Test tasks for operational thinking. Test for quick thinking Training exercises to prepare for the test

PST has been the standard tool used in the selection process for over 60 years and has been proven effective in numerous studies. The test assesses analytical skills and the ability to quickly and correctly solve professional problems. In 65 minutes, the candidate is asked to complete 50 tasks in Russian, choosing the correct answer from 5 offered. The test consists of mathematical problems, tasks for the interpretation of data from tables and graphs, and for understanding the text.

Training exercises to prepare for the test

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Target

The following exercises will help you understand how to answer the questions on the solution test. With these exercises you:

1. Get acquainted with the main features of this test.

3. Practice answering questions similar to those you might encounter on the test itself.

Features of the test for efficiency of thinking

The test includes three types of questions that require critical thinking and analytical skills:

Number of questions

You have 65 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are allowed to use a calculator, although this is not required. You should write in pencil so that you can easily erase the wrong answer.

Each question has 5 possible answers, from which you have to choose the correct one. You do not need detailed answers. Simply mark ONE of the five answers, which are labeled A, B, C, D, E.

During the test itself, you will be required to mark your answers on a special answer sheet, which is distributed separately from the list of questions.

If you check more than one answer to a question, your answer WILL NOT be considered correct.

If you decide to change the answer, then you need to delete its first option or select it additionally so that it does not happen that you mark two or more answer options at the same time.

Scoring

Each correct answer adds one point to your total. If you mark an incorrect answer, points will NOT be deducted from the total.

How to get the best results

Recent research has shown that following the rules below will increase your score on the Solution Test. Once you understand these rules, you will understand what you need to do and what you should avoid when answering test questions.

The rules thatmust be respected to achieve the best result when solving a test for the ability to find a solution:

Be clear about the nature of the question before reading the suggested answers.

Work as quickly as possible, while acting confidently and clearly: do not waste time on a question that you do not understand the essence of.

Immediately discard the answers that you think are obviously wrong and choose an answer from the remaining options.

Check one answer for each question, even if you have to guess the correct answer.

At the end of the test, use the remaining time to check your answers.

What do not do it do, answering the questions of the test for the ability to find a solution:

Read the entire test slowly and carefully before starting work.

Spend time reviewing already marked answers until you answer all the questions.

Waste time thinking about an answer that is not one of the suggested answers.

Training Questions

The following is a sample question with the correct answer marked as such on the answer sheet:

sample question

1. The truck is moving at a speed
80 km/h. How far will he travel in 30 minutes?

E. None of the above answers are correct

Answer sheet

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Approximate explanation

30 minutes is half an hour, so a truck traveling at 80 km/h will travel 40 km in half an hour.

The correct answer (letter C) is shaded.

As an exercise, you will be asked 25 questions to answer in 30 minutes. Try to score as many points as possible and save time by using the skip question or guessing the correct answer method.

At the bottom of this page, in the spaces provided, write down the time you started work. When you're done, write down the time you completed the job and determine how much time it took you in total. This will give you an idea of ​​whether you are working as fast as required to pass the test.

Start time:

End time:

Total elapsed time:

Check to see if you've got 30 minutes.

Training Questions

Mark your answers on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

Table 1

1. Which industry has experienced the largest growth in monetary revenue since
1st to 2nd year?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

E. Transport

2. Which industry saw the least growth in value-for-money revenue from years 1 to 5?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

3. Which industry experienced the largest percentage increase in revenue between years 3 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Finance and real estate

E. Manufacturing industry

4. Which industry experienced the smallest percentage change between years 1 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

5. Which industry experienced the least consistent revenue growth over the period shown in the table?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

Table 1 (repeated)

6. If the trend in the transport industry continues, then its revenue for the 6th year is likely to be:

A. $42 billion

B. $44 billion

C. $46 billion

D. $48 billion

E. $50 billion

7. In which of the following cases did the first of the two industries listed in succession have an income equal to half the income of the second?

A. Agriculture; finance and real estate

B. Communication; Agriculture

C. Construction; finance and real estate

D. Finance and real estate; manufacturing industry

E. Transport; connection

8. In how many cases did any industry make a profit of 10 percent or more compared to the previous year mentioned in the table?

