Verbal Reasoning

Intellectual

Read a short passage, then judge statements as True, False or Cannot Say — reasoning strictly from the text. Tests critical reading and verbal deduction under time pressure.

~10 min

Overview

Verbal Reasoning measures your ability to read a short piece of prose, hold its claims in working memory, and reason strictly within the text — distinguishing what the passage actually states or entails from what merely sounds plausible or would require outside knowledge. The failure mode it screens for is inference beyond the evidence: assuming a fact that was never stated. As used by cut-e (Aon) scales verbal, SHL Verify Verbal Reasoning and comparable batteries, you read a passage and label a series of statements True, False or Cannot Say. The "Cannot Say" option is the crux — it rewards only candidates who refuse to fill gaps with assumption. An optional comprehension mode mirrors the multiple-choice reading tests (AFOQT / ASTB) with four answer options. This is a familiarisation and practice tool, not a validated assessment — target scores are provisional practice anchors, not passing scores.

Assessments

Tested in assessments at Transavia, Emirates and Etihad.

Could show up in cut-e / Aon, SHL and COMPASS-based selections.

Airline mappings are based on public information and may change.

Example: True, False or Cannot Say?

Read the passage, then judge the statement using only what the text says — never your own knowledge. The correct answer is highlighted below.

Passage
The Meridian Library opened a new reading room in March. It seats forty people and is reserved for members on weekday mornings. On weekends the room is open to the public, and it has proved especially popular with students preparing for exams.
Statement:The reading room is busiest on weekends.
1True
2False
3Cannot Say
Why Cannot Say — not False
The passage tells us the room is open to the public on weekends and is popular with students, which makes "busiest on weekends" sound plausible — but it never states when the room is actually busiest, and never compares weekend use to weekday use. Answering "False" would claim the text contradicts the statement, and it does not; answering "True" would require the text to establish it, and it doesn't. When the passage neither confirms nor denies a claim, the answer is Cannot Say. "Unproven" is not the same as "false" — that is the exact trap this test is built to catch.

Game Phases

1

Configure

Choose the response format (True/False/Cannot Say or Comprehension), the passage theme, and your test duration. Longer tests draw more questions and have a higher target score.

2

Read & Reason

Read each passage and judge every statement using only the information given — never your own knowledge. Skip rather than guess when unsure.

3

Review

After finishing, review each item: the passage, the statement, your answer versus the correct label, and why that label is right.

More Practice

Verbal Reasoning & Language

6 exercises
Fish
Water
Bird
…
Tree
Air
River
Sun

Analogies

Identify the missing term that completes the analogy. Choose the Single Word or Word Combination version. Tests your verbal reasoning and ability to spot relationships between concepts under time pressure.

10 minIntellectual
Statement 1:All apples are fruitStatement 2:No fruit is savoryStatement 3:Some apples are red
All red foods are fruit
No apple is savory
Some fruits are not sweet
No logical answer can be determined from the statements

Syllogisms

Read three statements and pick the conclusion that logically follows. Tests your deductive reasoning under time pressure.

10 minIntellectual
Which word is closest in meaning toConceal
A)Display
B)Hide
C)Announce
D)Repair

Word Knowledge

Pick the word closest in meaning to the one shown. Tests the breadth and precision of your vocabulary under time pressure.

10 minIntellectual
The cabin crew asked the passengers their seatbelts.
Ato fasten
Bfastened
Cfastening
Dfasten

Aviation English

Three modes: written multiple-choice English items across grammar, idioms, synonyms and sentence completion, with a Wizz Air TestAir360 grammar preset; an ATC listening mode where a transmission plays once and you answer on what you heard; and a read-then-answer mode where a short text disappears before its question appears.

10 minIntellectual
Mango2.5 s
ApplePearGrape
RainFog
SofaDeskStoolBench

ENAC Word Boxes

Six empty boxes sit round the screen, and words appear one at a time in the middle. Each box takes one field of words, like fruit or weather, but nothing tells you which. Click the box each word belongs in. The first word of a field can go in any empty box, and a wrong box sends the word back for later. Each field's own name shows up after its four other words. The exam format is 5 boards of 30 words, with 2.5 seconds a word.

6 minIntellectualPSY0
A
B
C
D
2 min a text

ENAC Lecture de Textes

10 short texts, 2 questions on each, 4 answers to choose from. Everything you need is in the text, so you answer from what it says, not from what you know. The exam format is 10 texts in 20 minutes.

21 minIntellectualPSY1