Learn by Novus · Open practice pack v1

Processing speed: full practice bank: open practice pack: learner worksheet

100 untimed questions across 10 authored sections.

This is untimed educational practice for one cognitive skill. It is not a clinical, diagnostic, employment, or professionally recognized assessment, and it does not produce an IQ score or credential.

Learner worksheet

One hundred untimed self-check items in ten sections. In timed tests these tasks reward speed, but here accuracy comes first. Work briskly yet comfortably and let pace build with practice.

Choose one answer for each item. For a delayed-recall item, read its study text, cover it, and then answer without looking back.

Warm-up: quick counting and spotting

Ease in with quick counts, comparisons, and spot-the-difference checks.

1. processing-speed-q1

How many times does the digit '7' appear in this string: 7192747378179

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6

Answer:

2. processing-speed-q2

Which number does not belong with the others: 12, 18, 24, 29, 36?

  1. 12
  2. 24
  3. 29
  4. 36

Answer:

3. processing-speed-q3

How many vowels (a, e, i, o, u) appear in this string of letters: 'tefaomulcezirp'?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7

Answer:

4. processing-speed-q4

In the sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, __, 18, what number is missing?

  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 17

Answer:

5. processing-speed-q5

How many pairs of consecutive identical digits appear in this number: 1123455678?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

6. processing-speed-q6

Which of these four number pairs sums to exactly 100: (37,64), (45,55), (52,49), (68,31)?

  1. (37, 64)
  2. (45, 55)
  3. (52, 49)
  4. (68, 31)

Answer:

7. processing-speed-s01-q07

How many words in this list start with the letter B: banana, berry, apple, bread, cherry, basket?

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 2

Answer:

8. processing-speed-s01-q08

Which of these numbers is the largest: 89, 98, 88, 99?

  1. 89
  2. 98
  3. 88
  4. 99

Answer:

9. processing-speed-s01-q09

How many times does the letter 'a' appear in the word 'banana'?

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 1

Answer:

10. processing-speed-s01-q10

Count the even numbers in this list: 3, 8, 5, 12, 7, 6, 9.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 3

Answer:

Symbol and letter scanning

Scan each string or row once and count or locate the target exactly.

11. processing-speed-s02-q01

How many times does the letter 'x' appear in this string: 'oxkxvexnxo'?

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 2

Answer:

12. processing-speed-s02-q02

In the row ■ ● ■ ▲ ● ■ ▲ ■ ●, how many ■ symbols appear?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

13. processing-speed-s02-q03

How many capital letters appear in this string: 'aBcDeFgh'?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

14. processing-speed-s02-q04

How many digits appear in this mixed string: 'a7k2p9x1c'?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

15. processing-speed-s02-q05

How many vowels (a, e, i, o, u) appear in 'krotepzim'?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6

Answer:

16. processing-speed-s02-q06

Which letter appears exactly twice in the string 'p q r p s q p'?

  1. p
  2. r
  3. q
  4. s

Answer:

17. processing-speed-s02-q07

In the row ● ▲ ● ● ▲ ■ ● ▲, how many ▲ symbols appear?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

18. processing-speed-s02-q08

How many lower-case letters appear in 'tRezpLms'?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6

Answer:

19. processing-speed-s02-q09

How many of these words contain the letter pair 'th': moth, mat, bath, tin, hop, cot?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

20. processing-speed-s02-q10

In the string 'oodoooddo', how many 'o's appear?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7

Answer:

Rapid mental arithmetic

Solve each sum in your head: accuracy first, then pace.

21. processing-speed-s03-q01

What is 17 + 26?

  1. 42
  2. 43
  3. 44
  4. 45

Answer:

22. processing-speed-s03-q02

What is 62 − 27?

  1. 32
  2. 33
  3. 34
  4. 35

Answer:

23. processing-speed-s03-q03

What is 8 × 7?

  1. 56
  2. 54
  3. 58
  4. 64

Answer:

24. processing-speed-s03-q04

What is 45 + 38?

  1. 81
  2. 82
  3. 83
  4. 84

Answer:

25. processing-speed-s03-q05

What is 9 × 6?

  1. 52
  2. 54
  3. 56
  4. 58

Answer:

26. processing-speed-s03-q06

What is 74 − 38?

  1. 33
  2. 34
  3. 35
  4. 36

Answer:

27. processing-speed-s03-q07

What is 120 ÷ 8?

  1. 15
  2. 16
  3. 14
  4. 12

Answer:

28. processing-speed-s03-q08

What is 13 + 28 + 9?

  1. 48
  2. 49
  3. 50
  4. 51

Answer:

29. processing-speed-s03-q09

What is half of 76?

