Updated: June 8, 2026
The Saville Swift Aptitude Test is a psychometric assessment used by employers to evaluate candidates' cognitive abilities and designed to push your critical thinking skills to the limit under intense time pressure. Here you will find free answer PDFs for Saville's official practice tests across three formats: Swift Analysis, Comprehension, and Technical.
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Saville Aptitude Tests are psychometric assessments developed by Saville Assessment to evaluate candidates’ cognitive abilities and their suitability for different roles. These tests typically measure numerical, verbal, logical, mechanical, and analytical skills, either administered individually or as part of combined suites. They are conducted under strict time limits to assess how well candidates perform under pressure, which often makes them particularly challenging for test-takers.
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To get started, visit Saville's official practice tests page, where you will find the example questions. Once you have answered each section, open our corresponding Saville Aptitude tests PDF to see the full answers (Saville's website only offers correct / incorrect feedback).
A specific type of Saville Aptitude Tests, the Saville Swift Analysis Aptitude Test is an aptitude test that measures your verbal, numerical, and spatial abilities under a tight time limit. You are given six minutes to answer each section of the test, with 18 minutes in total for the entire test.
What differentiates the Saville Swift Analysis test from other aptitude tests is the unique test format and the focus on analysis under time pressure. In the verbal and numerical aptitude sections, the test is divided into two four-question “testlets” which are based on either verbal or numerical information. You have 3 minutes per section, leaving under a minute per question – meaning you need to analyse the data at a swift pace.
In the numerical analysis section, for example, you could be presented with statistical data in the form of graphs or tables, and you will need to work quickly and accurately to identify the relevant information that will allow you to reach the correct answers. It is important to note that each testlet must be completed before moving on to the next one, and any remaining time cannot be carried over to the next testlet.
All these factors make the Saville Swift Aptitude Test one of the most demanding assessments in the job market—requiring accuracy and the ability to process information at lightning speed. Keeping up with the intense time constraints can be a major challenge without proper preparation.
The test assesses a range of cognitive abilities, which can be categorized into three key areas:
This section will review a small selection of questions covering each section of the Saville Swift Analysis Aptitude Test, taken from the Saville practice tests you can find in our preparation packs. Be sure to pay attention carefully to the questions and the information they refer to. For more free practice you can head to our Free Saville Assessment practice page.
Read the text below and answer the following questions:
Experts agree that arts and culture are essential to the economy - but the precise relationship is complicated. The main question is: does investment in the arts stimulate growth, or are the arts the product of economic development? It would seem that the case for continued arts funding is clear-cut - enjoying the arts (visiting art galleries and theatres) boosts the economy. However, some argue that the link between arts investment and economic output is tenuous. Researchers today are exploring a different angle of this relationship: they are trying to understand how the subjective value of the arts - the “happiness factor” - may translate into economic benefits. According to the “happiness factor” hypothesis, when a place develops a critical mass of arts and vibrancy, it attracts talented people, which, in turn, raises income.
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The passage deals with the directionality of the connection between the arts and the economy, suggesting a possible “happiness factor” hypothesis linking the arts to the attraction of talented people, which in turn may contribute to economic growth (raising income). It does not lead to the conclusion made in the assertion that: “Talented people contribute to economic growth” but only suggests this directional connection.
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The passage describes, in two different places, the ways in which the arts and the economy are related. In one place it suggests that: “… the case for continued arts funding is clear-cut - enjoying the arts (visiting art galleries and theatres) boosts the economy,” eliminating distracters A and D. In another place it offers a different connection: “According to the 'happiness factor' hypothesis, when a place develops a critical mass of arts and vibrancy it tends to attract talented people which, in turn, tends to raise income,” eliminating distracter B (as raising income is a way of improving the economy). Therefore, the correct answer is C - buying art is not mentioned in the passage as a means of improving the economy.
