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SHL Verify Numerical Reasoning practice test

Timed data interpretation in the Verify format: a table or chart, one question, four options, and a clock that does not wait. Every item here is generated fresh and marked with a full worked solution.

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Free to start. Every item is generated fresh, marked with a full worked solution, and ranked on a 1–9 stanine band that recalibrates as more candidates practise.

7

question frames

3 min

timed run

1–9

stanine rank

A real item

Two questions from the exercise itself

Not a mock-up. The items below were produced by the same generator that runs inside the app, with the solution derived from the same model that built the question — which is why the answer key cannot drift from the item.

Motors produced by production team

Motors
Team A4,000
Team B2,500
Team C2,000
Team D3,500
Team E3,500

24% of motors from Team A had defects.

5% of motors from Team B had defects.

16% of motors from Team C had defects.

9% of motors from Team D had defects.

26% of motors from Team E had defects.

Which production team produced the most motors without defects?

  1. ATeam A
  2. BTeam B
  3. CTeam C
  4. DTeam DAnswer
  5. ETeam E

How it is solved

  • 1.The tallest bar is not the answer: each team's output has to be reduced by its own defect rate first.
  • 2.Calculation: A: 4,000 × 0.76 = 3,040 · B: 2,500 × 0.95 = 2,375 · C: 2,000 × 0.84 = 1,680 · D: 3,500 × 0.91 = 3,185 · E: 3,500 × 0.74 = 2,590

Revenue by division (€ thousands)

202120222023
Division A120149156
Division B220120100

By what percentage did the revenue of Division A grow between 2021 and 2023?

  1. A40 %
  2. B30 %Answer
  3. C20 %
  4. D36 %
  5. E23 %

How it is solved

  • 1.Percentage growth is measured against the starting year: (end − start) ÷ start.
  • 2.Calculation: (156 − 120) ÷ 120 = 36 ÷ 120 = 30%

What it measures

What Verify Numerical Reasoning is actually testing

Verify Numerical measures how fast you can pull the right two or three numbers out of a business table and turn them into a percentage, a rate, a ratio or a projection. It is not an arithmetic test — the sums are deliberately easy. What it separates is reading accuracy under time pressure: which row, which column, which unit, and whether the question asked for the change or the changed value.

The format

How the real assessment runs

Format
A table, chart or short data block, one question, four to five numeric options. You cannot go back once you answer.
Timing
Roughly a minute per item in the real sitting, less on the shorter Verify G+ section. Our runs use a 3-minute block so you practise the pace, not just the maths.
Marking
Number correct, with the clock as the real constraint. Guessing is not penalised, so an unanswered item is strictly worse than a guess.
Retake
SHL usually pairs an unsupervised sitting with a shorter supervised verification, so your unsupervised score has to be one you can reproduce.

Where marks are lost

The trap that costs the most marks

Percentage change versus percentage point change, and the distractor built from the wrong base. Almost every wrong option on a Verify numerical item is a real calculation — just one done against last year's figure instead of this year's, or on the total instead of the segment. If your answer is sitting there in the option list, that is not confirmation you were right.

Why practise here

What this practice gives you

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Seven distinct data frames — defect rates, throughput, budgets, work rates, growth, FX and market share — so you meet the whole spread, not one template

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Every item is computed rather than written, so the answer key cannot drift from the question

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Full worked solution on every item, including why each wrong option is tempting

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A stanine band that recalibrates as more candidates run the exercise, so you see where you sit, not just what you scored

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Fresh items on every run — no memorising a fixed bank

Where you will meet it

Who uses this format

Graduate schemesBanking and finance screeningConsulting first roundsInsurance and actuarialCommercial and analyst roles

Hiring stages where this format is commonly used. Persona Prep is not affiliated with SHL and does not reproduce their questions — we build practice in the same format, from our own generators.

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One subscription covers the whole assessment library, not just this exercise — because almost nobody is invited to sit only one module.

The full aptitude library

SHL Verify, Aon cut-e, Hogan and Saville formats — numerical, verbal, inductive, deductive, mechanical, checking and the interactive modules.

A rank, not just a score

Every run is placed on a 1–9 stanine band that recalibrates as the candidate pool grows, so you know your position.

A course per exercise

What it measures, the trap that costs marks, and worked items from every format — then the exercise itself.

Unlimited fresh items

Everything is generated, so you never run out and never memorise a bank.

Written + voice AI coach

Reads your results across exercises and tells you which two to fix first.

Personality practice too

SHL OPQ32, Hogan HPI/HDS/MVPI, Saville Wave, ADEPT-15 and 16PF, with full profile reports.

Verify Numerical Reasoning — frequently asked questions

What is the SHL Verify numerical reasoning test?

Verify Numerical is SHL's timed data-interpretation test. You are shown a table, chart or short data block and asked one question about it, with four or five numeric options. The arithmetic is intentionally straightforward — what the test measures is how accurately you read business data under time pressure.

How long is the SHL numerical reasoning test?

Real Verify numerical sections typically allow around a minute per item, and the Verify G+ numerical block is shorter still. Our practice uses timed three-minute runs so you rehearse the pace rather than working through items at your own speed.

Is a calculator allowed on SHL Verify numerical?

SHL permits a calculator on most Verify numerical administrations, and provides an on-screen one in many. It does not help much: the calculations are simple, and marks are lost on reading the wrong row or answering percentage change when the question asked for the new value.

What is a good SHL numerical reasoning score?

Scores are reported as a percentile or band against a comparison group, so the same raw score means different things for different roles. Competitive graduate schemes commonly sit around the top third of the relevant norm group. Our practice reports a stanine band from 1 to 9 that recalibrates as more candidates run the exercise, so you can see your position rather than just a raw count.

Can you practise for SHL Verify?

Yes, and it makes a measurable difference for most people — not because the maths improves, but because the format stops costing time. Knowing what the question stems look like, where the units hide, and how the distractors are built is most of the gain. Memorising specific questions is useless: SHL generates from item banks.

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