Tipos de preguntas en pruebas de aptitud, explicados
Domina el formato una vez y te servirá para cada prueba que lo use. Estos son los 12 tipos de pregunta que cubren el 99 por ciento de las evaluaciones de empleo.
Numerical Reasoning
Numerical reasoning questions test the ability to interpret data, tables, ratios, and percentages under time pressure. Almost every cognitive test has them.
Verbal Reasoning
Verbal reasoning questions measure reading comprehension, vocabulary, analogies, and the ability to draw conclusions from written passages.
Abstract Reasoning
Abstract reasoning questions test fluid intelligence using shapes, patterns, and sequences. No language or math knowledge required, which is exactly why it is hard.
Logical Reasoning
Logical reasoning bridges math and verbal, asking you to deduce conclusions from premises, spot flawed arguments, and follow rules.
Spatial Reasoning
Spatial reasoning tests mental rotation, 3D visualization, and pattern folding. Critical for engineering, design, and architecture roles.
Mechanical Reasoning
Mechanical reasoning questions apply physical principles: leverage, pulleys, gears, gravity, and fluid dynamics. Standard for technical roles.
Critical Thinking
Critical thinking evaluates how well you can separate fact from opinion, identify assumptions, and judge the strength of arguments.
Situational Judgment
Situational judgment tests present workplace scenarios and measure how you prioritize actions. Common in graduate and leadership hiring.
Data Interpretation
Data interpretation asks you to read charts, tables, and graphs quickly and answer calculation-heavy questions from them.
Error Checking
Error checking measures attention to detail under time pressure. You compare strings, numbers, or records and flag mismatches.
Word Problems
Classic word problems, especially on the Wonderlic and CCAT, wrap arithmetic in narrative to test your ability to extract the math from the story.
Number Series
Number series questions ask you to spot the pattern and predict the next value. Arithmetic, geometric, alternating, and nested series all appear.