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Free Saville Swift Aptitude Practice: 72 Questions in 18 Minutes

Saville Swift Aptitude is a fast, integrated cognitive battery: 72 questions in 18 minutes combining verbal, numerical, and diagrammatic reasoning in a single test. Used widely across UK public sector hiring (HMRC) and mid-tier accounting firms (Mazars, Grant Thornton). This free simulation matches the Swift Analysis Aptitude format. One attempt free, no signup required.

Questions
72
Time Limit
18 min
Difficulty
Medium
Cost
$0
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What this free 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 72 questions in 18 minutes across three integrated sections: verbal comprehension, numerical reasoning, and diagrammatic (abstract) reasoning. Items from all three families are interleaved, making this a stamina test as much as a reasoning test.

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.

72-question, 18-minute format
Matches Swift Analysis Aptitude exactly. Strict clock, no pauses.
Three sections interleaved
Roughly 24 verbal, 24 numerical, 24 diagrammatic items. Mixed order, like 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.
Free first attempt
No signup or credit card. Your first full simulation is anonymous.

Three sample Saville Swift questions with walkthroughs

The defining feature of Swift is the brisk pace: 15 seconds per item on average. Every family plays fast.

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 is pace. At 15 seconds per item average, there is no time for deliberation on any single question. Candidates who come from slower-paced tests (SHL standard, for example) typically struggle with the 72-in-18 rhythm on first attempt. One full practice run almost always adds 4 to 8 points on the real Swift because the pacing is that unfamiliar.

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