Public-service language testing

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for public-service language testing selection in the government and civil service sector with 5 skill areas: reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, critical thinking, situational judgment and attention and concentration. 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

• Reading comprehension — Understanding passages, instructions, policies, technical material, and workplace documents.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.

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. Choose the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.

   • A. The committee has published its report.
   • B. The committee have published their report.
   • C. The committee publish its report.
   • D. The committee publishes their report.

2. Which word best completes: 'The applicant must submit proof ___ identity.'

   • A. by
   • B. on
   • C. at
   • D. of

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.