Scheduling

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for scheduling selection in the administration, clerical, records, and office support sector with 5 skill areas: planning and scheduling exercises, situational judgment, numerical reasoning, problem solving 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

• Planning and scheduling exercises — Resources, dependencies, deadlines, constraints, and contingency planning.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Problem solving — Selecting methods, combining information, troubleshooting, and reaching practical solutions.
• 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. Two 60-minute meetings both need Room A at 10:00. Best first scheduling action?

   • A. Identify conflict, offer alternate rooms/times, and confirm with both organizers
   • B. Double-book and hope one cancels
   • C. Cancel both without notice
   • D. Assign a hallway as Room A

2. A VIP visitor arrives for a 2:00 tour but the host is still in a 1:30 meeting running over. Best?

   • A. Leave the visitor unattended in the lobby indefinitely
   • B. Seat the visitor, notify the host discreetly, and adjust the remaining tour buffer
   • C. Interrupt angrily on speakerphone
   • D. Reschedule the visit for next year without asking

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.