WATSON GLASER Graduate Practice Aptitude Test Pack 2023

Assessment of Inferences Sample Question

Two hundred students in their early teens voluntarily attended a recent weekend student conference in a city in England. At this conference, the topics of race equality and means of achieving lasting world peace were discussed, since these were the problems the students selected as being most vital in today’s world.

2. Recognition of Assumptions

In the recognition of assumptions section of the Watson Glaser test, you’re given another statement to examine. You are then given a number of assumptions and asked if these have, or have not, been made in the statement.

Recognition of Assumptions Sample question

We need to save time in getting there so we’d better go by plane.

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3. Deduction

With Watson Glaser’s deduction questions, you are given a passage followed by a number of proposed conclusions to it. You must decide whether or not the conclusion ‘follows’, or ‘does not follow the information given in the passage. Think about the assumptions task above and apply the same logic here. Bear in mind that a conclusion cannot be an assumption.

Deduction Sample question

Statement: Some Sundays are rainy. All rainy days are boring. Therefore:

4. Interpretation

For the interpretation questions of the Watson Glaser test, you need to understand the significance of a piece of information and apply it logically. You are given a short paragraph followed by several suggested conclusions. Again, you should assume that everything in the passage is true. On this basis, you will assess whether the conclusions given follow on from the information provided.

Interpretation Sample Question

A study of vocabulary growth in children from ages eight months to six years old shows that the size of spoken vocabulary increases from zero words at age eight months to 2,562 words at age six years.

5. Evaluation of Arguments

The aim of the Watson Glaser evaluation of argument questions is to assess whether you can distinguish strong arguments from weak ones. Strong arguments are highly relevant, realistic, and challenge the argument given. The key to answering these questions is to disregard your personal opinion and think logically.

Evaluation of Arguments Sample question

Should all young adults in the United Kingdom go on to higher education at university?

What Is a Good Watson Glaser Test Score?

What is classed as a good score on the Watson Glaser depends on the firm you are applying to. The Watson Glaser pass mark varies from year to year depending on the average Watson Glaser test results achieved by candidates to each firm. To give yourself the best chance of being selected by the law firm you apply to, aim for a score of 75% or more. You should never aim to just pass the test because most law firms will use the Watson Glaser test results to decide between candidates who are doing equally well as each other in other parts of the recruitment process, like in their training contract applications.