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What Is the SHL Verify Calculation Test?
The SHL Calculation Test (also sometimes referred to as SHL Verify Calculation Test) is a short assessment designed to assess your ability to perform basic arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
The test contains 20 questions to be solved in 6 minutes. Unlike traditional tests, the time allotment in the SHL Calculation Test is given per question, not for the whole test.
You will have 18 seconds to answer each question.
Here are several additional facts about the SHL Verify Calculation Test:
SHL Calculation Test Sample Questions and Answers
All questions in the SHL Calculation Test are structured as an equation with one variable, marked ‘?’. You will need to choose the value of ‘?’ from the 5 answer options.
Here is a sample question you might encounter:
SHL Calculation Test Sample Question #1
141 x 6 : ? = 94
SHL Calculation Test Sample Question #2
32 x 17 – 56 + ? = 530
With 18 seconds per question (regardless of its level), you have to develop the ability to quickly recognize and employ the best shortcut technique to ace the SHL Calculation Test.
How to Pass the SHL Calculation Test?
As you have seen in the previous two sample questions, the way to succeed on the SHL Verify Calculation Test is to develop quick and effective calculation shortcuts.
It is important to hone your calculation skills, but if you approach every drill as a straightforward, brute-force calculation, you will end up getting the harder questions wrong.
These harder questions are eventually what will get your score above the competition.
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Preparing for Other SHL Tests
Oftentimes, candidates required to take the SHL Calculation Test will be required to take additional SHL tests, such as the SHL Numerical Reasoning Test or SHL Personality Questionnaire (OPQ).
If you need to take more than one SHL test, check out the SHL All-in-One Preparation Pack to be covered for all your SHL tests, or prepare with our free SHL test practice.