Procurement

About this practice suite

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

• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• 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.
• Problem solving — Selecting methods, combining information, troubleshooting, and reaching practical solutions.

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 commercial procurement, an RFQ is primarily used when:

   • A. Specifications are clear and price/comparable terms drive the award
   • B. The buyer wants only vague ideas
   • C. Public sealed-bid law always applies
   • D. No suppliers exist

2. A preferred supplier offers a personal gift during an active RFP. Best buyer response?

   • A. Accept quietly
   • B. Decline, document, and follow ethics/conflict policy without favoring them
   • C. Award them immediately
   • D. Ask for a larger gift

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.