Illustrative example
80 Before→100 After
What is the percentage increase?
Numerical practice
Build data-interpretation skills for the reasoning format named in your current invitation.
Kenexa Test
The legacy Kenexa reasoning and Prove It! skills formats, SHL’s transition route for Kenexa clients, and how to identify the assessment in your current invitation. Worked examples show the numerical, verbal and logical skills to practise.
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- 10 minutes
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IBM Kenexa Infinity: Numerical Reasoning 1
Kenexa is no longer an operating publisher. IBM bought it in 2012, announced the end of IBM Kenexa Talent Assessments in January 2020, and the catalogue moved to SHL, where it is still sold under its original test names. A candidate invited to a Kenexa test in 2026 is most likely sitting ex-Kenexa content delivered by SHL. The Infinity numerical test is reported as twenty questions in twenty minutes, a minute a question, and this practice test holds that same minute a question over ten questions. Nobody publishes those figures officially, so they are a preparation-industry consensus rather than an IBM or SHL statement, and this is preparation for the test rather than a copy of it.
You have 10 minutes to answer 10 questions. Every question carries one mark, the questions get harder as you go, and there is no penalty for a wrong answer, so answer every one. Calculators and rough paper are permitted.
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Question 1 of 10
Eskdale Air uplifted 32,000 litres of fuel at Garrowby and 21,500 litres at Fyfield. At both stations fuel is uplifted at a density of 0.80 kg per litre. What is the total mass of that fuel?
- 42.8 tonnes
- 47.1 tonnes
- 53.5 tonnes
- 66.9 tonnes
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Answer: A. 42.8 tonnes
Add the two uplifts, then convert once. 32,000 + 21,500 = 53,500 litres. 53,500 x 0.80 = 42,800 kg, and 1,000 kg is a tonne, so 42.8 tonnes. A common error here is dividing by the density rather than multiplying, which gives 66.9 tonnes. A litre weighs less than a kilogramme at this density, so the mass in tonnes must come out below 53.5.
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Question 2 of 10
A budget officer logged 795 minutes on grant returns last week. How many hours is that?
- 7.95 hours
- 13.15 hours
- 13.20 hours
- 13.25 hours
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Answer: D. 13.25 hours
There are 60 minutes in an hour, so divide by 60. 795 divided by 60 = 13.25 hours. That is 13 hours and 15 minutes. A common error here is writing the 15 remaining minutes straight after the decimal point as 13.15, but 15 minutes is a quarter of an hour, which is 0.25.
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Question 3 of 10
Marlborough Support charges £9.00 per ticket for the first 500 tickets a month and £6.00 per ticket after that. A customer raised 1,300 tickets last month. What did the customer pay?
- £9,300.00
- £10,200.00
- £11,700.00
- £12,300.00
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Answer: A. £9,300.00
Split the tickets at 500 and price each tier at its own rate. First 500: 500 x £9.00 = £4,500.00. The remaining 800: 800 x £6.00 = £4,800.00. £4,500.00 + £4,800.00 = £9,300.00. A common error here is pricing every ticket at the higher rate, which gives £11,700.00.
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Question 4 of 10
Chargeable hours recorded last year, by grade (Bar chart of chargeable hours recorded last year by four grades) Grade Chargeable hours recorded Partner 4200 Associate 9600 Trainee 7800 Paralegal 6400 Associate time is charged at £240 an hour, and 5% of associate hours are written off unbilled. What does the firm bill for associate time?
- £2,188,800
- £2,304,000
- £2,419,200
- £3,967,200
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Answer: A. £2,188,800
Writing off 5% leaves 95% of the associate hours billed: 9,600 x 0.95 = 9,120 hours. 9,120 x £240 = £2,188,800. A common error here is adding the 5% rather than taking it off, which gives £2,419,200.
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Question 5 of 10
Station Sectors Passengers Charge (£) Quenby 480 62,400 122,400 Scarcliffe 90 12,150 31,050 Vernham 130 18,850 40,300 The table shows Rowsley Handling’s charges last month. Next month Ryedale Airways expects 540 sectors at Quenby. At Quenby’s cost per sector last month, what will the Quenby charge be?
- £122,400
- £137,700
- £163,800
- £186,300
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Answer: B. £137,700
Build Quenby’s own rate, then scale it to next month’s sectors. 122,400 divided by 480 = £255 per sector. 255 x 540 = £137,700. A common error here is averaging the three stations’ rates, which gives £163,800 and answers a question about the network rather than about Quenby. The passengers column is not needed: the charge is asked per sector, not per passenger.
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Question 6 of 10
Course Trainers Learners Induction 4 96 Leadership 3 45 Safety 6 132 Digital 5 85 The table shows trainers and learners by course. How many learners per trainer does the Induction course have?
- 16.0
- 19.9
- 22.0
- 24.0
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Answer: D. 24.0
Read the Induction row and divide its learners by its trainers. 96 divided by 4 = 24.0 learners per trainer. Safety has both the most trainers and the most learners, but a lower ratio than Induction at 22.0.