9. The industry with the strongest income growth during this period was:

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

10. In which of the following groups did all three industries increase their income by nearly one-third between years 1 and 3?

A. Agriculture; connection; transport

B. Agriculture; connection; construction

C. Communication; construction; transport

D. Construction; finance and real estate; transport

E. Communication; construction; finance and real estate

11. Which of the industries experienced the smallest percentage change between years 1 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

12. Of the following industries, the largest increase in income in percentage terms was observed in

A. Agriculture in the period
3rd to 4th year

C. Ties in years 2 to 3

C. Construction in the period from the 1st to the 2nd year

D. Finance and real estate in the period from the 4th to the 5th year

E. Manufacturing industry from 3rd to 4th year

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Read the text on this page and answer the questions on the next page. When answering the questions, you can read any fragment of the present text again.

1 Human Resources should

2 consider yourself first

3 as a study group. I have

4 in mind research, which is to develop new

5 Human Resources Practices, Under Review

6 common rules.

7 This is a collection of facts and

8 forecasting the possible development of events.

9 This means analyzing your work and

10 find new ways to do it

11 fulfillment

12 Second, Human Resources

13 must arm yourself with knowledge

14 and experience that

16 on personnel policy and, in the event

17 necessary, pay attention to management

18 what are the implications for the relationship between

19 team members may have alleged

21 Third, HR staff should

22 work closely with middle management

24 Techniques to Help Mid-Level Leaders

25 do your duty

26 on the regulation of relations between members

28 will allow middle management to take advantage of

29 experience and qualifications of employees

30 HR department without losing

31 essential everyday contacts that

32 they must support with their subordinates.

33 Finally, Human Resources

34 must carry out an audit

35 or inspection function. Is it right

36 personnel policy is carried out and

37 programs? Are there

38 problems that cause a need

39 changes? Do they reach

40 programs for the purpose for which

41 were they developed?

42 Is it necessary to make changes,

43 to make them more efficient? Here are just a few of the important

44 questions that can be answered

45 in the exercise of the audit function.

13. Which two functions of the personnel department described in the text have the most in common with each other?

B. Research and revision

D. Regulatory and revision

E. Research and regulatory

14. "They" in line 32 obviously refers to

A. "Human Resources" on line 12

B. "Senior management" on line 15

D. "Human Resources" on lines 29-30

E. "Middle management" on line 28

15. The questions posed in the last paragraph should be answered mainly by

A. Forecasting the possible development of events

B. Maintain effective communication with team members

C. Conducting a critical appraisal

D. Good faith policy

E. Developing a flexible approach

A. It is necessary to collect facts and predict the development of events

C. It is necessary for the development and presentation of recommendations to senior management

D. It is important to understand that policies and programs are being implemented properly.

17. In line 27, the function of the sentence beginning "Such recommendations..." is to

A. Give a rationale

B. Emphasize the essence

C. Point out the analogy

D. Add details

E. Provide evidence

A. Forecasting future needs

B. Finding new and more effective methods for solving personnel issues

D. Maintain day-to-day contact with team members working in mid-level divisions

E. Finding new ways to improve productivity

19. The main idea of ​​the first paragraph is that HR employees should

A. Analyze your work and achieve its maximum efficiency

C. Define and follow guidelines in your work

C. Work on facts, not on intuition

D. Review generally accepted human resources practices and policies

E. Focus on predicting future developments

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20. The selling price of a box of soap is $10. During the sale, the price was reduced by 10%. The sale price of soap was 20% higher than the cost of a box of soap. What is the cost of a box of soap?

A. $9

B. $8

C. US$7.5

D. US$7

E. US $6.5

21. The drawing on the page was reduced by 60% on the copier, in turn, this copy was reduced by 20%. What percentage of the size of the original was the final copy?

22. In one department, 15% of women and 25% of men work on a project. 60% of the department's staff are women. What percentage of the department's employees are working on the project?

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

23. The total cost of repairing a car for 5 items was 375 US dollars. Carburetor overhauls cost twice as much as adjustments, brake pad repairs cost a third as much as carburetor repairs, and wheel alignment and wheel balancing, each individually, cost a third more than adjustments. How much does an adjustment cost?

