abstract reasoning test 2013
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Preparation for European Institutions Open Competitions
The Abstract Reasoning Test
Ecole nationale d’administration -ENA French National School of Administration
Assessed Competencies
• Assessing the ability to think flexibly and
resolve new problems.
• Assessing candidates'ability to draw inferences
and understand the relationship between
various concepts.
The Abstract Reasoning Test
• Symbols or shapes
• Linear or planar geometric analogies
• No spatial (3 dimensional) geometric reasoning
• No word, no number
• Possibility to appeal to number in the form of pictorial
representation
The Abstract Reasoning Test
The Abstract Reasoning Test
• Multiple-choice questions
• Only one correct answer among 4 to 6 proposals
• Approximate duration: 20 minutes
Classic Questions
• Which figure completes the series ?
• What is the odd one out ?
• Which figure completes the statement :
A is to B as C is to D ?
The Abstract Reasoning Test
Classic Questions
• Which figure completes the series ?
The Abstract Reasoning Test
Réponse : D
Classic Questions
• What is the odd one out ?
The Abstract Reasoning Test
Réponse : D
Classic Questions
Which figure completes the statement :
A is to B as C is to D ?
The Abstract Reasoning Test
Réponse : C
• Objective : to identify the rule
Method:
• Observe
• Identify the rule
• Foresee the next result
Some advice on methodology
General advices
Similarly to all other logic tests :
• Read the instructions carefully
• Remain focused
• Manage your time
A key word : Training!
Identify the characteristics
of the diagrams
• Number of elements
• Shapes: circle, squares, etc.
• Colours of the shapes and/or alternation of colours
• Relative dimension : « big square », « small square »,etc.
• Meaningful symbols: arrows,etc.
• Direction of the movement : left to right, bottom-up, etc.
Identify the elements of the diagrams
• Series of diagrams
• Matrices : logical link between rows or colonnes of
symbols
• Analogy (A is to B as C is to D)
Identify specific structures of the diagrams
• Identical elements in every diagram
Identify the evolution of the elements of the diagrams
Réponse : C
• Progression : addition or removal of some elements from
one diagram to the next.
Identify the evolution of the elements of the diagrams
Réponse : C
Some frequent rules
Rotations
• Rotation of one or several elements from one diagram to
another
• Rotation of the same diagram
Important : Pay attention to the direction
• Clock-wise
• Or anti clock-wise
Some frequent rules
Rotations
• Rotation of one or several elements from one diagram to
another
Some frequent rules
Réponse : C
Rotations
• Rotation of the same diagram.
Some frequent rules
Réponse : D
Symmetry
• Symmetry to an axis
• Symmetry to a point
Some frequent rules
• Ascending sequences or descending sequences of the
dominos
For the top-halves, bottom-halves of the dominos.... :
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, blank, 1, 2....
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blank, 6, 5, 4, 3..
• Cross-referenced series
• Sums, substraction, products of dominos,etc
Some frequent rules Dominos
• Ascending sequences or descending sequences of the
dominos
Some frequent rules Dominos
Réponse : C
• Cross-referenced series
Some frequent rules Dominos
Réponse : C
• Observe the domino as a whole
• Observe the top-half or the bottom-half of the domino
Some frequent rules Dominos
Linear series : diagram 1 (D1) is linked to D2, D2
is linked to D3, etc ...
Some frequent rules Series of diagrams
Réponse : B Example, source EPSO
• Alternation: diagramme 1 (D1) is linked to D3, D2 is linked
to D4, etc ...
Example, source EPSO :
Some frequent rules
Series of diagrams
Réponse : C
Sequences: D1, D2 et D3 are in a sequence which is repeated in
D4, D5 and D6.
Example, source EPSO :
Some frequent rules
Series of diagrams
Réponse : D
Abstract reasoning : example of on-line test
• Documents provided during the training
• www.psychometric-success.com: Abstract reasoning for
all levels
• Tests de logique aux concours des écoles de commerce.
Sabine Duhamel,Marie-Lorène Giniès, Gérard Roudaut, William
Seck, Hubert Silly.Studyrama 2009.
Resources
Thank you for your attention
Anne-Catherine Gutknecht
Preparation for European institutions’ open competitions
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