Free Acumine Aptitude mock
One Acumine Aptitude paper in the real exam format: 50 questions across one timed section, 15 min on a server-controlled clock.
About the real exam Employers screen graduates with aptitude and reasoning tests from SHL, Criteria (CCAT), Revelian (RCAT), Watson-Glaser and others.
Free, reversible until you begin · one attempt per account · no retake, no card.
The paper, start to finish
50 question markers · +1 per correct answer, no negative marking
Navigation: sections run strictly in order and a completed section cannot be reopened.
Sample questions with worked answers
8 original practice questions written by Myndaq in the exam style. They are not taken from this mock paper or from official past papers. Try each one, then open the answer.
- Question 1VerbalOne correct answer
LOOM is to WEAVER as KILN is to:
- baker
- potter
- blacksmith
- tailor
- miner
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
A loom is the equipment a weaver works with to make cloth. A kiln is the high-temperature oven a potter uses to fire clay, so the matching relationship (tool or equipment : the worker who uses it) points to 'potter'.
A baker uses an ordinary oven and a blacksmith uses a forge, so those are tempting but name the wrong piece of equipment. A tailor and a miner have no connection to a kiln.
- Question 2Math and LogicOne correct answer
What number should come next in the series? 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, ...
- 46
- 49
- 52
- 54
- 58
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Answer: E
Look at the gaps between terms: 4 - 3 = 1, 8 - 4 = 4, 17 - 8 = 9, 33 - 17 = 16. The gaps are the perfect squares 1², 2², 3², 4², so the next gap is 5² = 25.
33 + 25 = 58. Choosing 49 comes from repeating the last gap of 16; the other values do not follow any consistent rule.
- Question 3Math and LogicOne correct answer
All couriers at the depot carry a security badge.
Some badge holders work night shifts.
Nobody who works a night shift attends the morning briefing.
If the three statements above are true, which of the following must also be true?
- Some couriers work night shifts.
- No courier attends the morning briefing.
- Some badge holders do not attend the morning briefing.
- Everyone who works a night shift carries a badge.
- Some couriers attend the morning briefing.
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
Statement 2 says at least some badge holders work nights, and statement 3 says no night-shift worker attends the briefing. Those particular badge holders therefore skip the briefing, so 'Some badge holders do not attend the morning briefing' must be true.
The night-shift badge holders need not be couriers (badge holders can include other staff), so neither 'Some couriers work night shifts' nor 'No courier attends' follows. Statement 2 does not say every night worker has a badge, and nothing tells us that any courier attends the briefing, so those options are only possible, not certain.
- Question 4VerbalOne correct answer
Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to CURSORY?
- hasty
- thorough
- brief
- superficial
- reluctant
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Answer: B
Cursory describes a quick, surface-level look that skips the detail, so its opposite is an examination that goes right through the detail, which is 'thorough'.
'Hasty', 'brief' and 'superficial' each restate part of what cursory already means, so they are synonyms rather than opposites. 'Reluctant' is about willingness, not about how carefully something is done, so it is unrelated.
- Question 5Math and LogicOne correct answer
A courier van covers 126 km in 1 hour 45 minutes. Travelling at the same average speed, how far will it go in 2 hours 20 minutes?
- 158.4 km
- 168 km
- 172 km
- 180 km
- 196 km
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
1 hour 45 minutes = 1.75 hours, so the speed is 126 / 1.75 = 72 km/h.
2 hours 20 minutes = 2 + 20/60 = 7/3 hours, so the distance is 72 × 7/3 = 168 km.
158.4 km comes from wrongly writing 20 minutes as 0.2 hours (72 × 2.2), and 196 km comes from treating 1 hour 45 minutes as 90 minutes. 180 km would be the distance in 2.5 hours.
- Question 6Spatial ReasoningOne correct answer
A delivery drone starts out facing east. It rotates 135° clockwise, then 90° counterclockwise, and finally turns through 180°. Which direction is it facing now?
- North-west
- North-east
- South-east
- South-west
- West
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Answer: A
Measure directions as compass bearings clockwise from north: north 0°, east 90°, south 180°, west 270°.
Start at 90°. Turning 135° clockwise gives 90 + 135 = 225° (south-west). Turning 90° counterclockwise gives 225 - 90 = 135° (south-east). A 180° turn, in either direction, gives 135 + 180 = 315°, which is north-west.
South-east is the answer you get if the final half-turn is forgotten, and south-west is where the drone points after the first turn only.
- Question 7VerbalOne correct answer
Although the new scheduling system was first greeted with ______, most of the warehouse team came to rely on it within a month.