A. $30

B. $45

C. $65

D. $90

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

24. The composition of a certain drug includes liquids x, y And z in a ratio of 5:2:1. How many gallons of drug can be made from 25 gallons x, 20 gallons y and 8 gallons z?

25. `Sales of products costing 60 cents per unit averaged 1.2 million units per month. After the product quality improved, its sales increased to an average of 2 million units per month. At the same time, the unit cost of new products increased by 5%. If the manufacturer's selling price in each case was 75 cents per unit, what is the manufacturer's added monthly profit for the improved product?

A. $20,000

B. $60,000

C. $200k

D. 240 thousand USD

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

1 Strategy for modernizing the content of general education. M., 2001. S. 12-14

2 E. Dneprov: An attempt to revise the content of education was not completely successful. / UG No. 45 2002

3 The participants of the working group agreed to use the term “competence” for convenience, although this decision is conditional. Linguistics often uses the word "competence" rather than "competence" to refer to the same phenomenon.

4 Raven, 2002

5 Schlüsselqualificationen. Handlungs- und Methodenkompetenz, Personale und soziale Kompetenz. Verlag C.H. Beck München 2000 von Rudolf W. Lang. P.7.

6 Meerovich M. I., Shragina L. I. Technology of creative thinking: a practical guide. - Mn.: Harvest, M.: AST, 2000. p. 12.

7 Schlüsselqualificationen. Handlungs- und Methodenkompetenz, Personale und soziale Kompetenz. Verlag C.H. Beck München 2000 von Rudolf W. Lang. P. 7

8 Draft federal component of the state educational standard for general education. Part II. Senior school (first working version). / Ed. E.D. Dneprov and V.D. Shadrikov. Temporary research team "Educational Standard" of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. - M., 2002. - 296 p.

9 The methodology for this analysis of the text of requirements for subjects is set out and justified in our work "Comparison of the contents of the list of REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEVEL OF PREPARATION OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES in the main subjects."

10 So, for example, the following assignment in biology clearly does not take into account the Russian student's own experience in the field of regional fauna and the need to balance the introduction of terms with the possibilities of their further application: “A 14. A large variety of Galapagos finches is the result of: 1) aromorphosis; 2) degeneration; 3) idioadaptation; 4) biological regression”.

11 National Training Foundation. Innovative project for the development of education Component "Educational book publishing". Technical task.

12 Stated according to: D. Raven. "Competence in modern society, identification, development and implementation". M., 2002.

13 Raven, p. 154

14 Raven, 210

15 Group projects

A project (from the Latin projectus = pushed forward) is a realistic idea of ​​a desired future. From whimsical desire, empty dreams, unrealizable dreams and baseless fantasies (today they are ironically called "projects" or "projecting"), the design concept differs in that it contains a rational justification and a specific method (technology) of its practical feasibility. In other words, the design concept tells us what and how to do to implement it, or bring it to life. That is, to obtain, manufacture, create, build, or design what we need and what we do not yet have, but we can have if we apply the proper mental, physical and / or political efforts to it.

Designing is the process of developing such an idea and fixing it in some externally expressed symbolic form - alphanumeric text, graphic image, three-dimensional layout, operating model, etc.

There are three main stages, or phases, in the design process. On the first one, an initially fruitful hypothetical idea is put forward, a meaningful core, a germ of meaning capable of further growth and development. On the middle one, from an initially vague and undifferentiated idea, a gradually more complex design image emerges, a certain morphology arises - a detailed picture, a multifaceted panorama, clearly imagined scenes desired future. The subject of such an anticipatory figurative representation can be anything - some hitherto unknown product, complex of products or order of things; new network of connections, organizational structure and system of relations; a new state of affairs or a naturally controlled course of events. The final phase of the design is the preparation of design and technological documentation. It describes in detail all those operations and procedures that need to be carried out with certain tools on certain materials in order to realize the design concept, translate it into reality and thereby translate the image of what we want from the possible future into the actual present.

As long as the project is not implemented, it is permissible to review and recheck it many times in order to detect, correct and minimize the oversights, miscalculations and errors that inevitably creep into any human undertakings. After the project is implemented, correcting such errors, sometimes extremely dangerous ones, may turn out to be too difficult and time-consuming, long, expensive, or even completely unfeasible.

