Numerical reasoning
Questions based on tables and charts. Five answer options, no calculator.
- Numerical reasoning: 10 questions in 20 minutes
In the 2026 AD5 competition numerical and abstract are scored together: 10 out of 20.
Numerical reasoning is the EPSO test that most candidates underestimate. Each item presents a table or a chart of statistics and asks one question that typically needs two or three steps: a percentage change, a share of a total, a ratio between two rows, a value per inhabitant, or a projection. You have two minutes per question and no calculator.
This simulation uses the format of the 2026 notices of competition: 10 questions in 20 minutes, five options each. Items are drawn at random from several hundred across three difficulty levels, and every item ends with a worked computation and an explanation of why each wrong option is a classic mistake.
How it works
- The timer starts when you press Start and runs until the part ends. When time is up the part is submitted automatically.
- You can move between questions, change answers and flag questions to come back to. There is no penalty for wrong answers.
- Keyboard: 1–5 select an option, ← → move, F flag.
- Use a calculator-free approach: EPSO tests do not allow one, but you may use scrap paper.