The whole course
All 48 lessons in teaching order, from reading your invitation to timed format workshops.
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- L01
Match the invitation to the assessment
Find out exactly which test you will sit, and how it is timed.
- L02
Use the interface and clock
Answer entry, moving between questions, calculator rules and section clocks.
Coming - L03
Diagnose and repair errors
Sort each mistake by its cause, then pick the drill that fixes it.
Coming
Numerical reasoning
- L04
Units, scale and estimation
Thousands and millions, time and units. Estimate the size of the answer first.
Coming5 questions - L05
Fractions and proportions
Move between fractions, decimals and percentages, and compare shares quickly.
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Percentage change and percentage points
Pick the right base. Tell a percentage change from a change in percentage points.
- L07
Reverse and compound percentages
Find the original amount and chain changes with multipliers.
- L08
Ratios and sharing
Turn ratio parts into totals, split budgets and compare on a common base.
- L09
Weighted averages
Weight each group by its size. Average the averages only when the groups are equal.
- L10
Rates and productivity
Output per hour and per person, and teams working together.
- L11
Currency and unit conversions
Convert in the stated direction and charge fees on the right amount.
Coming5 questions - L12
Profit, margin and markup
Revenue against cost, margin against markup, and which is more profitable.
- L13
Reading business tables
Find the right row, column, period and unit. Spot when the table cannot tell you.
- L14
Line and column charts
Read axes, scales and keys, then compare changes and totals.
- L15
Pie charts and shares
Move between amounts, shares and angles. Check the parts make 100%.
Coming5 questions - L16
Multi-step comparisons
Turn a business question into a short chain of sums, then compare.
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Missing values and what you cannot work out
Fill a missing cell when the data allows it, and know when it does not.
Coming5 questions - L18
Entering values and ranking
Enter exact values, build chart figures and rank results to the stated rounding.
Coming4 questions
Logical reasoning
- L19
Number and letter sequences
Differences, ratios and letter positions. Check the rule on every step.
- L20
Alternating sequences
Split the odd and even terms, and follow two changes at once.
Coming6 questions - L21
Shape count, position and shading
One feature at a time: count, position, then shading.
- L22
Rotations and reflections
Tell a turn from a flip and keep track of which way is up.
Coming6 questions - L23
Grids and matrices
Find what changes along the rows and down the columns.
Coming5 questions - L24
Odd one out
Find the rule the others share, and the one item that breaks it.
Coming4 questions - L25
Diagram operators
Apply each operation in order, and work out a hidden one from its result.
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Ordering puzzles
Turn the rules into positions, list what fits, then answer must, could or cannot.
- L27
Calendars and schedules
Fit tasks around availability, length and order on a real calendar.
- L28
All, some and none
Read all, some and none exactly. “All” does not promise that any exist.
- L29
If, only if and unless
Tell “if” from “only if”, and reverse a rule only the safe way.
Coming5 questions - L30
Must, could and cannot
Use one counterexample to separate must, could and cannot.
Coming4 questions
Verbal reasoning
- L31
Answering from the passage
Answer from the text alone: who, when and which group.
Coming8 questions - L32
True, false or cannot say
Tell what the passage proves, contradicts or leaves open.
- L33
Most, some, only and other small words
Most, some, only, likely and double negatives, read exactly.
Coming8 questions - L34
Inference and summary
Pick the summary or inference the passage actually supports.
Coming10 questions - L35
Assumptions
Find the unstated step an argument needs, and test it by denying it.
- L36
Strengthen and weaken
Judge which new fact helps or hurts an argument.
Coming6 questions - L37
Evidence and communication style
Compare evidence on the stated test, and match tone to the reader.
Coming4 questions - L38
Vocabulary, spelling and grammar
Word meaning from context, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Coming7 questions
Speed tests
- L39
Mental arithmetic at speed
Quick sums and comparisons without a calculator.
Coming7 questions - L40
Turning and flipping shapes
Turns, mirror images and symmetry at speed.
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Format workshops
- L41
SHL interactive numerical and chart workshop
A timed drill in the SHL interactive style: charts and tables you answer by entering values.
Coming - L42
SHL interactive inductive and deductive workshop
A timed drill in the SHL interactive inductive and deductive style.
Coming - L43
Talogy Logiks section-clock workshop
A Talogy Logiks drill, each section on its own clock.
Coming - L44
Classic MCQ numerical and passage workshop
A classic multiple-choice drill: numerical tables and verbal passages.
Coming - L45
Cappfinity recorded-time and ranking workshop
A Cappfinity drill, where your time on each question counts and some answers are rankings.
Coming - L46
Saville diagrammatic and testlet workshop
A Saville drill: diagram questions and short sets on one shared source.
Coming - L47
Criteria no-calculator mixed-speed workshop
A Criteria drill: mixed questions at speed, without a calculator.
Coming - L48
Mock debrief and next-application plan
A full mock, a review of every slip and a plan for your next application.
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