Some ability test questions from a big firm

ybbest

For anyone who would like to get into a large orgnisation, know how to survive Psychometric Test is a must.Since English is not my first language ,I find very hard for the verbal reasoning questions(find the synonyms or Antonym).The math questions are very very easy so I do not list it here.The logic questions are very interestring. Maybe it is useful for someone.
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
Dave promised to meet his sister at the airport at 9:55am. The trip from Dave's house to the airport always took 35 minutes. Dave believed his watch was running 20 minutes fast, but it was really 15 minutes slow. To make sure he would be on time, Dave left his house at exactly 9:40am by his watch.
What time was the airport clock showing when Dave arrived?
•         9:25am
•         9:40am
•         9:50am
•         10:10am
•         10:20am
•         10:30am


Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
At 8am on Wednesday Matthew, based in Auckland, rang Manuel in Valparaiso to place an order. At that time Valparaiso and Prague were 16 and 11 hours respectively behind Auckland. An hour after receiving Matthew's call Manuel faxed Ludwig in Prague requesting information about the part that Matthew wanted. The call and the fax went through without delay.
What time and day was it in Prague when the fax arrived?
•         6am Wednesday
•         10pm Tuesday
•         12pm Tuesday
•         12am Tuesday
•         2am Wednesday
•         None of the above
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
A puppy belonging to one of five children followed its owner to school. When asked who the puppy belonged to John said he had a Spaniel with a blue collar. Karen said her puppy ate lots and was always sleepy. Larry said his puppy was not black and was quite big. Mary said hers was a girl puppy and had long hair. Natalie said her puppy was black and white with large droopy ears.
Who did the lively, brown, short-haired puppy with the red collar belong to?
•         John
•         Karen
•         Larry
•         Mary
•         Natalie
•         No conclusion possible
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
Seven friends were standing on a sports field. Betty was south of Sally and east of Fred. Mark was west of John and south of Dave. Jim was west of Sally and north of Dave. Fred was west of Dave and Betty. All the directions were directly north, south, east or west (that is, not on a diagonal.)
Which statement is true?
•         Sally is north of Mark
•         Betty is north of Dave
•         Mark is east of Sally
•         Dave is east of Betty
•         Mark is south of Fred
•         John is south of Betty

Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
An ancient language has been discovered and translated. Review the following translations and use the information to complete the final translation:
Tanork chaleth ecachi gratial
[The King is owed one tenth of the harvest]
Tarrul ca rodule da n-rodulen ang
[One garden is tended by two gardeners]
Tzwork chaleth dachi n-chale ang
[The King is protected by twenty soldiers]
Tzwork rodule cachi n-chale ang
[One garden is protected by ten soldiers]
Tanork chale edachi ca rodule
•         One gardener gives food to a soldier
•         The King will protect the gardeners
•         One soldier is owed a twentieth of a garden
•         One garden feeds twenty soldiers
•         One soldier is owed a tenth of a garden
•         The soldiers help the gardeners

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Donna is trying to organise for three lawyers to meet together for one hour on one morning of the coming week. Anna is free from 8am-12pm Wednesday and Friday, 10am-12pm on Monday, 8am-10am on Tuesday and for two hours on Thursday, 8am-9am and 11am-12pm. Bill is away in court all day Friday and has client meetings scheduled from 9am-12pm on both Wednesday and Thursday. Cynthia has a project meeting every morning from 8am-9am with the balance of Wednesday morning taken up with a training workshop.
Which of the following times could they meet?
•         11am-12pm Friday
•         10am-11am Monday
•         8am-9am Thursday
•         10am-11am Tuesday
•         11am-12pm Wednesday
•         It is not possible to meet
Question 26 of 30
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In a small village there are three main families: The Blocks, the Ells and the Farways. All Blocks are related to Ells. Some Farways are related to Ells. Some Blocks are related to Farways.
Which of the following statements is true?
•         All Ells are related to Blocks
•         Some Ells are related to Blocks and Farways
•         All Farways are related to Blocks
•         No Ells are related to Farways
•         All Blocks are related to Ells and Farways
•         None of the statements are true


Question 30 of 30
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
Three acquaintances, each with a different job, live in different cities, Paris, Cairo and Ottawa. The veterinarian and Barbara are no longer married and have both moved away from their former home in Paris. The HR manager dislikes heat and elected not to live in Cairo. Neither Andrew nor the doctor live in Europe and while Christine enjoys visiting the doctor, this is not in her native Ottawa.
Which of the following statements is false?
•         Barbara is a doctor
•         The veterinarian lives in Cairo
•         Barbara and Andrew were once married
•         Christine lives in Paris
•         The HR manager is not Andrew
•         The doctor does not live in Ottawa


