it analysts predict
- naught point for rise in internet
sales is it a true B false or C cannot
so please put your answer 214 in the
comment section below and you've got 12
seconds to work this one out
well done question number 15 here's a
kind of mechanical comprehension
question the following three HDB's are
parked on an incline a b and c their
center of gravity is identified by this
dot got one there one there and one
there
which of the three HDB's is least likely
to fall over least likely to fall over
okay so let's say we turn the question
around which of the one is most likely
to fall over okay so which one would you
think is most likely to fall over well
the further to the left ie the direction
of the incline the more likely to fall
will occur so that would be a however if
we actually tackle the question which of
the three H TVs is least likely to fall
over then the answer would be C because
it's further over to the right question
number 16 how much weight is required to
balance point X so we have point X here
now this is a thing to look out for
you've got the weight there 20 kilograms
you've got one meter point there and
you've got two meters there so double
the distance the weight is half so the
double distance is the two meters
because it's doubled from one therefore
we have the weight that answer is 10
kilograms so question 17 for you guys to
try to balance the beam how much weight
should be placed on the right hand side
here okay and you've got 12 seconds to
answer this question 21 feet there 14
feet there so this is slightly more
trickier once you've got the answer
please put it in the comment section
below for marketing marking off you go
that's question 17 moving on question 18
a builder is told to pitch his ladder a
third of the working height away from
the building below so you've got a 12
meter building there 12 meter high and
the ladder needs to be pitched a third
of the working height how many metres
away from the building should the foot
of the ladder be placed please put your
answer in the comment section below for
marking you've got 12 seconds to answer
number 18
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