Mettl Test: Sample Questions and Practice Tests

Mettl is a company that supplies pre-employment testing to many organizations in sectors like finance, technology, and healthcare. Their psychometric exams specialize in evaluating both cognitive abilities and behavioural tendencies.

The Mettl assessment contains five domains:

• Logical Reasoning
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Verbal Reasoning
• Critical Thinking
• Abstract Reasoning

Each domain contains about 20 questions and is timed 20 minutes, so the total duration of the test is slightly over 60 minutes. All questions are multiple-choice with a varying number of answer options (2 to 5, depending on the test’s domain).

• Consists of various topics: formal logic, seating arrangements, syllogism, deduction, picture comparison and analysis, spatial reasoning, blood relations, analogies, number matrices, language coding, data sufficiency, etc.

• In questions with a complex set of information (e.g. seating arrangement questions, family relations riddles, language coding, etc.) use a pen and paper to write down details you discover or answers you rule out. You can also create a table/flow chart and use it to organize your information.
• When you’re done going over the clues once, do it again – can you infer any new information or rule any answer out, now that you have some new conclusions?
• Alternatively, go over the answer options one by one and see if any of them works out as true.
• When dealing with Syllogisms, distinguish between generalizing statements (something always happens with something else) and existence statements (something sometimes happens with something else). Remember - generalizing ≠ existence. Therefore, you should refrain from inferring a general rule out of an existing phenomenon.
• When dealing with Cause and Effect questions, in which you have to decide whether two sentences maintain a cause and effect relation or not, relate only to the information given in the question and refrain from making personal assumptions. The same advice applies to Data Sufficiency questions, in which you have to decide whether two given conclusions follow a statement/ only one of them follow the statement/ none of them follows the statement.
• When solving Analogy questions, start by defining the relationship between the pair of given words, by placing them in a sentence that precisely describes that relationship. Then you can pick the answer that replicates the same relationship.
• When solving Number Matrix questions, read both rows and columns of numbers carefully. Take into account that the logical rule of transition is different between rows and columns, therefore, choose to focus on either rows or the columns of the matrix and find the rule they dictate. For the purpose of validation, you may then find the other rule, and proceed to verify the correctness of your answer by checking whether the number you came up with fulfills the other rule as well.

• Consists of numerical test topics: statistics and probability, geometry, combinatorics, averages, ratios, percentages, work rate, travel, algebra, polynomials, charts' analysis, etc.
• The questions are high school and college levels and require refreshing your memory on the topics elaborated above.
• Calculator and scrap paper for written calculations are permitted during the test.

• Refresh your memory regarding the use of a calculator – four basic operations, percentages, exponents, functions, etc.
• Refresh your memory regarding various high school and college-level math topics such as: percentage formulas, proportions, unit conversions, statistics and probability, algebraic formulas, geometry, differential math, work rate and travel questions, etc.

When facing numerical word problems, graphs, charts, or tables:

• Read the problem carefully and mark important data.
• Pay attention to what you are being asked.
• Understand and process your steps of calculation.
• Recheck your calculation.

A nice way to build your confidence is to practice mental math in everyday situations, like calculating discounts and change at stores.

• Consists of various verbal topics: reading comprehension, grammar, writing skills, vocabulary, spelling, etc.
• The Reading Comprehension part contains 4 texts of different lengths and a question asked about each.

Reading Comprehension questions

• For most questions, it is recommended to read the question first, notice what you are being asked, and identify the process you need to perform
• Mark keywords in the question and find the corresponding paragraph in the text.
• In case of a quote-specific question, locate the paragraph in which the quote appears, and in addition to reading it, also read the ending sentence of the preceding paragraph and the beginning sentence of the next paragraph.

Verbal Ability questions

• Notice grammar and syntax, by familiarising yourself with the differences between commonly confused words, like there vs. their vs. they're, etc. Learn when and where, in a sentence, each can be used.
• Familiarise yourself with the correct usage of grammatical times, prepositions, adverbs, adjectives, etc.
• When asked to correctly structure a text, read it afterwards as a whole, and verify its logic and coherence.

** Work on expanding your vocabulary – learn different words' meanings, their synonyms, and antonyms. Familiarise yourself with different idioms.

• Consists of various topics: Drawing conclusions, identifying fallacies, and argument strength or weakness.
• The questions require you to read short passages and assess the arguments made within them.

1. Utilise active reading techniques. These might include mouthing the words as you read, or stressing specific keywords or arguments. By using these, you are more likely to remember crucial details that could have otherwise been glossed over.
2. Read the question first. For maximum time efficiency, it is helpful to read while knowing what to look for. Otherwise, you may find yourself reading the paragraph, then the question, then going back to find the answer in the paragraph you've just read.
3. Read each answer carefully. Some of them are meant to trick you. They may appear correct at first, but this is only because they invoke common fallacies.

The Abstract Reasoning section of the test consists of pattern-finding problems. Similar questions can be found on such common assessments as Raven's Progressive Matrices or Matrigma.

Practice significantly improves performance on pattern problems because after solving many of them, you begin to get an idea of what to look for.

It's always best to consider color, shape, filling, and orientation.

The Mettl assessment reports are given immediately after completing the test, no waiting required!
The reports are available in three formats:

Excel Report:

• Test summary sheet with information regarding the amount of correct answers in each section and in total, the raw score of each section and the total test's score, the time it took the candidate to finish each section, etc.
• Test score sheet with information regarding the candidate scores in the test, the percentage of correct answers in each section and in the whole tests, the percentile the candidate is located in, etc.
• Test Analysis sheet with information regarding the candidate's sectional performance

PDF Report: presents a sectional score's analytics and a difficulty level analysis of the candidate. It also includes the test's logs and details regarding the candidate's answers to the questions.

HTML Report: an online representation (HTML format) of the PDF report. Each candidate receives her/his own weblink to view their test's results.

• Practice our Mettl General Aptitude PrePack! It is the most extensive preparation pack online and will thoroughly prepare you to exceed the Mettl test's required standard.
• Equip yourself with a handheld calculator, as well as pen and paper before starting the test. It is important to use a handheld calculator also while practicing and refrain from using Windows calculator before and during the test.
• Remember! It is better to guess an answer than to leave a question unanswered, since marks are not deducted for incorrect responses.
• As long as you don't press the "Submit Test" button, you can go back and revise your answers to previous questions.
• Make use of the convenience of the Remote proctoring format of the Mettl platform; it allows you to sit the test at a time and place of your choice.

Below you can find links to additional logical, verbal and numerical practice materials:

Logical Reasoning Practice

Verbal Reasoning Practice 

Numerical Reasoning Practice

Critical Thinking practice