- enthusiasm
- gratitude
- approval
- skepticism
- excitement
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D
The word 'Although' signals a contrast between the first reaction and the later outcome. Since the team later came to rely on the system, the first reaction must have been negative or doubtful, so 'skepticism' fits.
Enthusiasm, gratitude, approval and excitement are all positive reactions; with any of them the sentence would have no contrast and 'Although' would make no sense.
- Question 8Spatial ReasoningOne correct answer
A square tile is printed with a single arrow pointing straight at its top edge and a small dot in its bottom-left corner. The tile is first rotated 90 degrees clockwise in its own plane, and then flipped over about a vertical line through its centre, so that its left and right edges swap places. In the final position, where does the arrow point and where is the dot?
- The arrow points left and the dot is in the top-right corner.
- The arrow points right and the dot is in the top-left corner.
- The arrow points left and the dot is in the bottom-right corner.
- The arrow points right and the dot is in the top-right corner.
- The arrow points down and the dot is in the bottom-left corner.
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A
Track the two marks one step at a time. The rotation of 90 degrees clockwise turns an arrow that points up into one that points right, and it carries the bottom-left corner round to the top-left corner, so after the rotation the arrow points right and the dot sits at the top left.
The flip about the vertical centre line reverses left and right only. The arrow that pointed right now points left, and the dot at the top left moves across to the top right. So the arrow points left and the dot is in the top-right corner.
Option B is the position after the rotation alone, with the flip forgotten. Option D applies the flip to the dot but not to the arrow, and option C moves the dot down, which neither a rotation of this size nor a left-right flip can do. Option E comes from turning the arrow through a half turn and then leaving the dot untouched; a genuine half turn would also carry the dot from the bottom left across to the top right, so no combination of these moves leaves the dot where it started.
One attempt, explicitly
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What you get back
You get your raw marks and per-section scores. No scaled score, band, rank or percentile is estimated for this paper.
- Scored out of 50 raw marks, with per-section totals.
- There is no negative marking anywhere in this paper.
How the real exam is scored
These tests are norm-referenced — employers set their own cut score, so there is no universal pass mark.
- Average (≈40th–74th)Borderline for competitive roles — keep drilling weak areas under time.
Context only - this free mock returns: You get your raw marks and per-section scores. No scaled score, band, rank or percentile is estimated for this paper.
The exam at a glance
About the real exam
Employers screen graduates with aptitude and reasoning tests from SHL, Criteria (CCAT), Revelian (RCAT), Watson-Glaser and others. Independent, original practice material — not official test questions.
What it covers
Six skill areas: Numerical Reasoning (data tables, charts, ratios, rates); Verbal Reasoning (True/False/Cannot Say plus vocabulary, analogies and comprehension); Logical & Deductive Reasoning (syllogisms, conditions, arrangement puzzles); Abstract & Diagrammatic Reasoning (letter/number series now, visual matrices in the fast-follow); Critical Thinking (Watson-Glaser inference, assumptions, deduction, interpretation, argument); and Speed & Accuracy.
Who sits it
- Graduate job applicants facing employer aptitude/psychometric screening.
- Candidates preparing for CCAT-, SHL-, Watson-Glaser- or Revelian-style tests.
- Career switchers and campus-placement candidates who need to build speed and accuracy.
How people prepare for it
- Practise under a real countdown — pace matters as much as accuracy (14–24 seconds per question).
What it opens up
- Confidence with numerical, verbal, logical, abstract and critical-thinking questions.
- Speed under real time pressure — the skill most candidates fail on.
- Familiarity with brand-style test formats and navigation before the real thing.
Figures about the real exam, as recorded in the Myndaq course. They describe the real sitting, not this free mock paper - check current details with the exam body before you book.
Figures above are as reported for the cycle named in each row and are refreshed each cycle. The official body's page is authoritative for the current cycle.
How this mirrors the real format
- The paper structure is the real format: a single timed section, 50 questions in total.
- Timing is server-controlled for the full 15 min -- closing the tab does not pause the clock, exactly like our paid mock series.
- Marking follows the published paper: the per-section marks shown in the paper map are the marks the scorer applies.
- Sections run strictly in order and a completed section cannot be reopened.
"Real format" means the paper shape, timing, marking and navigation above - not the official exam software, its visual identity, or any affiliation with the exam body.
What differs or is limited
- This free mock follows the same paper shape, timing, marking scheme and navigation as our paid Acumine — Aptitude & Reasoning Test Prep mock series. It is scored automatically. It does not include tutor explanations, analysis dashboards or practice content.
- This paper uses the CCAT-style simulator (one of five styles in the paid course).
Device and setup checklist
- A stable internet connection for the full duration.
- A laptop or desktop is recommended for the closest exam experience.