[ 本帖最后由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 11:42 编辑 ]

ybbest

Ability measure (Section 3 of 4)
•        This section contains 30 questions
•        Each question is displayed on a separate page
•        You may find it helpful to have a pen and paper available
•        Please don’t click ‘Back’ to change a previous answer - only your first answer for each question is stored
•        The length of time taken to answer each question will be recorded, however there is no time limit

Ability measure
Question 2 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the SAME (or most nearly the same) as the word in capitals:
LAUNCH
•         dinner
•         begin
•         rocket
•         cast
•         jolt
  Question 5 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the SAME (or most nearly the same) as the word in capitals:
INFORM
•         illuminate
•         instruct
•         arrive
•         complete
•         return
Click the checkbox next to the word described by the phrase:
PAGE is to BOOK as SPOKE is to:
•         words
•         hub
•         wheel
•         tire
•         speech
Ability measure
Question 9 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the OPPOSITE (or most nearly the opposite) of the word in capitals:
SUCCUMB
•         luscious
•         verbose
•         dry
•         conquer
•         master
Ability measure
Question 10 of 30
Click the checkbox next to the word described by the phrase:
CONVERGENT is to DIVERGENT as PARTAKE is to:
•         separate
•         enjoin
•         virtue
•         feast
•         forfeit
Ability measure
Question 12 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the OPPOSITE (or most nearly the opposite) of the word in capitals:
GERMANE
•         akin
•         suitable
•         unrelated
•         proper
•         foreign
Ability measure
Question 13 of 30
Click the checkbox next to the word described by the phrase:
ZOOLOGIST is to ANIMALS as ETHNOLOGIST is to:
•         spelling
•         races
•         insects
•         ethics
•         time
Question 16 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the OPPOSITE (or most nearly the opposite) of the word in capitals:
PITILESS
•         relentless
•         harsh
•         sparing
•         abject
•         kind
Ability measure
Question 16 of 30
Click the checkboxes next to the two words which mean the OPPOSITE (or most nearly the opposite) of the word in capitals:
PITILESS
•         relentless
•         harsh
•         sparing
•         abject
•         kind
Ability measure
Question 17 of 30
State the next number in the sequence:
•        1
•        1
•        2
•        6
•        24
•         ?   

Ability measure
Question 18 of 30
Click the checkbox next to the word described by the phrase:
CITY is to SUBURB as ARMY is to:
•         warfare
•         combat
•         soldier
•         battalion
•         gun
Ability measure
Question 20 of 30
Click the checkbox next to the word described by the phrase:
RENOUNCE is to MAINTAIN as RELENTLESS is to:
•         admissible
•         yielding
•         persistent
•         unyielding
•         disown
Ability measure
Question 21 of 30
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
Three girls, Alice, Claire and Debbie play different sports. Alice andher younger sister Claire live just down the road from the girl whoplays golf. The girl who plays netball is older than the girl who playstennis.
Which statement is true?
•         Debbie plays tennis
•         Claire plays netball
•         Alice plays tennis
•         Claire plays golf
•         Claire plays tennis
•         No conclusion possible

Ability measure
Question 27 of 30
Read the passage then answer the question by clicking the checkbox next to the answer:
Sally, David, Peter, Tim and Jim belong to a speaking club that hasvery strict traditions. When speeches are made the person who has beena member for the shortest time speaks first and so on to the member whohas been there the longest who speaks last. Jim has belonged to theclub five times as long as Sally who has belonged a quarter of the timethat David has been a member. Peter has two years seniority over Timwho has belonged for half as long as David. All members have belongedfor at least one year and no two have belonged for the same length oftime.
Who is the third person to speak?
•         Sally
•         David
•         Jim
•         Peter
•         Tim

[ 本帖最后由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 11:31 编辑 ]

ybbest

shafa

[ 本帖最后由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 11:32 编辑 ]

Denise秋秋

你真的没事吧，一边做还一边拷下来了啊，早知道找你一起做，我都胡做的

古代文那道多经典，还有猜职业和住址那道，好题啊

ybbest

It is my second time to do the same questions , I have done it last year that is why I have the time to copy it.

ybbest

Good luck,remember the hints I give u.You need to prepare a business case or story recently ,describe it.When you bring you academic records and form.Make sure you put in a nicely folder or some sort of case.Do not just staple them together,first impression counts.

LAMTzeFung

10:30am

12pm Tuesday

Larry

John is south of Betty

One soldier is owed a tenth of a garden

10am-11am Monday

Some Ells are related to Blocks and Farways

The HR manager is not Andrew

ybbest

I do not know the answers ,but these questions are really interesting.But I still find the verbal reasoning questions super hard.How can I do them without a dictionary.

peach_twinkle

原帖由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 13:22 发表
I do not know the answers ,but these questions are really interesting.But I still find the verbal reasoning questions super hard.How can I do them without a dictionary.

reading. read lots of books, it really increases the size of ur vocab vault.

