Management consulting

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for management consulting selection in the business, consulting, management, and operations sector with 5 skill areas: case analysis, problem solving, numerical reasoning, critical thinking and data interpretation. 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

• Case analysis — Synthesizing multiple documents and making a reasoned recommendation.
• Problem solving — Selecting methods, combining information, troubleshooting, and reaching practical solutions.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Data interpretation — Tables, charts, graphs, dashboards, trends, comparisons, and evidence-based conclusions.

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. In educational case structuring, a MECE issue tree primarily aims to:

   • A. Overlap categories so nothing is missed twice
   • B. Break the problem into mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive branches
   • C. List every anecdote from kickoff
   • D. Replace all data gathering

2. A client CEO wants ‘the answer tomorrow’ on a sprawling profitability drop. Best first consulting move?

   • A. Promise a full transformation plan overnight
   • B. Refuse any scoping conversation
   • C. Clarify the decision needed, timebox a structured diagnostic, and align on priority hypotheses
   • D. Copy a generic slide deck from another industry without questions

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.