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Saville Swift Aptitude Practice: 24 Questions in 18 Minutes

Saville Swift Analysis Aptitude is a fast, integrated cognitive battery: 24 questions in 18 minutes split across three 6-minute sub-tests (verbal, numerical, and diagrammatic reasoning). Used widely across UK public sector hiring (HMRC) and mid-tier accounting firms (Mazars, Grant Thornton). This simulation matches the Swift Analysis Aptitude format.

By PrepClubs Editorial Team, updated April 18, 2026

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Time Limit

18 min

Difficulty

Medium

Price

$39

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Saville Swift (the SHL-adjacent UK-developed analysis aptitude suite) measures the same general-cognitive skills as the Cubiks Logiks and CCAT clusters that we drill in depth. Practice those instead. The educational content below covers Saville-specific format details.

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What this Saville Swift practice includes

Saville Assessment publishes several Swift tests. The most common for hiring is Swift Analysis Aptitude (SAA), which this practice simulates. It runs 24 questions in 18 minutes across three sub-tests: verbal comprehension (8 items, 6 minutes), numerical reasoning (8 items, 6 minutes), and diagrammatic / abstract reasoning (8 items, 6 minutes). Items are not interleaved within a sub-test, so each 6-minute window lets you focus on one family at a time.

At the end, you receive a per-section score, an overall aptitude index, a percentile against a UK professional norm group, and detailed walkthroughs. HMRC uses Saville Swift for tax professional hiring. Mazars and Grant Thornton use it for graduate audit and advisory programs. The typical cutoff is the 70th percentile for graduate roles.

24-question, 18-minute format

Matches Swift Analysis Aptitude exactly: 8 items per sub-test, 6 minutes per sub-test, strict clock, no pauses.

Three sub-tests in sequence

8 verbal, 8 numerical, 8 diagrammatic items, each in its own 6-minute window, mirroring the real Swift.

Section plus overall scoring

Per-section scores let you pinpoint your weakest reasoning family.

UK professional norm

Your score mapped against a UK professional candidate norm. HMRC and Big 4 middle-tier firms cut at the 70th percentile.

Pass Guarantee

Pass Guarantee included. Your first full simulation is anonymous.

Three sample Saville Swift questions with walkthroughs

The defining feature of Swift Analysis Aptitude is the pressure of dense items under a hard 6-minute per sub-test clock. Each 8-item sub-test gives you roughly 45 seconds per item on dense data-analysis and passage-based questions.

Sample 1: Verbal Comprehension

Passage: "The audit team identified three discrepancies in the Q3 financial statements. Two were classified as immaterial and resolved at the team level. The third was escalated to the partner." Which of the following MUST be true?

A.All three discrepancies were resolved.
B.At least one discrepancy reached the partner level.
C.The Q3 financial statements were inaccurate overall.
D.The audit team found no discrepancies in Q4.
E.Two discrepancies were resolved by the partner.

Answer and walkthrough

B. The passage explicitly states the third discrepancy was escalated to the partner. This must be true. Choice A is not supported (only two were stated as resolved; the third was escalated but resolution is not stated). Saville verbal rewards literal reading. Never infer beyond the passage.

Sample 2: Numerical Reasoning

A department's budget was 840K euros last year and grew by 7 percent this year. Next year it is projected to grow by a further 5 percent. What is the projected budget two years from now, rounded to the nearest 1K euros?

A.894K
B.924K
C.944K
D.954K
E.964K

Answer and walkthrough

C. Year 1: 840 times 1.07 equals 898.8K. Year 2: 898.8 times 1.05 equals 943.74K, which rounds to 944K. Saville numerical rewards two-step calculations under tight time. Budget 30 seconds per item. The trap is adding percentages (7 plus 5 equals 12, then 840 times 1.12 equals 940.8K) which undervalues the compounding by roughly 3K euros.

Sample 3: Diagrammatic Reasoning

A process flow shows: Input A -> Transformation Box 1 -> Output B. Box 1 rule: it converts a shape by rotating it 90 degrees clockwise and changing its color. If Input A is a white triangle pointing up, what is Output B?

A.White triangle pointing right
B.Black triangle pointing right
C.Black triangle pointing down
D.White triangle pointing down
E.Black square

Answer and walkthrough

B. Rotation 90 degrees clockwise turns an upward triangle to point right. Color change from white flips to black. Output: black triangle pointing right. Saville diagrammatic items always specify rules in words and ask you to apply them. The common trap is applying rules in the wrong order; the problem explicitly states "rotate and change color," so both happen in a single transformation.

What the real Saville Swift feels like

The real Saville Swift Analysis Aptitude is delivered through the Saville platform, often under an employer-branded URL. The interface is minimal: one question, a clock, next button. Calculator is usually allowed on numerical items. No backtracking.

HMRC uses Saville Swift as a screening gate for tax professional and senior officer hiring. Mazars, Grant Thornton, BDO, and Crowe all use Saville for graduate audit and advisory programs. The test also appears in public sector policy roles across several UK government departments. Outside the UK, Saville has a smaller footprint.

The defining challenge of Saville Swift Analysis Aptitude is pace under dense items. You get around 45 seconds per item, but items require multi-step data analysis or multi-paragraph passage reading, which eats the budget fast. Candidates who come from slower-paced tests (SHL standard, for example) typically struggle with the sub-test-reset rhythm on first attempt. One full practice run almost always adds 4 to 8 points on the real Swift because the pacing and structure are that unfamiliar.