Business Support Apprentice Practice Leaflet
As part of the selection process for Business Support Apprenticeship in Gen2, you have
been invited to complete five online assessments:
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accuracy in the English language
verbal reasoning skills
numerical reasoning skills
skills making quick and accurate calculations
skill in understanding instructions
We use these assessments because people who do well in them tend to well at
Apprentice Roles.
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Assessment Information for the Business Support
Apprenticeship in Gen2
This leaflet will help you prepare to take the assessments. It provides you with
information about the assessments and some practice questions. Further detailed
instructions and practice questions will be provided when you take the assessments.
Note that the examples in this leaflet are not exactly the same as the assessments that
you will take, but they will help to prepare you for what you have to do.
Please read through this information carefully and ensure you understand what you’ll be
asked to do when you take the assessments.
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This assessment measures your English language proficiency. In this assessment you
will be required to select the correct answer from a list of options. For example:
1: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you do
not know the answer.
‘I ‘m ______________ you all the way as far as that’s concerned.’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
with
by
at
across
?
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English Test
The answer to example 1 is A
2: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you do
not know the answer.
‘The glass fell of the table and smashed into ____________.’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
pieces
piece
peace
peaces
?
The answer to example 2 is A
3: Choose the correct option to fill the gap in the following sentence, or choose “?” if you
do not know the answer.
‘____________ to get to the coast from here?’
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
How long it takes
How long it take
How long
How long does it take
?
The answer to example 3 is D
Key Information:
 The actual assessment will be timed for 10 minutes in total, with three sections
 Each section is timed for between 2 and 4 minutes; the time available for each
section will be clearly indicated at the start of the section
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
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This assessment measures your ability to understand and evaluate written information
from texts. In this assessment you will be presented with passages of text, for example:
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Verbal Reasoning
Store
You will then be asked to determine whether statements about these passages of text
are ‘True’ or ‘False’, or if you ‘Cannot Say’ without further information whether the
statement is True or False. It is important when making your judgement that you use
only the information presented.
Consider the following two statements about the passage above and try to determine if
each one is ‘True’ or ‘False’ or if you ‘Cannot Say’ without further information whether
the statement is True or False.
1. Julius Henderson has always been the managing director of Top Box Ltd.
The answer to Statement 1 is ‘false’. The information provided states that his father,
John, was previously a manging director.
2. Top Box Ltd. also has a temporary storage facility where half-finished
products are stored temporarily.
The answer to Statement 2 is ‘Cannot Say.’ There is no information provided that
states that Top Box Ltd. also has a temporary storage facility where half-finished
products are stored temporarily.
Key Information:
 The actual assessment will have 42 questions and you will have 12 minutes in which
to attempt them – you are not expected to complete all questions in the time
provided
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
 If you are not sure of the answer, just move on to the next question, avoid wild
guessing.
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This assessment measures your ability to work with complex numerical data. In this
assessment you will be presented with tables and/or figures of data, for example:
Online Assessment
Numerical Reasoning:
You will then be asked to determine whether statements about these tables and/or
figures of data are ‘True’ or ‘False’, or if you ‘Cannot Say’ without further information
whether the statement is True or False. It is important when making your judgement
that you use only the information presented. Please now consider the following
statements in light of the information above.
1. Reeves, a partner, has a share of the total assets worth €375,000
The answer to Statement 1 is ‘True’. The information provided shows that
Reeves has a 25% share of the total assets (€1,500,000)
2. Shipping a package abroad using “Express Sunday” costs an additional
€90.00
The answer to Statement 2 is ‘False.’ The information provided shows that it
costs an additional €57.00 to ship a package abroad using the “Express Sunday”
option.
Key Information
 The actual assessment will have 36 questions and you will have 12 minutes in which
to attempt them - you are not expected to complete all questions in the time
provided
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
 If you are not sure of the answer, just move on to the next question, avoid wild
guessing
 You are permitted to use a calculator as part of this assessment; please bring
along your own calculator
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This assessment measures your ability to complete simple calculations quickly and
accurately. In this assessment you will be presented with simple equations that you
must correctly complete using the numbers from 1-9. Each number from 1-9 may only
be used once to answer each question, and some questions may have more than one
correct solution. For example:
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Making Quick and Accurate Calculations
The first example could be answered as: 3 + 4 = 7
The second example could be answered as: 4 X 8 = 32
Note that other answers are possible and that no answer is more ‘correct’ than any
other, as long as the equation is correctly completed.
Note also that in all cases the numbers used to complete each equation can be used
only once in that equation.
Key Information
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
 The assessment will take 5 minutes to complete
 Calculators ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE USED on this particular test
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This assessment measures your ability to understand and evaluate written information
from texts. In this assessment you will be presented with passages of text, for example:
Online Assessment
Understanding Instructions
You will then be asked to determine whether statements about these passages of text
are ‘True’ or ‘False’. It is important when making your judgement that you use only
the information presented.
Consider the following two statements about the passage above and try to determine if
each one is ‘True’ or ‘False’.
1. When programming a universal remote control to operate a TV, you must first
press and release the ‘power’ button on the control.
The answer to Statement 1 is ‘”True”.’ It is stated in the information provided
that the first step is to press and release the ‘power’ button on the remote
control.
2. After putting money into the machine to top up your employee ID, you need to
check with an employee to verify that your card has been credited.
The answer to Statement 2 is ’False.’ Based on the information provided, your
card will credited once you input the money into the machine.
Key Information
 The actual assessment will have 24 questions and you will have 8 minutes in which
to attempt them
 Try to work quickly and accurately when completing the assessment
 There will be full instructions and a further example provided as part of the
assessment
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