Architecture and design aptitude

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for architecture and design aptitude selection in the engineering, technical, and design sector with 5 skill areas: spatial reasoning, diagrammatic reasoning, numerical reasoning, critical thinking and situational judgment. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Spatial reasoning — Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Diagrammatic reasoning — Following transformations, flows, processes, systems, and rule diagrams.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. A floor plan shows a door swinging into a corridor that is already at minimum width. Best educational concern?

   • A. Egress/clear-width conflict — revise swing or recess the door
   • B. Color of the door
   • C. Only the furniture brand
   • D. Ceiling height only

2. Scale 1:100; wall length on drawing is 45 mm. Real length?

   • A. 45 m
   • B. 4.5 m
   • C. 0.45 m
   • D. 450 m

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.