Competency

Core Skills Abstract Reasoning Test (CoreA)

Summary

TypeAbility Test
TrainingTest User Occupational Ability (TUO-A) formerly known as Level A
Competency
  • Abstract Reasoning
Job Role
  • Engineering
    SeriesCore Skills
    Assessor TimeApprox. 25 minutes (Timed)

    Description

    The CoreA assesses an individual's ability to reason with abstract information and find solutions. This test is suited to any role where reasoning with abstract information is a required competency. The test is not specific to any industry or role in particular, therefore the CoreA can be used universally as a measure of abstract reasoning.

    The test is comprised of 50 multiple-choice questions each containing a sequence of diagrams. In each question the last diagram will be missing with a question mark “?” in its place. It is the candidates task to work out what that missing “?” diagram is.

    To work out what the missing diagram is the candidate will need to identify what rule or rules are applied to each question's sequence.

    For each question the candidate is presented with five possible options that are based solely on the diagram. The candidate must use the information presented to identify the correct answer from the five possible options.

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    Online Reports Available

    • CoreA Profile Chart
    • CoreA CSV Report

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