16 Klarin M. Pedagogical technologies and innovative trends in modern education (foreign experience) / Innovative movement in Russian school education. - M., 1997

17 Portfolio: A file or folder for collecting and organizing evidence of your accomplishments for evaluation. The portfolio should include a table of contents indicating the pages on which you can find confirmations for each part of the section. It may be in the form of an electronic document or a paper copy.

Here is the description given in the Oxford Core Competence Development Program

“The candidate demonstrates the possession of competence (competence) by presenting evidence of possession of competencies in the form of a portfolio. Verifications can come from a variety of sources and take a variety of forms. Acknowledgments will be provided by the candidate, but an important role is for the inspector to monitor the candidate's performance and evaluate the conformity of the confirmations provided with the specifications.

Confirmations can be, for example:

written evidence of how the candidate determined the cost of producing a good or service (for the Operations with Numbers section);

a record of observing how the candidate contributes to the discussion (section Communication);

printout of a document made using a text editor (section Information technology);

records of the inspector regarding the participation of the candidate in the discussion of the work plan, when agreeing on goals, distributing responsibilities and drawing up working agreements (section Working with people);

an official report of the candidate, reflecting, for example, the results of a completed Geography project at level A (section Communication, Operations with Numbers and Information Technology);

an action plan and records of work done in the workplace, as part of the NVQ section (for the section Improving Learning Capabilities and Improving Performance).

The candidate may provide evidence for a portfolio of Core Competencies that were obtained through other qualifying assignments, such as GNVQs, GCE levels A/AS or NVQs. Core Competency endorsements need not be completed separately from endorsements for other qualifications. If the Core Competency Endorsement is obtained as part of other qualifying assignments, then it must clearly comply with the requirements for Core Competency Endorsements and should be readily available for public examination (for a bachelor's degree).

In addition to a portfolio of endorsements for each section of the Core Competencies Communication, Numbers, Information Technology, candidates will be required to complete an External Evaluation Process (EPP).

18 See ANNEX 1 p.44 of this document for reasons for schematization.

19 This topic may be of some importance at further stages of work in connection with the study of the mechanisms of formation of motivation.

20 Based on the book Key Qualifications by R. Lang, which is a classic study on key competencies Rudolf W. Lang Schlüsselqualifikationen, Beck 2000

21 This is why problems cannot be translated as tasks. A problem is a task of a special kind, which, in relation to a normal task, also has additional features, for example, the presence of gaps.

22 Rudolf W.Lang Schlüsselqualificationen

23 By Hans Aebli Zwölf Grundformen des Lernens, Klett Cotta 2001

24 Gage/Berliner Pädagogische Psychologie, Belz 1986

25 The main group of teachers that keeps the school going.

26 Some emphasis on “everyday life” as a significant environment in which changes occur is based on the corresponding arguments and developments of the German pedagogical science (the so-called “turn to everyday life”, a departure from abstract, modeling thinking; the problem of “everyday life” is thematized in a phenomenological philosophy and pedagogy).

27 All these forms have already existed before in the practice of various alternative schools. They have been tested and described in the relevant, rather rich literature (in German). It is now a question of transferring these forms of work to the mass school in a somewhat modified form, adapted to the mass, state school. A special role in the reform is given to project-based learning.

28 In German, there is a distinction between lehren - to teach, teach and lernen - to learn. These two words are very close in sound and therefore often act as a spectacular pun. We translate lehren, that is, what the teacher does, as "teaching", and as lernen, i.e. what the student himself does who is learning as "teaching", although teaching (unterrichten) covers both. New forms of teaching just consist in the fact that students learn to a greater extent by themselves.

29 In German-language sources, QCs are also referred to as key qualifications. A key qualification, for example in the social field, consists of individual core competencies

30 A.A. Pinsky Materials of the report. INTRODUCTION TO MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS Department of Science and Education of the Administration of the Samara Region.

31 Chomsky, N. Aspekte der Syntax-Theorie, Frankfurt 1969

32 Jürgen Habermas Vorbereitende Bemerkungen zu einer Theorie der kommunikativen kompetenz. In Jürgen Habermas/Niklas Lühmann Theorie der Gesellschaft oder Sozialtechnologie – was leistet Systemforschung? (S. 102).

