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Verbal Analysis Test

The Verbal Analysis Test assesses a candidate's ability to understand and evaluate concepts and problems expressed in words, a skill particularly relevant to jobs requiring good written or spoken communication.

The assessment consists of 12 unique passages, each with 4 statements, totalling 48 statements to complete in 25 minutes. Candidates read each passage and judge whether a statement is True, False, or Cannot Tell. It is typically used for apprentices, school leavers, and operational roles.

Duration
25 minutes
Timed
Questions
48
Passages
12
Parallel versions
8
Norm group
16,067 job applicants
Reports
2 samples
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Try a sample question

These are the practice questions a candidate sees before the Verbal Analysis Test starts. Have a go — the answer and an explanation appear after each one. Nothing is recorded.

Passage

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools within customer service departments continues to accelerate, driven largely by falling implementation costs and growing pressure to reduce response times. Many organisations report that AI-powered chatbots now handle a majority of routine enquiries, freeing human agents to focus on more complex cases. However, this shift has not been without resistance: some employees fear that continued investment in AI will eventually reduce the number of customer service roles available. Industry analysts note that while AI can process large volumes of enquiries simultaneously, it still struggles with tasks requiring nuanced judgement or emotional sensitivity, meaning fully automated services remain some way off for most sectors.

AI-powered chatbots are now responsible for handling most of the routine customer enquiries at many organisations.

Sample reports

Real reports generated for a sample candidate through the same pipeline a live sitting goes through.

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Sample Assessor Report
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Sample Candidate Report
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