Illustrative example
All deliveries arrive before noon.
“A delivery arrives at 2 pm.”
Verbal Ability
Judge whether the written evidence supports a statement. The test level changes the time allowance.
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The Utopia, B2C and Mechanical streams, the abstract, numerical, verbal, error checking and mechanical tests with their question counts and time limits, the personality questionnaire’s 21 or 30 scales and the situational judgement test’s five areas, and how the red, amber, green result is built.
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What is a Clevry assessment?
A Criterion assessment is an online psychometric assessment from the UK publisher Criterion Partnership, which now operates as Clevry following its combination with Nordic firm Studentwork. The range majors on soft skills: personality questionnaires and situational judgement tests sit alongside verbal and numerical reasoning, delivered through the Clevry platform that grew out of Criterion's Psycruit system. Test length varies with the role level being assessed.
Which Clevry test you sit depends on the employer and the role: an entry-level position will not be given the same assessment as a graduate or managerial one.
How a Clevry test works
Four things to know before you sit one. Timings and difficulty vary with the level of the role.
- FormatA branded portal, a battery by stream
- The tests arrive through a portal in the employer's branding, hosted by Clevry, with every test scheduled through the same interface. Which tests you get depends on the stream (Utopia, B2C or Mechanical) and the level (essential, enhanced or expert).
- PaceNine minutes to forty-five
- Each ability test has its own limit and level. For example, Enhanced Verbal allows 9 minutes, while Abstract allows 24 minutes at Enhanced level and 45 at Expert level.
- DifficultySet by level and stream
- Utopia is the graduate and managerial stream, B2C the customer-facing and administrative one, Mechanical the production and engineering one, and the reasoning tests come in three levels.
- ScoringPoints for right answers, then a colour
- No negative marking. Scores are compared with a norm group and reported as sten scores, T-scores or percentiles, with a red, amber, green flag for overall performance.
Clevry: assessment names, formats and timings
Match the name in your invitation to the assessment below. Timings marked “approx.” are completion estimates; other published durations are limits for the named version.
| Assessment | What it measures | Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clevry Abstract Reasoning (Enhanced / Expert) | The next figure in a sequence of shapes and patterns; also called inductive or diagrammatic | 16 | 24 / 45 min |
| Clevry Numerical Ability (Essential / Enhanced / Expert) | Arithmetic, ratios, fractions and percentages from tables, graphs and charts; calculator allowed | 16 | 15 / 18 / 20 min |
| Clevry Verbal Ability (Essential / Enhanced / Expert) | Paragraphs of text, then true, false or cannot say | 16 | 10 / 9 / 11 min |
| Clevry Checking (Enhanced) | Two pieces of reference material, usually stock lists, checked against each other; five options | 16 | 10 min |
| Clevry Mechanical Reasoning (Essential) | Levers, pulleys, gears and hydraulics from diagrams | 20 | 12 min |
| Clevry personality questionnaire | Workplace behaviour on 21 scales (Core) or 30 (Enhanced), often tailored to the sector | Rated statements | Untimed |
| Clevry situational judgement | The most appropriate response to workplace scenarios across five areas | Scenarios | Varies |
Counts and timings vary by role level and by the version an employer licences. Check the instructions on the screen before you start. Facts checked 11 September 2026.
Criterion Partnership is now Clevry. Essential, Enhanced and Expert are different difficulty levels, with different time limits. The test level matters as much as its name.
Official sources for assessment names and timings
What Clevry assessment formats look like
A visual guide to the skills and response formats covered on this page. Your invitation tells you which assessments to prepare for.
Illustrations by Practice Aptitude Tests · not official test screenshots
Illustrative example
Find the missing shape
Abstract Reasoning
Enhanced and Expert versions use patterns, with different time limits.
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Illustrative example
Find the difference
OriginalAB–4729CopyAB–4792
The last two digits have swapped.
