Technical graduate schemes

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for technical graduate schemes selection in the engineering, technical, and design sector with 5 skill areas: numerical reasoning, critical thinking, situational judgment, technical reasoning and verbal 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

• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Technical reasoning — Applied technical principles, diagrams, tools, systems, measurements, and troubleshooting.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.

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. A technical graduate scheme typically combines:

   • A. Unpaid unlimited overtime only
   • B. Structured rotations, mentoring, and assessed project delivery
   • C. No feedback forever
   • D. Random unrelated chores only

2. You are asked to sign a calculation you did not check. What is best?

   • A. Sign and hope
   • B. Sign to be helpful
   • C. Decline; verify or escalate rather than falsely endorse
   • D. Ask a friend to forge review

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.