33 Ozhegov S.I. Sl. Russian lang. / Ed. 12 stereotype. – M.: Russian. yaz, 1978. - S. 265

36 The methodology for this analysis of the text of requirements for subjects is set out and substantiated in our work “Comparison of the contents of the list of REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LEVEL OF TRAINING OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES in the main subjects”.

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TRAINING EXERCISES TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST

ON EFFICIENCY OF THINKING

The suggested exercises will help you understand how to answer the questions.

solution test. With these exercises you:

1. Get acquainted with the main features of this test.

3. Practice answering questions similar to those you might encounter on the test itself.

Features of the test for quick thinking The test includes three types of questions that require critical thinking and analytical skills:

Number of questions Comprehension questions for data presented in tables or 23 diagrams Written text comprehension questions 16 Solving math problems 11 Total 50 You have 65 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are allowed to use a calculator, although this is not required. You should write in pencil so that you can easily erase the wrong answer.

Each question has 5 possible answers, from which you have to choose the correct one.

You do not need detailed answers. Simply mark ONE of the five answers, which are labeled A, B, C, D, E.

During the test itself, you will be required to mark your answers on a special answer sheet, which is distributed separately from the list of questions.

If you check more than one answer to a question, your answer WILL NOT be considered correct.

If you decide to change the answer, then you need to delete its first option or select it additionally so that it does not happen that you mark two or more answer options at the same time.

Scoring Each correct answer adds one point to your total. If you mark an incorrect answer, points will NOT be deducted from the total.

How to Achieve the Best Results Recent research has shown that following the rules below will increase your score on the Solution Test.

Once you understand these rules, you will understand what you need to do and what you should avoid when answering test questions.

Rules to follow in order to achieve the best result when solving a test for the ability to find a solution:

Be clear about the nature of the question before reading the suggested answers.

Work as quickly as possible, while acting confidently and clearly: do not waste time on a question that you do not understand the essence of.

Immediately discard the answers that you think are obviously wrong and choose an answer from the remaining options.

Check one answer for each question, even if you have to guess the correct answer.

At the end of the test, use the remaining time to check your answers.

What not to do when answering the questions of the test for the ability to find a solution:

Read the entire test slowly and carefully before starting work.

Spend time reviewing already marked answers until you answer all the questions.

Waste time thinking about an answer that is not one of the suggested answers.

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As an exercise, you will be asked 25 questions to answer in 30 minutes. Try to score as many points as possible and save time by using the skip question or guessing the correct answer method.

At the bottom of this page, in the spaces provided, write down the time you started work.

When you're done, write down the time you completed the job and determine how much time it took you in total. This will give you an idea of ​​whether you are working as fast as required to pass the test.

–  –  –

Closing time: ______________________________________

Total elapsed time: ______________________________________

–  –  –

Read the text on this page and answer the questions on the next page.

When answering the questions, you can read any fragment of the present text again.

1 Human Resources should 2 consider itself 3 primarily as a research group. I mean 4 research, which consists in the development of new 5 methods of working with personnel, in the revision of 6 generally accepted rules.

7 This is a collection of facts and 8 forecasting the possible development of events.

9 It means analyzing your work and 10 finding new ways to do it 11 12 Secondly, the human resources department 13 must be equipped with knowledge 14 and experience that 15 allows it to make recommendations to senior management 16 on personnel policy and, if necessary, 17 to draw the attention of management 18 to what consequences for the relationship between 19 team members the proposed 20 activities may have.

21 Third, human resources personnel should 22 work closely with middle management 23 to develop recommendations and 24 methods that will help middle managers 25 carry out their duties 26 in managing relationships among team members 27 . Such recommendations 28 will allow the middle management 29 to take advantage of the experience and qualifications of 30 personnel department employees, without losing 31 the necessary day-to-day contact that 32 they must maintain with their subordinates.

33 Finally, the personnel department 34 must perform an audit 35 or inspection function. Are the 36 personnel policy being carried out correctly and 37 programs being implemented? Are there 38 problems that necessitate 39 changes? Do 40 programs achieve the purpose for which 41 they were designed?

