Talent Q Assessment Practice
Practice package for the Talent Q (Korn Ferry) ability tests
Talent Q is now part of Korn Ferry. Its best-known series is called Elements and consists of a verbal, a numerical and a logical test. The tests are adaptive: answer a question correctly and the next one gets harder. You usually get only about 75 to 90 seconds per question and around a quarter of an hour per section, so expect serious time pressure. Talent Q runs its own practice site; below you practise the same question formats, with an explanation for every question.
The Elements sections
- Verbal: interpreting and judging passages: verbal reasoning
- Numerical: drawing conclusions from tables and charts: numerical reasoning
- Logical: patterns in symbols and shapes, in the style of matrix questions: abstract matrices and figure series
Practising for an adaptive test
Because the test adapts to your level, you cannot 'fall back' on easy questions: the better you score, the harder it gets. That is normal — it means you are doing well. Make sure you recognise the question types quickly, because the time per question is short. Our practice tests mimic the question format and the time pressure; they are not copies of the real items.
Talent Q Free Practice Test
Number of questions: 9
Parts: Talent Q Elements Verbal, Talent Q Elements Numerical, Talent Q Elements Logical: matrices, Talent Q Elements Logical: figure series
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Talent Q Elements Verbal
In the Verbal Reasoning (also called deductive reasoning) section of your ability test, it is tested how proficient you are in reading, analyzing and interpreting text. The question always consists of a text fragment and one (or more) statement(s). You must judge the statements on the basis of the text, not on the basis of general knowledge or an interpretation of the text. You have three possible answers for each question:
- True: You can determine with certainty that the statement must be true based on the text.
- False: On the basis of the text you can determine with certainty that the statement cannot be true.
- Cannot say: Based on the text it is possible that the statement is true, but it is also possible that the statement is not true.
In general terms, almost every question focuses on one of the capacities below. Via the links you can read how to best solve these types of questions, study three detailed example questions and complete three practice problems.
We recommend doing at least 3 exercise sets with time pressure. At the end of each exercise set, we indicate how your score relates to the norm group and whether you need to work faster or more accurately to get the highest possible score on your assessment. This way you know exactly when you are optimally prepared.
Review the results of the assessments you have completed to determine whether you are optimally prepared for the grade series component. By clicking on an assessment, you will see more detailed results with personalized advice based on your results compared to the reference group.
Talent Q Elements Numerical
There are different types of patterns that are often used for numerical reasoning. By studying the explanations and example exercises of the different patterns, you will recognise the patterns more easily, work faster and make fewer mistakes.
We recommend doing at least 3 exercise sets with time pressure. At the end of each exercise set, we indicate how your score relates to the norm group and whether you need to work faster or more accurately to get the highest possible score on your assessment. This way you know exactly when you are optimally prepared.
Evaluate your results to see if you are optimally prepared for your assessment. By clicking the individual results, you will get a more detailed report of your results with personal advice.
Talent Q Elements Logical: matrices
There are different types of patterns that are often used for abstract matrices. By studying the explanations with example exercises of the different patterns, you will recognise the patterns more easily, work faster and make fewer mistakes.
We recommend doing at least 3 exercise sets with time pressure. At the end of each exercise set, we indicate how your score relates to the norm group and whether you need to work faster or more accurately to get the highest possible score on your assessment. This way you know exactly when you are optimally prepared.
Evaluate the results of your practice assessments to determine if you are optimally prepared for your assessment.
Talent Q Elements Logical: figure series
There are different types of patterns that are often used for inductive reasoning. By studying the explanations and example exercises of the different patterns, you will recognize the patterns more easily, work faster and make fewer mistakes.
We recommend doing at least 3 exercise sets with time constraints. At the end of each exercise set, we tell you how your score relates to the norm group and whether you need to work faster or more accurately to get the highest possible score on your assessment. This way you know exactly when you are optimally prepared.
Eveluate your results to see if you are optimally prepared for your assessment. By clicking the individual results, you will get a more detailed report of your results with personal advice.
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