Denise秋秋

Thank you yybest!!

peach_twinkle

can anyone fail the psychometric tests? i hope the firms don't take these too seriously.

i have no doubt that people like LZ have abundant qualities that the big four's should value, it's a shame if they fail a person just becoz s/he fails the psy test.

bcoz of the language factor, it is obv not an accurate reflection of a person's ability.

even if a person has difficulty understanding certain english words, it doesnt mean s/he has inadequate communication skills in her/his field of specialty

惊鸿照影

LZ 很强啊。。。

kobemvp

找同意词那块...有的还真挺费劲...英文太差啦

cguy

看来模仿了GRE的VERBAL题目形式

小社大神

在中文论坛看英文看多了头真疼

ybbest

我知道一些公司是用你的test结果来制定interview问题。一些公司是先要去考试，然后去interview。所以看来是很看重。

我觉得你不必把这个test和新西兰公司联系再一起，既然用这个test，就有他的科学的地方，是用来防止高分低能。

如果你语言不好，再工作的时候就不会把自己的能力发挥出来。这个我想再大学里的英语不是第一语言的老师最能代表了，我们可以觉得他们很想把书教好，不过因为语言的关系他们没有办法充分表达自己，他们讲的辛苦，我们听的更辛苦。而且比较枯燥，不象一些kiwi或者英语是第一语言的老师讲的生动幽默。

最后还是那句话，再nz尤其是学business的，想进大的公司，这个test一定要过，不然想进的话还是很难的。

这个世界是不公平的，所有的test都不能完全反应人的所有的能力，不过既然是竞争就要有一种东西去衡量人的能力。不然的话，你说你能力高，他说他能力高，没有办法评价啊！

[ 本帖最后由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 23:38 编辑 ]

ybbest

^_^，不好意思了，不过还是要主流一下了。人家考试用英文啊！

ybbest

恩，感觉还真是难，太多单词不认识了。记得第一次做的时候是找了个kiwi朋友，感觉和他们在这方面差距太大了。

ybbest

Yes,it seems that I only know the field I am studying.

AcuraR

好帖子，早两天发对好些人都有帮助呵呵

ybbest

不是英文太差，而是没来就很难，你想他是用来考英语是第一语言的人，就好像让洋人做我们在国内找同意词和反意词的题一样。有的我们都一定拿得准。

ybbest

看论坛上对你评价，我可不如你强。对于学IT 的人来说申请4大，相对容易。毕竟学IT的申请的人很少，在nz又是短缺。好多大的公司为了能吸引it的毕业生，会花很多努力。学IT  的人如果可以进microsoft ,Google 这样的公司才强啊。
不过学business的就不一样了，能进4大就很强了。
ps 你的pwc test 怎么样啊？

ybbest

没办法，我是周四才收到的。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。一直不想做，感觉作完很累。

ybbest

good luck,just be yourself.I will pm you after I finish the assessment day.I am on Wednesday.I know every year the group assessment is the same.

ybbest

好多很经典。有点象小学奥班做的题。^_^

rjf_007

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看论坛上对你评价，我可不如你强。对于学IT 的人来说申请4大，相对容易。毕竟学IT的申请的人很少，在nz又是短缺。好多大的公司为了能吸引it的毕业生，会花很多努力。学IT  的人如果可以进microsoft ,Google 这样 ...

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可是四大又不是要很多IT的。。。。


申请的人少，位置也少。。。其实差不多

惊鸿照影

原帖由 ybbest 于 2008-4-14 23:47 发表
看论坛上对你评价，我可不如你强。对于学IT 的人来说申请4大，相对容易。毕竟学IT的申请的人很少，在nz又是短缺。好多大的公司为了能吸引it的毕业生，会花很多努力。学IT  的人如果可以进microsoft ,Google 这样 ...

Test啊。。。还好吧。。现在很后悔过去两年大学大多数时间都混掉了。。其实可以做的好很多。

唉。。算了。。接下来的一年再努力吧。

ybbest

加油了，申请的本身对于自己也是一种提高。如果你可以去interview你就知道能去的，都是学习不错的而且都是kiwi或者asian kiwi，和他们竞争我们的语言是先天不足。

ybbest

也是啊，这我到没想过。不过我认识的强人没一个申请4大的。你认识的学business强人估计都申请4大了。
我认识的强人都身强microsoft，hp，eds

惊鸿照影

原帖由 ybbest 于 2008-4-15 00:15 发表
加油了，申请的本身对于自己也是一种提高。如果你可以去interview你就知道能去的，都是学习不错的而且都是kiwi或者asian kiwi，和他们竞争我们的语言是先天不足。

你是什么公司的？？