42 Do changes need to be made 43 to make them more effective? These are just some of the important 44 questions that can be answered 45 in the audit function.

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Training exercises to prepare for the test

on efficiency of thinking

Target

The following exercises will help you understand how to answer the questions on the solution test. With these exercises you:

1. Get acquainted with the main features of this test.

3. Practice answering questions similar to those you might encounter on the test itself.

Features of the test for efficiency of thinking

The test includes three types of questions that require critical thinking and analytical skills:

Number of questions

You have 65 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are allowed to use a calculator, although this is not required. You should write in pencil so that you can easily erase the wrong answer.

Each question has 5 possible answers, from which you have to choose the correct one. You do not need detailed answers. Simply mark ONE of the five answers, which are labeled A, B, C, D, E.

During the test itself, you will be required to mark your answers on a special answer sheet, which is distributed separately from the list of questions.

If you check more than one answer to a question, your answer WILL NOT be considered correct.

If you decide to change the answer, then you need to delete its first option or select it additionally so that it does not happen that you mark two or more answer options at the same time.

Scoring

Each correct answer adds one point to your total. If you mark an incorrect answer, points will NOT be deducted from the total.

How to get the best results

Recent research has shown that following the rules below will increase your score on the Solution Test. Once you understand these rules, you will understand what you need to do and what you should avoid when answering test questions.

^ The rules that must be respected to achieve the best result when solving a test for the ability to find a solution:

• 
  Be clear about the nature of the question before reading the suggested answers.
• 
  Work as quickly as possible, while acting confidently and clearly: do not waste time on a question that you do not understand the essence of.
• 
  Immediately discard the answers that you think are obviously wrong and choose an answer from the remaining options.
• 
  Check one answer for each question, even if you have to guess the correct answer.
• 
  At the end of the test, use the remaining time to check your answers.

What do not do it do, answering the questions of the test for the ability to find a solution:

• 
  Read the entire test slowly and carefully before starting work.
• 
  Spend time reviewing already marked answers until you answer all the questions.
• 
  Waste time thinking about an answer that is not one of the suggested answers.

Training Questions

The following is a sample question with the correct answer marked as such on the answer sheet:

sample question

1. The truck is moving at a speed
80 km/h. How far will he travel in 30 minutes?

E. None of the above answers are correct

Answer sheet

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Approximate explanation

30 minutes is half an hour, so a truck traveling at 80 km/h will travel 40 km in half an hour.

The correct answer (letter C) is shaded.

As an exercise, you will be asked 25 questions to answer in 30 minutes. Try to score as many points as possible and save time by using the skip question or guessing the correct answer method.

At the bottom of this page, in the spaces provided, write down the time you started work. When you're done, write down the time you completed the job and determine how much time it took you in total. This will give you an idea of ​​whether you are working as fast as required to pass the test.

Start time:

End time:

Total elapsed time:

Check to see if you've got 30 minutes.

Training Questions

Mark your answers on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

Table 1

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

E. Transport

2. Which industry saw the least growth in value-for-money revenue from years 1 to 5?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

3. Which industry experienced the largest percentage increase in revenue between years 3 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Finance and real estate

E. Manufacturing industry

4. Which industry experienced the smallest percentage change between years 1 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

5. Which industry experienced the least consistent revenue growth over the period shown in the table?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

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Table 1 (repeated)

A. $42 billion

B. $44 billion

C. $46 billion

D. $48 billion

E. $50 billion

7. In which of the following cases did the first of the two industries listed in succession have an income approximately equal to half the income of the second?

A. Agriculture; finance and real estate

B. Communication; Agriculture

C. Construction; finance and real estate

D. Finance and real estate; manufacturing industry

E. Transport; connection

8. In how many cases did any industry make a profit of 10 percent or more compared to the previous year mentioned in the table?

9. The industry with the strongest income growth during this period was:

A. Communication

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

10. In which of the following groups did all three industries increase their income by nearly one-third between years 1 and 3?

