Technology graduate schemes

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for technology graduate schemes selection in the technology, software, data, ai, and cybersecurity sector with 5 skill areas: situational judgment, critical thinking, numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning and planning and scheduling exercises. 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.
• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Numerical reasoning — Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Planning and scheduling exercises — Resources, dependencies, deadlines, constraints, and contingency planning.

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. On a technology graduate scheme, the best early-career default when unsure how to proceed is:

   • A. Guess silently for a week
   • B. Ask a clarifying question with what you tried, then unblock with your mentor/manager
   • C. Post credentials in a public forum for help
   • D. Skip the task and hope nobody notices

2. Your rotation ends in two weeks but a project you own will overrun. Best?

   • A. Leave without documentation
   • B. Hide the overrun until your last day
   • C. Flag early, document handoff, and agree ownership with manager/receiving team
   • D. Delete the repo to avoid embarrassment

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.