Undergraduate admissions familiarization

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for undergraduate admissions familiarization selection in the academic admissions, scholarships, and placement sector with 5 skill areas: reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, critical thinking and situational judgment. 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.
• 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.

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 first-year applicant comparing early-action and regular-decision deadlines should primarily check:

   • A. Each college’s stated deadline, restrictions, and binding rules
   • B. Whatever a social-media influencer posted last week
   • C. Only the athletic department’s practice schedule
   • D. A random friend’s personal calendar reminder

2. An applicant’s counselor says a transcript will arrive two weeks after a priority deadline. Best next step?

   • A. Assume automatic forgiveness with no contact
   • B. Email each admissions office with proof of request and ask how to document the delay
   • C. Withdraw all applications immediately
   • D. Submit a blank transcript placeholder and hope

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.