A. Agriculture; connection; transport

B. Agriculture; connection; construction

C. Communication; construction; transport

D. Construction; finance and real estate; transport

E. Communication; construction; finance and real estate

11. Which of the industries experienced the smallest percentage change between years 1 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

12. Of the following industries, the largest increase in income in percentage terms was observed in

A. Agriculture in the period
3rd to 4th year

C. Ties in years 2 to 3

C. Construction in the period from the 1st to the 2nd year

D. Finance and real estate in the period from the 4th to the 5th year

E. Manufacturing industry from 3rd to 4th year

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Read the text on this page and answer the questions on the next page. When answering the questions, you can read any fragment of the present text again.

1 Human Resources should

2 consider yourself first

3 as a study group. I have

4 in mind research, which is to develop new

5 Human Resources Practices, Under Review

6 common rules.

7 This is a collection of facts and

8 forecasting the possible development of events.

9 This means analyzing your work and

10 find new ways to do it

11 fulfillment

12 Second, Human Resources

13 must arm yourself with knowledge

14 and experience that

16 on personnel policy and, in the event

17 necessary, pay attention to management

18 what are the implications for the relationship between

19 team members may have alleged

21 Third, HR staff should

22 work closely with middle management

24 Techniques to Help Mid-Level Leaders

25 do your duty

26 on the regulation of relations between members

28 will allow middle management to take advantage of

29 experience and qualifications of employees

30 HR department without losing

31 essential everyday contacts that

32 they must support with their subordinates.

33 Finally, Human Resources

34 must carry out an audit

35 or inspection function. Is it right

36 personnel policy is carried out and

37 programs? Are there

38 problems that cause a need

39 changes? Do they reach

40 programs for the purpose for which

41 were they developed?

42 Is it necessary to make changes,

43 to make them more efficient? Here are just a few of the important

44 questions that can be answered

45 in the exercise of the audit function.

B. Research and revision

D. Regulatory and revision

E. Research and regulatory

14. "They" in line 32 obviously refers to

A. "Human Resources" on line 12

B. "Senior management" on line 15

D. "Human Resources" on lines 29-30

E. "Middle management" on line 28

15. The questions posed in the last paragraph should be answered mainly by

A. Forecasting the possible development of events

B. Maintain effective communication with team members

C. Conducting a critical appraisal

D. Good faith policy

E. Developing a flexible approach

A. It is necessary to collect facts and predict the development of events

C. It is necessary for the development and presentation of recommendations to senior management

D. It is important to understand that policies and programs are being implemented properly.

17. In line 27, the function of the sentence beginning "Such recommendations..." is to

A. Give a rationale

B. Emphasize the essence

C. Point out the analogy

D. Add details

E. Provide evidence

A. Forecasting future needs

B. Finding new and more effective methods for solving personnel issues

D. Maintain day-to-day contact with team members working in mid-level divisions

E. Finding new ways to improve productivity

19. The main idea of ​​the first paragraph is that HR employees should

A. Analyze your work and achieve its maximum efficiency

C. Define and follow guidelines in your work

C. Work on facts, not on intuition

D. Review generally accepted human resources practices and policies

E. Focus on predicting future developments

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20. The selling price of a box of soap is $10. During the sale, the price was reduced by 10%. The sale price of soap was 20% higher than the cost of a box of soap. What is the cost of a box of soap?

A. $9

B. $8

C. US$7.5

D. US$7

E. US $6.5

21. The drawing on the page was reduced to 60% on the copier, in turn, this copy was reduced by 20%. What percentage of the size of the original was the final copy?

22. In one department, 15% of women and 25% of men work on a project. 60% of the department's staff are women. What percentage of the department's employees are working on the project?

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

23. The total cost of repairing a car for 5 items was 375 US dollars. Carburetor overhauls cost twice as much as adjustments, brake pad repairs cost a third of carburetor repairs, and wheel alignment and balancing, each individually, cost a third as much as adjustments. How much does an adjustment cost?

A. $30

B. $45

C. $65

D. $90

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

24. The composition of a certain drug includes liquids x, y And z in a ratio of 5:2:1. How many gallons of drug can be made from 25 gallons x, 20 gallons y and 8 gallons z?

25. `Sales of products costing 60 cents per unit averaged 1.2 million units per month. After the product quality improved, its sales increased to an average of 2 million units per month. At the same time, the unit cost of new products increased by 5%. If the manufacturer's selling price in each case was 75 cents per unit, what is the manufacturer's added monthly profit for the improved product?