Employers who set Clevry tests
If you know which company invited you, start there: the employer guide tells you which Clevry assessment sits at which stage of that firm's process.
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Understanding practice scores
These results come from our own practice test in a format covered on this page. They are not official Clevry results, a benchmark for our entire Clevry practice pack, or an employer pass mark.
How our test takers score
Results from our numerical reasoning test.
Average score63%
75th-percentile score90%
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Average75th percentile
Source: Practice Aptitude Tests
Based on 784 completed practice sittings, all time. Checked 11 September 2026.
The 75th percentile marks the boundary of the top quarter of recorded scores; tied scores can share that boundary. These are our practice results, not employer pass marks.
How we calculate these figures
We use all-time completed, scored attempts at this practice test. Repeat attempts count separately, so the sample is sittings rather than unique people.
The average is the mean score across those sittings. The 75th percentile comes from their recorded score distribution. The “checked” date is when we retrieved the figures, not the period when the tests were taken.
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The three Clevry streams
Clevry’s ability tests are offered in three streams. Utopia, the high-level series for graduates, professionals and managers, carries abstract, numerical and verbal reasoning. B2C, the mid-level series for customer-facing and administrative roles, carries error checking, verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning. Mechanical, for production, manufacturing and engineering, carries verbal, numerical and mechanical reasoning. Numerical, verbal and abstract tests come at essential, enhanced and expert levels, and employers build their own campaign from the catalogue, so the tests you meet are tailored to the industry and company. Pen-and-paper versions still exist, with slightly different timings from the online tests in the table above.
Clevry personality questionnaire
The personality questionnaire explores how you approach your work, tackle challenges, react under pressure and motivate yourself. You rate statements about workplace behaviour by how far you agree, untimed, and should answer intuitively and honestly. The Core version has 21 scales and the Enhanced version 30; the Workforce questionnaire is aimed at manufacturing and production roles. Employers can pick the scales to match their competencies and values, across interpersonal style, thinking style, emotional style, motivational values and culture fit, and your results are compared with a norm group.
Clevry situational judgement test
The situational judgement test presents fictional workplace scenarios and asks for the most appropriate response, usually tailored to your industry, company and role. It assesses five areas: thinking, achieving, collaboration and teamwork, influencing, and commercial awareness.
Frequently asked questions
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Is Clevry the same as Criterion Partnership?
Yes. Criterion Partnership became Clevry in 2021 when it combined with the Nordic recruitment firm Studentwork and its subsidiary Sharper, and the Psycruit testing platform Criterion launched in 2001 became the Clevry platform. An invitation naming either, or a Psycruit link, means the tests described here.
Which Clevry stream will you sit?
It follows the role. Utopia is for graduates, professionals and managers and carries abstract, numerical and verbal reasoning; B2C is for customer-facing and administrative roles and adds error checking; Mechanical is for production, manufacturing and engineering and swaps abstract for mechanical reasoning. The reasoning tests also come at essential, enhanced and expert levels.
How long is a Clevry test?
Clevry’s published ability tests contain 16 questions, except Mechanical Reasoning, which has 20. Limits vary by test and level: Verbal 9 to 11 minutes, Numerical 15 to 20, Abstract 24 or 45, Checking 10 and Mechanical 12.
How are Clevry results reported?
When completing Clevry tests, you will receive points for correct answers and will not be subject to negative marking. For some tests, your score will be compared to that of a norm group or average.
Employers have the choice whether to view results using Sten scores, T-scores or percentiles, so you may receive results in any of these formats. A traffic light system using red, amber and green (RAG) is used to indicate overall performance.
Reviews
Rated 4.8 out of 5 across 6 reviews. A selection:
Good Visual representation.
The test was easy to comprehend with good UI to understand the time remaining and the questions were also very well written.
Time
Great test. You are always aware of the timer. A proper calculator is required and possibly a note pad.
Time Challenge
The test examined your accuracy, logic and time management skills. It is good practice for those wishing to do well on their assessment.
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