Software-developer reasoning

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for software-developer reasoning selection in the technology, software, data, ai, and cybersecurity sector with 5 skill areas: logical reasoning, technical reasoning, critical thinking, situational judgment and abstract reasoning. 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

• Logical reasoning — Conditional logic, syllogisms, ordering, grouping, argument structure, and constraint problems.
• Technical reasoning — Applied technical principles, diagrams, tools, systems, measurements, and troubleshooting.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Abstract reasoning — Inferring rules from shapes, symbols, matrices, and non-verbal patterns.

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. Before merging a pull request that changes a public API contract, a developer should first:

   • A. Delete old clients so they cannot break
   • B. Confirm callers, versioning/compatibility plan, and review coverage for the change
   • C. Skip review if unit tests are green locally
   • D. Force-push to main to save time

2. A teammate asks you to approve their PR without reading it because 'CI is green.' Best educational response?

   • A. Approve immediately to keep velocity
   • B. Approve and leave a joke comment
   • C. Decline rubber-stamp review; read the diff and verify risk, tests, and intent before approving
   • D. Close the PR so they rewrite from scratch

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.