A. $20,000

B. $60,000

C. $200k

D. 240 thousand USD

E. There is not enough information available to answer this question.

Training exercises to prepare for the test

On the efficiency of thinking

The following exercises will help you understand how to answer the questions on the solution test. With these exercises you:

1. Get acquainted with the main features of this test.

3. Practice answering questions similar to those you might encounter on the test itself.

Features of the test for efficiency of thinking

The test includes three types of questions that require critical thinking and analytical skills:

Number of questions

You have 65 minutes to answer 50 questions. You are allowed to use a calculator, although this is not required. You should write in pencil so that you can easily erase the wrong answer.

Each question has 5 possible answers, from which you have to choose the correct one. You do not need detailed answers. Simply mark ONE of the five answers, which are labeled A, B, C, D, E.

During the test itself, you will be required to mark your answers on a special answer sheet, which is distributed separately from the list of questions.

If you check more than one answer to a question, your answer WILL NOT be considered correct.

If you decide to change the answer, then you need to delete its first option or select it additionally so that it does not happen that you mark two or more answer options at the same time.

Scoring

Each correct answer adds one point to your total. If you mark an incorrect answer, points will NOT be deducted from the total.

How to get the best results

Recent research has shown that following the rules below will increase your score on the Solution Test. Once you understand these rules, you will understand what you need to do and what you should avoid when answering test questions.

The rules that must be respected to achieve the best result when solving a test for the ability to find a solution:

· Be clear about the nature of the question before reading the suggested answers.

· Work as quickly as possible, while acting confidently and clearly: do not waste time on a question whose essence you do not understand.

· Immediately discard the answers that you consider obviously wrong, and choose an answer from the remaining options.

· Check one answer for each question, even if you have to guess the correct answer.

· At the end of the test, use the remaining time to check your answers.

What do not do it do, answering the questions of the test for the ability to find a solution:

Þ Read the entire test slowly and carefully before starting work.

Þ Spend time reviewing already marked answers until you have answered all the questions.

Þ Spend time thinking about an answer that is not one of the suggested answers.

Training Questions

The following is a sample question with the correct answer marked as such on the answer sheet:

sample question

1. The truck is moving at a speed
80 km/h. How far will he travel in 30 minutes?

E. None of the above answers are correct

Answer sheet

Approximate explanation

30 minutes is half an hour, so a truck traveling at 80 km/h will travel 40 km in half an hour.

The correct answer (letter C) is shaded.

As an exercise, you will be asked 25 questions to answer in 30 minutes. Try to score as many points as possible and save time by using the skip question or guessing the correct answer method.

At the bottom of this page, in the spaces provided, write down the time you started work. When you're done, write down the time you completed the job and determine how much time it took you in total. This will give you an idea of ​​whether you are working as fast as required to pass the test.

Start time: ___________________________________

Finishing time: ___________________________________

Total elapsed time: ___________________________________

Check to see if you've got 30 minutes.

Training Questions

Mark your answers on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

Table 1

1. Which industry has experienced the largest growth in monetary revenue since
1st to 2nd year?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

E. Transport

2. Which industry saw the least growth in value-for-money revenue from years 1 to 5?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

3. Which industry experienced the largest percentage increase in revenue between years 3 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Finance and real estate

E. Manufacturing industry

4. Which industry experienced the smallest percentage change between years 1 and 4?

A. Agriculture

C. Construction

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

5. Which industry experienced the least consistent revenue growth over the period shown in the table?

A. Agriculture

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate

D. Manufacturing industry

E. Transport

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Table 1 (repeated)

6. If the trend in the transport industry continues, then its revenue for the 6th year is likely to be:

A. $42 billion

B. $44 billion

C. $46 billion

D. $48 billion

E. $50 billion

7. In which of the following cases did the first of the two industries listed in succession have an income equal to half the income of the second?

A. Agriculture; finance and real estate

B. Communication; Agriculture

C. Construction; finance and real estate

D. Finance and real estate; manufacturing industry

E. Transport; connection

8. In how many cases did any industry make a profit of 10 percent or more compared to the previous year mentioned in the table?

9. The industry with the strongest income growth during this period was:

B. Construction

C. Finance and real estate