  1. 36
  2. 38
  3. 40
  4. 42

Answer:

30. processing-speed-s03-q10

What is 25 × 4?

  1. 75
  2. 90
  3. 95
  4. 100

Answer:

Exact matching and comparison

Compare codes and names character by character to find exact matches.

31. processing-speed-s04-q01

Which of these matches the reference code GHT-4402 exactly?

  1. GHT-4420
  2. GTH-4402
  3. GHT-4402
  4. GHT-4022

Answer:

32. processing-speed-s04-q02

Which of these four pairs is an exact match?

  1. A) MZ-7719 / MZ-7719
  2. B) MZ-7719 / MZ-7791
  3. C) ZM-7719 / MZ-7719
  4. D) MZ-7119 / MZ-7719

Answer:

33. processing-speed-s04-q03

Which of these codes is different from the other three?

  1. A) PLQ-880
  2. B) PLQ-880
  3. C) PLQ-880
  4. D) PLO-880

Answer:

34. processing-speed-s04-q04

Which of these matches 'Bramfield Lane 27' exactly?

  1. Bramfield Lane 72
  2. Bramfield Lane 27
  3. Brampfield Lane 27
  4. Bramfield Lane 21

Answer:

35. processing-speed-s04-q05

Which word appears twice in this list: harbour, harbor, harbour, arbour?

  1. harbor
  2. arbour
  3. harbour
  4. No word appears twice

Answer:

36. processing-speed-s04-q06

Which of these four pairs is NOT an exact match?

  1. A) TK-9906 / TK-9096
  2. B) TK-9906 / TK-9906
  3. C) RV-3321 / RV-3321
  4. D) LP-0785 / LP-0785

Answer:

37. processing-speed-s04-q07

The reference code is 60482-Q. Which option matches it exactly?

  1. 60428-Q
  2. 60482-O
  3. 64082-Q
  4. 60482-Q

Answer:

38. processing-speed-s04-q08

Which of these matches 'Whitfield & Grayson Ltd' exactly?

  1. Whitfield & Greyson Ltd
  2. Whitfield & Grayson Ltd
  3. Whitefield & Grayson Ltd
  4. Whitfield and Grayson Ltd

Answer:

39. processing-speed-s04-q09

How many of these four codes match the reference 2281-VD: 2281-VD, 2281-DV, 2281-VD, 2218-VD?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3

Answer:

40. processing-speed-s04-q10

Which of these four-digit codes contains the same digit twice?

  1. 4535
  2. 4790
  3. 1263
  4. 9805

Answer:

Coding and substitution

Each item gives its own code key. Apply it swiftly and precisely.

41. processing-speed-s05-q01

Code key: ▲ = 1, ● = 2, ■ = 3. What number does ● ▲ ■ represent?

  1. 123
  2. 231
  3. 312
  4. 213

Answer:

42. processing-speed-s05-q02

A code swaps each letter with its mirror from the end of the alphabet: A becomes Z, B becomes Y, C becomes X. Following the same rule, what does D become?

  1. V
  2. W
  3. X
  4. U

Answer:

43. processing-speed-s05-q03

Code key: 1 = R, 2 = E, 3 = D, 4 = O. What word does 3-4-4-1 spell?

  1. DOOR
  2. ODOR
  3. RODE
  4. REDO

Answer:

44. processing-speed-s05-q04

Shift each letter forward by one place in the alphabet (A becomes B, B becomes C, and so on). What does 'CAT' become?

  1. DAU
  2. CBU
  3. DBU
  4. DBV

Answer:

45. processing-speed-s05-q05

Code key: ◆ = 4, ● = 7, ▲ = 2. What is the sum of ◆ ● ▲ ◆?

  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 17

Answer:

46. processing-speed-s05-q06

Code key: 2 = N, 4 = E, 6 = S, 8 = T. What word does 2-4-6-8 spell?

  1. NETS
  2. NEST
  3. SENT
  4. TENS

Answer:

47. processing-speed-s05-q07

Shift each letter back by one place in the alphabet (B becomes A, C becomes B, and so on). What does 'DOG' become?

  1. CNF
  2. CNG
  3. DNF
  4. ENG

Answer:

48. processing-speed-s05-q08

Code key: P = ◆, Q = ●, R = ▲. Which symbol sequence encodes 'RPQ'?

  1. ◆ ● ▲
  2. ● ▲ ◆
  3. ▲ ◆ ●
  4. ▲ ● ◆

Answer:

49. processing-speed-s05-q09

Using the code 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C and so on through the alphabet, what word does 6-1-3-5 spell?

  1. FADE
  2. FACE
  3. CAFE
  4. BEAD

Answer:

50. processing-speed-s05-q10

Using the code 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C and so on, what is the sum of the position numbers of the letters in 'BEE'?

