Inductive Reasoning Test
Inductive Reasoning measures the ability to identify a pattern, infer the rule behind it and apply that rule to something new -- the reasoning people use when the information in front of them is unfamiliar and there is no procedure to follow. It is aimed at graduates, professionals, managers and directors. No prior knowledge is needed, and because every question is a grid of shapes it does not depend on language or numeracy.
Try a sample question
These are the practice questions a candidate sees before the Inductive Reasoning Test starts. Have a go — the answer and an explanation appear after each one. Nothing is recorded.
What it measures
How it is administered
36 questions in 30 minutes, one to a page, running from easier to harder. Each shows a three by three grid of shapes with one cell missing, and six shapes to choose from. Candidates may leave a question and return to it while time remains -- an item list beside the question shows what has been answered and takes them straight back to anything they left. Four untimed practice examples, each with its answer explained, come before the test.
Fairness and security
Every question exists in several interchangeable versions -- 277 across the 36 questions -- and each candidate is drawn one version of each at random, so two candidates rarely see the same paper. A candidate who sits the test again is given versions they have not seen. The six answer options are shuffled for every candidate.
Scoring
One mark for each correct answer, with no penalty for a wrong or unanswered question. Results are reported as a percentile against 2,011 job applicants (mean 22.54, standard deviation 6.68). Every version in the bank was checked against the first attempts of those applicants, and versions that were too hard or did not separate stronger from weaker candidates were removed. The norm is provisional and will be re-based on iTestHub sittings as they accumulate.
Sample reports
Real reports generated for a sample candidate through the same pipeline a live sitting goes through.
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