Executive assistant

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for executive assistant selection in the administration, clerical, records, and office support sector with 5 skill areas: planning and scheduling exercises, situational judgment, written communication, critical thinking and management and supervisory 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

• Planning and scheduling exercises — Resources, dependencies, deadlines, constraints, and contingency planning.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Written communication — Grammar, vocabulary, sentence correction, clarity, tone, proofreading, and workplace writing.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Management and supervisory judgment — Prioritization, delegation, fairness, coaching, accountability, and team decisions.

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. An executive assistant's gatekeeping role primarily means:

   • A. Protecting the principal's time and confidential access with clear criteria
   • B. Blocking all visitors forever
   • C. Answering every lobby question personally
   • D. Running the reception desk exclusively

2. A salesperson insists on "just five minutes" with the CEO without an appointment. Best?

   • A. Escort them into the office immediately
   • B. Share the CEO's personal mobile
   • C. Capture purpose, offer a scheduled slot or alternate contact, and do not force an interrupt
   • D. Argue loudly in the lobby

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.