Watson-Glaser-style critical-thinking familiarization

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for watson-glaser-style critical-thinking familiarization selection in the commercial assessment-provider familiarization sector with 5 skill areas: critical thinking, deductive reasoning, logical reasoning, verbal reasoning and reading comprehension. 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

• Critical thinking — Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Deductive reasoning — Applying stated rules and constraints to reach valid conclusions.
• Logical reasoning — Conditional logic, syllogisms, ordering, grouping, argument structure, and constraint problems.
• Verbal reasoning — Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.
• Reading comprehension — Understanding passages, instructions, policies, technical material, and workplace documents.

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. Bus schedule note: city buses ran every 12 minutes yesterday morning. Inference that MUST follow?

   • A. No passenger waited more than 12 minutes
   • B. Buses operated on a regular morning interval of 12 minutes
   • C. All routes were delayed
   • D. Evening service matched morning service

2. Hiring pitch — we should hire more analysts because competitors hired analysts. Unstated assumption?

   • A. Hiring needs no budget
   • B. Analysts are inexpensive
   • C. Competitors always make optimal decisions
   • D. Competitors never hire analysts

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.