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These 10 free AON questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Aon Assessment blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: scales verbal
Question 1
The Revenue tab of an Aon numerical reasoning test shows total revenue for each of three years. The statement to be judged reads: "Revenue per employee increased in Year 3." Headcount does not appear on any tab. The correct verdict is:
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Correct answer: C - Cannot Say - no tab provides the headcount data required
Question 2
The Regional Sales tab shows units sold of 4,000 in Q1 and 5,200 in Q3. The percentage increase from Q1 to Q3 is:
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Correct answer: B - 30.0%
Question 3
A table on the Finance tab is headed "Operating costs (€000s)" and shows a value of 4,150. The statement to be judged reads: "Operating costs exceeded €4 million." The correct verdict is:
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Correct answer: B - True - a value of 4,150 in €000s equals €4.15 million
In scales numerical the source data is split across several tabs. A candidate decides to read every tab in full before attempting the first statement. On a 12-minute, 37-task module, this approach will MOST likely:
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Correct answer: D - Consume most of the available time before any items are answered
Domain 2: scales numerical
Question 6
In a scales cls task, a candidate identifies a rule that correctly classifies every figure already assigned to Set A. Before applying that rule to the unassigned figures, the candidate should:
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Correct answer: C - Check that no figure already assigned to Set B also satisfies the rule
Question 7
In scales clx (inductive-logical reasoning), the grids presented differ in the colour, shape, position and number of the objects they contain. Candidates score best when they compare grids FIRST on:
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Correct answer: A - How many objects each grid contains
Question 8
In switchChallenge, an operator written as 4231 moves the item in position 4 to position 1, leaves positions 2 and 3 unchanged, and moves the item in position 1 to position 4. Applying 4231 to the order W-X-Y-Z produces:
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Correct answer: A - Z-X-Y-W
Question 9
In a 4×4 gapChallenge grid, each of four shapes - circle, square, triangle and star - appears exactly once in every row and exactly once in every column. The target cell's row already contains a circle and a triangle. Its column already contains a circle, a square and a triangle. The shape belonging in the target cell is:
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Correct answer: D - Star
Question 10
scales ix presents 20 tasks in 5 minutes. Each task shows nine objects that follow one shared rule, except for a single object that breaks it. With roughly 15 seconds per task, the most efficient approach is to:
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Correct answer: D - Check one attribute at a time across all nine objects