Read the graph below, pay close attention to detail, and answer the two questions. Remember - in the real Saville Swift Analysis you will have less than a minute to answer each!
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We need to calculate how many global hectares are occupied by USA and Japan, and then compare between them on a percentage change basis.
USA: (300 mil) x (8 gha/person)=2,400 global hectares
Japan: (125 mil)x(5 gha/person)=625 global hectares
% change = (Difference/Original)x100% = [(2400 - 625)/625]x100% = [(2400/625)-(625/625)]x100% = [(2,400/625)-1]x100% = 284%
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This question is not just about adding up all the ecological footprint values and then dividing that of Japan by the calculated sum. We must bring into consideration the population of each country:
GHA = Ecological Footprint x Population
South Africa: 50x2.5 = 125
France: 60x5 = 300
Romania: 25x2.5 = 62.5
Germany: 75x3 = 225
Japan: 125x5 = 625
USA: 300x8 = 2400
Total GHA: 125+300+62.5+225+625+2400 = 3737.5.
Japan's GHA: 625
Japan’s ratio: 625/3737.5 = 0.167
The correct answer is approximately 17%.
The spatial section of the Saville analysis test is different than the previous test section, as it measures your spatial aptitude - i.e. your ability to visualize objects and implement rules based on logical reasoning.
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In this question we must figure out what the missing input looked like, based on the two operators that appear.
We know that operator M deletes the second shape, and this is actually all we need - we simply use elimination.
Since the output shows two small black circles and one large black triangle, we can see that all the options other than A must be wrong. If we would put any of the other options in the input, operator M would have deleted either a small black circle or a large black triangle, meaning that the output couldn't appear as it does.
This is why option A is the only viable option, and the correct one.
Note - we can see that operator S reverses the order of the shapes.
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The correct answer is (B).
There are three rules in this series: frequency, motion, and progression.
First, each step, the shapes alternate between a circle and a square. This means that in the missing frame, the shape should be a square.
Second, the shape moves between different spots in the frame: the top left corner, the centre of the frame, the bottom right corner, and back again. This means that in the missing frame, the square should be in the bottom right corner.
Third, the shapes are divided into four quarter. Every step, one other quarter changes colour in an anticlockwise direction. First, the quarters change colours from white to dark blue until the shape is completely dark, and then it starts to change back to white. This means that the shape in the missing frame should be a square with left white quarters, and dark rightquarters.
The only answer that fits these rules is answer (B).
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The Saville Swift Aptitude Test is a psychometric assessment developed by Saville Assessment to evaluate candidates' cognitive abilities and their suitability for different roles. It measures numerical, verbal, logical, mechanical, and analytical skills, either individually or as part of combined suites, conducted under strict time limits to assess how well candidates perform under pressure.
The Saville Swift Analysis Test assesses three key areas: numerical reasoning (interpreting charts, graphs, and tables to make data-driven decisions), verbal reasoning (making logical inferences, comprehending themes and ideas, synonyms and antonyms), and spatial reasoning (identifying patterns and manipulating shapes to showcase problem-solving skills).
The answer PDFs cover three official Saville practice test formats. The Swift Analysis PDF includes 24 verbal, numerical and diagrammatic reasoning questions with full worked solutions. The Comprehension PDF covers 16 verbal and numerical reasoning questions, and the Technical PDF covers 16 spatial, mechanical and diagrammatic reasoning questions - all with detailed explanations.
In the numerical analysis section, you will be presented with statistical data in the form of graphs and tables. You must work quickly and accurately to identify the relevant information needed to reach the correct answer, all within a strict time limit of under a minute per question.
As a candidate preparing to take your Swift Analysis Aptitude test, the system you will need to use is the Saville assessment Oasys platform. The Oasys platform is a user friendly and reliable online assessment platform, where you will be able to update your personal info, read guidelines, take your Saville Swift analysis aptitude test, and access your reports.
Learn more with our Saville Wave Assessment guide.
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