Cognitive Ability Tests

 Does this sound familiar - you are just a few weeks into your dream job and the buzz and excitement of starting fresh ebb away when the thought of scoring good in cognitive test comes up?

Of course, it is difficult to pass any aptitude test at first, cognitive ability tests are no different. Cognitive tests are the family of psychometric tests that are designed to measure your general intelligence.

These tests are usually in multiple-choice format with questions from the verbal, numerical, abstract, and logical sections.

Are you feeling nervous about it? While it's quite easy to give the test and waste the opportunity, this is something you will regret later.

So, here are 5 last-minute tips to easily pass the cognitive ability tests: 

Start From The Basics:

Think of the strategies that you had applied when you were a high school lad. Think of all the good study habits that you have learned and apply them now. For example, take your breaks, keep an eye on the syllabus, try out things that you were once doing to keep your mind active and interested.

Start of a plan and then move. Don't put yourself in unnecessary pressure as sleeping on books is not going to make you feel relaxed. Don't rely on caffeine to stay active, instead eat healthily and thing to make your body happy.

Focus, But Not On Perfection:

Your prime goal should be answering the correct questions, not on completing the test. This way, you will end up attempting questions that will increase your score. Also, only a few candidates manage to answer correctly, and a small number of the test takes to manage to finish the test.

Also, practice is what makes you perfect; so, don't skip that! Practice as much as questions you can get so that you get prepared with what you are going to encounter.

You can take help from online courses, books, and more to ensure you don't skip any question type. Make time to participate in mock tests, as this will give you a sense of being in real aptitude test.


Know Your Strengths:

Knowing your strengths is one of the most important factors that will help you increase your score. And this is achieved through practice. With practice, you can identify which areas need more attention and which can score you highly.

Also, some students are good in English while others are good in numeric, so identify them and answer. Moreover, if you encounter a question for which you take more time, simply skip it and move to the next.

Time Can Dread You:

If you are short of time and you have hardly attempted 4-5 questions, you perhaps are miles away from your dream job. Since the cognitive ability test is time-bound, you will get only a few minutes to attempt the test.

This also means there will be clock running to one side of the screen, and you can only spend no more than a minute on each question. So, attempt short questions first and then come to the long ones. If you encounter questions that are not of your niche, skip them as most of the cognitive tests don't put negative marking for the wrong answer.

Make An Educative Guess:

We often encounter questions for which we are not sure, and we spend a couple of hours solving them. However, instead of wasting time on one question, make an educated guess, and move to another question. Just make sure:

There won't be any penalty to the wrong answer

You can easily get back to the previous question if you remember the correct answer

If you are one of those who think that cognitive tests are not for you and you are wrong, just keep the above tips in mind and head to the competition.