  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12

Answer:

Number comparison and ordering

Compare, order, and pick out numbers against the rule given.

51. processing-speed-s06-q01

Which of these is the smallest: 0.45, 0.54, 0.405, 0.5?

  1. 0.405
  2. 0.45
  3. 0.5
  4. 0.54

Answer:

52. processing-speed-s06-q02

Which number is closest to 500: 468, 529, 507, 490?

  1. 468
  2. 529
  3. 507
  4. 490

Answer:

53. processing-speed-s06-q03

If you sort 3/4, 2/3, and 4/5 from smallest to largest, which comes last?

  1. 2/3
  2. 3/4
  3. They are all equal
  4. 4/5

Answer:

54. processing-speed-s06-q04

Which is larger: 7 × 8 or 9 × 6?

  1. 9 × 6
  2. 7 × 8
  3. They are equal
  4. It cannot be determined

Answer:

55. processing-speed-s06-q05

Which of these numbers is even AND greater than 50: 48, 62, 57, 45?

  1. 62
  2. 48
  3. 57
  4. 45

Answer:

56. processing-speed-s06-q06

How many of these numbers are greater than 3.5: 3.09, 3.51, 3.499, 3.6, 3.55?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

57. processing-speed-s06-q07

Which temperature is the coldest: −4°, 2°, −1°, −7°?

  1. −4°
  2. −1°
  3. −7°

Answer:

58. processing-speed-s06-q08

Order these prices from lowest to highest: £9.09, £9.90, £9.19. Which sits in the middle?

  1. £9.09
  2. £9.19
  3. £9.90
  4. They cannot be ordered

Answer:

59. processing-speed-s06-q09

Which fraction equals 0.25: 2/5, 1/3, 1/4, 3/10?

  1. 2/5
  2. 1/3
  3. 1/4
  4. 3/10

Answer:

60. processing-speed-s06-q10

Which number is a multiple of both 4 and 6: 36, 30, 40, 27?

  1. 36
  2. 30
  3. 40
  4. 27

Answer:

Rapid sorting and classification

Apply each sorting rule quickly and decide where every entry belongs.

61. processing-speed-s07-q01

Which of these words is not a fruit: plum, kale, pear, mango?

  1. plum
  2. kale
  3. pear
  4. mango

Answer:

62. processing-speed-s07-q02

Sorting rule: codes starting with a vowel go in Tray 1, all others in Tray 2. Which of these goes in Tray 1: TR-4, BX-7, MN-2, EF-5?

  1. TR-4
  2. BX-7
  3. MN-2
  4. EF-5

Answer:

63. processing-speed-s07-q03

Which of these is a unit of time: litre, metre, minute, gram?

  1. litre
  2. metre
  3. minute
  4. gram

Answer:

64. processing-speed-s07-q04

Sorting rule: even numbers go to Box A, odd numbers to Box B. How many of these go to Box A: 12, 7, 30, 55, 8?

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

65. processing-speed-s07-q05

Which word does not belong with the others: whisper, shout, murmur, mutter?

  1. whisper
  2. shout
  3. murmur
  4. mutter

Answer:

66. processing-speed-s07-q06

Sorting rule: invoices under £100 are filed as 'small', and £100 or more as 'large'. Which of these is 'large': £86.50, £99.99, £75.00, £102.40?

  1. £86.50
  2. £99.99
  3. £75.00
  4. £102.40

Answer:

67. processing-speed-s07-q07

Which of these animals is a reptile: otter, gecko, badger, hare?

  1. otter
  2. gecko
  3. badger
  4. hare

Answer:

68. processing-speed-s07-q08

How many of these words name colours: crimson, violin, teal, ladder, indigo?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

69. processing-speed-s07-q09

Sorting rule: words containing a double letter go left, all others go right. Which goes left: hammer, hotel, cradle, spiral?

  1. hammer
  2. hotel
  3. cradle
  4. spiral

Answer:

70. processing-speed-s07-q10

Two rules: 'greater than 20' and 'even'. Which of these numbers fails BOTH rules: 24, 31, 18, 15?

  1. 24
  2. 31
  3. 18
  4. 15

Answer:

Pattern continuation at pace

Spot the rule behind each sequence and continue it.

71. processing-speed-s08-q01

What comes next in the sequence: 4, 8, 12, 16, __?

  1. 18
  2. 19
  3. 20
  4. 24

Answer:

72. processing-speed-s08-q02

What comes next in the sequence: 81, 72, 63, 54, __?

  1. 45
  2. 44
  3. 46
  4. 43

Answer:

73. processing-speed-s08-q03

What letter comes next: B, D, F, H, __?

