PRACTICE TESTS

Professional
Numerical
Reasoning Test
(PNRT)

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Instructions Questions
This test measures your ability to work with NOTE: Please round all your final answers to the
complex numerical information. Using the nearest whole number.
information in the data sheet below answer the
multiple choice questions that follow. 1. Across all four schools how many students
gained a grade A-C in English?
For this test you are permitted to use a calculator.
A. ☐ 1768 students

Round all: B. ☐ 1415 students

• calculations to two decimal points (2 d.p.); C. ☐ 667students

and, D. ☐ 1656 students

• final answers to the nearest whole number.

2. Last year 305 Bridemouth High students
gained an A-C grade in science. What is the
percentage increase between the numbers
Data Sheet of pupils who gained a grade A-C in science
last year compared to this year at
Total percentage of students scoring Grade A-C in Bridemouth High?
English, Maths & Science this year A. ☐ 56%
B. ☐ 3%
Bridemouth High
13%
C. ☐ 36%
10% Devonside High
34%
D. ☐ 2%
Castleshop Secondary
43% Belmount School
3. Of those who gained a grade A-C in Maths

n = 4838 at Castletop Secondary 3% are now going

on to study Maths at college. How many
Breakdown of students scoring Grade A-C in Castletop Secondary students will be
English, Maths & Science this year studying Maths at college?
A. ☐ 15 students
School English Maths Science

Bridemouth School 52% 19% 29% B. ☐ 8 Students

Devonside High 24% 33% 43% C. ☐ 14 students

Castleshop Secondary 18% 52% 30% D. ☐ 145 students

Belmount School 34% 26% 40%

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The Answers and Explanation

To score your test please look back through your answers and input them (e.g. A, B, C, or D) in the table below
under the column ‘My Answer’. Once you’ve transferred your answers into the table you can then compare
them with the correct answers and explanation and score your test.

My Correct Explanations found in the passages

Q.
Answer Answer (note: all calculations are rounded to 2 d.p. and final answers to the nearest whole number)

1. D 1656 students • First calculate the number of students in each school using the
information in the Pie Chart e.g. 4838 × 0.34 = 1644.92 students
• Then calculate how many scored A-C in English in each school i.e.
o Bridemouth School: 1644.92 × 0.52 = 855.36
o Devonside High: 2080.34 × 0.24 = 499.28
o Castleshop Secondary: 483.8 × 0.18 = 87.08
o Belmount School: 628.94 × 0.34 = 213.84
• Finally add all the number of student who scored A-C in English together
i.e. 855.36 + 499.28 + 87.08+ 213.84 = 1656 students
2. A 56% • First calculate the number of students in Bridemouth School
i.e.: 4838 × 0.34 = 1645 students
• Then calculate the number of students at Bridemouth School who scored
grade A-C in science this year i.e. 1645 × 0.29 = 477
• Finally, calculate the percentage increase
i.e.: ((477 – 305) ÷ 305) × 100 = 56%
3. B 8 students • First calculate the number of students at Castleshop secondary
i.e. 4838 × 0.10 = 484 students
• Then calculate the number of students studying maths at Castleshop
Secondary i.e. 484 × 0.52 = 252 students
• Finally, calculate 3% of students from 252
i.e. 252 × 0.03 = 8 students

What to do next?
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