Table of Contents

1 a brief guide to tests what are tests? why do employers use tests? how can tests help you? do tests discriminate? what are practice tests? what types of practice tests are available? what skills are being tested in different types of test? which versions of english are assessed in verbal reasoning tests? how important is it to do well on selection tests? 2 how to prepare for tests can practice tests make a difference? how to perform to the best of your ability on tests how to use the practice tests what do your practice-test scores mean? how to make use of feedback from practice tests other things you can do to improve your verbal reasoning skills online testing 3 taking real tests what to do when taking real tests how to record your answers 4 verbal usage tests introduction verbal usage tests 5 word swap tests introduction word swap tests 6 word links tests introduction word links tests 7 hidden sentences tests introduction hidden sentences tests 8 sentence sequence tests introduction sentence sequence tests 9 text comprehension tests introduction text comprehension tests 10 verbal logical reasoning tests introduction verbal logical reasoning tests answers verbal usage tests word swap tests word links tests hidden sentences tests sentence sequence tests text comprehension tests verbal logical reasoning tests

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About the Author

dr harry tolley is a special professor in the school of education at the university of nottingham as well as a researcher, author and freelance consultant. he is the co-author of many best-selling titles such as, how to pass verbal reasoning tests, how to pass the new police selection test, and how to succeed at an assessment centre (all published by kogan page). dr ken thomas was prinicipal lecturer in educational management at the hong kong institute of education, and is now a chartered psychologist and author.

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