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Question 7 of 10
Region Sales (GBP m) 2024 Sales (GBP m) 2025 Stores (2025) Staff (2025) North 45.0 49.5 30 620 South 60.0 66.0 40 850 East 25.0 23.0 20 410 West 30.0 34.5 25 500 Based only on the Marbrook Foods data shown, is the following statement True, False, or Cannot say?
Statement: “Average sales per store in 2025 were the same in North and South.”
- True
- False
- Cannot say
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Answer: A. True
The statement is True. North had 2025 sales of 49.5 GBP m across 30 stores, which is 1.65 GBP m per store, and South had 66.0 GBP m across 40 stores, which is also 1.65 GBP m per store. The rule: a per-store average is a ratio, so the bigger region is not automatically the bigger average. South’s larger sales are spread over proportionally more stores, and the two ratios come out equal.
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Question 8 of 10
Department April May June Grocery 62 58 65 Clothing 84 91 88 Electrical 47 52 49 All departments 193 201 202 A supermarket logs product returns by department. How many more returns did Clothing log than Grocery across April and May combined?
- 22
- 33
- 55
- 76
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Answer: C. 55
Clothing, April + May: 84 + 91 = 175. Grocery, April + May: 62 + 58 = 120. Difference = 175 − 120 = 55 returns. A common error here is comparing a single month, which gives 22 for April (option a). The June column and the All departments row are not needed.
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Question 9 of 10
Training hours delivered by quarter (Bar chart of training hours delivered in each of four quarters) Quarter Hours Q1 420 Q2 385 Q3 460 Q4 505 The chart shows training hours delivered by quarter. Trainers are paid €54 an hour and the rate is €1.20 to £1. What did Q3 and Q4 cost in pounds?
- £20,700
- £36,225
- £41,688
- £43,425
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Answer: D. £43,425
Add the Q3 and Q4 bars, apply the hourly rate, then convert. 460 + 505 = 965 hours. 965 x €54 = €52,110. There are €1.20 to £1, so divide by 1.20: €52,110 divided by 1.20 = £43,425. A common error here is taking 20% off instead of dividing by 1.20, which gives £41,688. Those are different operations: 1 divided by 1.2 is 0.833, not 0.8.
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Question 10 of 10
An agency prices an £8,800 project across design, build and testing in the ratio 3:5:3. The build overruns and is charged at 20% above its allocation. What is the new project total?
- £4,800
- £9,280
- £9,600
- £10,560
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Answer: C. £9,600
Total parts = 3 + 5 + 3 = 11, so one part = £8,800 ÷ 11 = £800. The build is 5 parts = £4,000, and it is charged 20% above that: £4,000 × 1.2 = £4,800. New total = £8,800 − £4,000 + £4,800 = £9,600. A common error here is applying the 20% to the whole project rather than to the build alone, giving £10,560 (option d).
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Kenexa is a legacy name for recruitment reasoning and job-skills assessments, including Prove It! tests. SHL and IBM announced a transition route for Kenexa assessment clients. An invitation may therefore use a newer provider or product name; confirm that name and its instructions before relying on older Kenexa question counts or timings.
Which Kenexa 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 Kenexa test works
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- FormatConfirm the current assessment
- Kenexa is a legacy name. SHL provides a transition route for IBM Kenexa clients, so use the actual assessment name in your invitation.
- PaceUse your invitation
- There is no single allowance that applies to every assessment. Check the named version and the instructions for each test before starting.
- DifficultyPreparation follows the format
- Prepare for the reasoning or job-skill areas in your invitation. Do not assume that an older Kenexa test specification applies to a current SHL assessment.
- ScoringAgainst a benchmark
- Correct answers become a position against other candidates or the employer's benchmark; there is no published pass mark. The fit questionnaires are profiled, not scored.
Kenexa: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenexa numerical reasoning | Data interpretation, percentages and business finance from charts and tables | Check named version | See invitation |
| Kenexa verbal reasoning | Dense passages, then true, false or cannot say | Check named version | See invitation |
| Kenexa logical reasoning | The rule connecting shapes and patterns, to complete a sequence | Check named version | See invitation |
| Kenexa CAT | Numerical, verbal and logical questions combined; adaptive | Check named version | See invitation |
| Prove It! | Software, typing, accounting and other job skills; content depends on the named test | Check named version | See invitation |
| Career, culture and job fit | Competencies, values and traits against the role and company | Check named version | See invitation |
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.
Kenexa is a legacy name. SHL provides a transition route for IBM Kenexa assessment clients. Older Kenexa counts should not be assumed to describe the assessment in a current invitation.
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252,887completed sittings · 2026 edition
Key findingKenexa test takers gain 8 points by their fifth practice test.
Average score64%Half scored 67% or more
Top quarter scored80%+The 75th percentile
Full marks1 in 18of sittings scored 100%
Gain from practice+8 ptsFirst test to fifth test
How scores spread
26% scored 80% or more, and 16% scored under 40%.
Share of sittings in each score band.
Practice pays
Regular practisers went from 61% on their first test to 69% on their fifth.
6,284 people who took five or more tests.
Does speed help?
Speed makes little difference here.
Quickest quarter64%
Slowest quarter64%
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