  1. G
  2. I
  3. K
  4. J

Answer:

74. processing-speed-s08-q04

What number is missing: 5, 10, 20, 40, __, 160?

  1. 60
  2. 70
  3. 80
  4. 100

Answer:

75. processing-speed-s08-q05

What comes next in the sequence: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, __?

  1. 16
  2. 17
  3. 18
  4. 19

Answer:

76. processing-speed-s08-q06

The pattern ● ▲ ▲ repeats. Given ● ▲ ▲ ● ▲ ▲ ●, which symbol comes next?

  1. It cannot be determined

Answer:

77. processing-speed-s08-q07

What comes next in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, __?

  1. 30
  2. 32
  3. 36
  4. 49

Answer:

78. processing-speed-s08-q08

What letter comes next: A, C, F, J, __?

  1. M
  2. N
  3. P
  4. O

Answer:

79. processing-speed-s08-q09

What comes next in the sequence: 64, 32, 16, 8, __?

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 6
  4. 0

Answer:

80. processing-speed-s08-q10

What comes next in the alternating sequence: 3, 10, 5, 10, 7, 10, __?

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 8

Answer:

Two-step operations

Chain two quick operations together without writing anything down.

81. processing-speed-s09-q01

Add 14 + 19, then subtract 6. What is the result?

  1. 24
  2. 25
  3. 26
  4. 27

Answer:

82. processing-speed-s09-q02

Double 17, then add 5. What is the result?

  1. 38
  2. 39
  3. 40
  4. 41

Answer:

83. processing-speed-s09-q03

Take the number of days in a week, multiply it by 6, then subtract 2.

  1. 40
  2. 44
  3. 38
  4. 42

Answer:

84. processing-speed-s09-q04

Count the vowels in 'operation', then multiply that count by 3.

  1. 9
  2. 12
  3. 15
  4. 18

Answer:

85. processing-speed-s09-q05

How many of these results are even: 3 + 5, 6 + 7, 8 + 2, 9 + 4?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

86. processing-speed-s09-q06

Start at 50 and subtract 8 three times. Where do you land?

  1. 42
  2. 34
  3. 30
  4. 26

Answer:

87. processing-speed-s09-q07

Which is greater: 15% of 200, or 20% of 140?

  1. 15% of 200
  2. 20% of 140
  3. They are equal
  4. It cannot be determined

Answer:

88. processing-speed-s09-q08

Multiply 6 × 9, then reverse the digits of the answer. What do you get?

  1. 54
  2. 56
  3. 45
  4. 65

Answer:

89. processing-speed-s09-q09

What is the sum of the digits of 478?

  1. 18
  2. 19
  3. 20
  4. 21

Answer:

90. processing-speed-s09-q10

Count the letters in 'speed', square that number, then subtract 5.

  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 18
  4. 20

Answer:

Complex scanning under load

Combine scanning, counting, and rules. The heaviest load in the bank.

91. processing-speed-s10-q01

How many numbers in this list are BOTH odd AND greater than 40: 37, 45, 52, 61, 44, 39, 73?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer:

92. processing-speed-s10-q02

How many characters in the string '7a4B9c1D6e' are BOTH digits AND odd?

  1. 3
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

93. processing-speed-s10-q03

Scan the string 'XOXXOOXOXX'. Which letter appears more often, and by how many?

  1. O, by 2
  2. X, by 1
  3. They appear equally often
  4. X, by 2

Answer:

94. processing-speed-s10-q04

How many of these codes have digits summing to exactly 10: 5-4-1, 3-3-3, 2-6-2, 7-2-2, 4-4-2?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

95. processing-speed-s10-q05

In the sentence 'Six sleek swans swam south past the stone bridge', how many words begin with the letter s?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7

Answer:

96. processing-speed-s10-q06

Apply both rules to the list 18, 25, 32, 47, 56, 63. Rule 1: keep numbers over 30. Rule 2: of those, keep only the even ones. How many remain?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5

Answer:

97. processing-speed-s10-q07

Two formatting rules: entries must start with two letters AND end with an even digit. Which entry breaks BOTH rules: AB12, 7Q34, 9K33, CD57?

  1. AB12
  2. 7Q34
  3. 9K33
  4. CD57

Answer:

98. processing-speed-s10-q08

In the string '3f82k91m4', add together only the digits that come immediately before a letter. What is the total?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6

Answer:

99. processing-speed-s10-q09

Three of these times share the same minutes past the hour. Which is the odd one out: 14:25, 09:52, 16:25, 11:25?

  1. 14:25
  2. 09:52
  3. 16:25
  4. 11:25

Answer:

100. processing-speed-s10-q10

Follow the chain: start with the number of letters in 'rapid', double it, add the number of vowels in 'audio', then subtract 4.

  1. 10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13

Answer: