This takes 22 minutes – thinking logically about written information to arrive at a reasoned conclusion. Applicants will be given a passage to read followed by some statements. For each statement applicants must state whether, given the information in the passage, the statement is true, false or that they can’t tell from the information given. There are 11 passages in total, each with 4 statements (44 questions).

Example:

Passage: National Minimum Wage

National Minimum Wage (NMW) was 7 years old on 1st April 2006 and since its introduction in 1999, rates have continued to increase each year. When first introduced, the minimum wage stood at £3.60 per hour whilst currently, for workers aged 22 and above, this has now risen to £5.05 per hour (£5.35 from 1st October 2006). The rate for workers aged 18-21 and those on Government approved training schemes has also increased from £3.00 per hour in 1999 to £4.25 (£4.45 from 1st October 2006). And in addition a rate of £3.00 per hour was introduced on 1st October 2004 (£3.30 from 1st October 2006) for workers under 18 who are above compulsory school leaving age.

Question:

Workers aged 21 have not had as big an increase in the minimum wage over the past 7 years as those who are aged 22.

A: True
B: False
C: Can’t Tell

Answer:

True - The increase for age 22+ has been £1.45 (£3.60 to £5.05) and the increase for 18-21 has been £1.25 (£3.00 to £4.25).