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Congratulations! You have made it past the Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) and are preparing for the Graduate Recruitment Test (GRT). Here are some strategies, tips and examples to help you.

The Graduate Recruitment Test (GRT)

The Graduate Recruitment Test is one of four standardized tests administered by the Government of Canada during Post Secondary Recruitment (PSR). Many job applicants who apply through PSR perceive this test to be the most difficult.

The GRT is composed of four categories of questions:
1) Figure Analogies
2) Number Sequences
3) Word Similarities
4) Arithmetic (including word problems)
Strategies

If mathematics is not your strong point, you will need to do a lot of practice examples for this exam. You should aim at buying pertinent books that provide test examples and strategies to write the exam.You should also review word problems from high school arithmetic books and study relevant sections from standardized tests such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).

Tips

•  Answer all questions. Additional are not deducted for incorrect responses.

•  Read questions carefully: In the math problems, look for “trick” words that can change the final answer.

•  You must move fast, many candidates underestimate how long it will take to finish the exam and realize in the last 10 minutes   that they have many questions uncompleted

•  Practice timing yourself, it is imperative to time yourself carefully alloting a maximum of 1 minute per question- especially in the beginning questions.

If you cannot figure out an answer, take a guess and come back to it later.

Two GRT test examples

(More questions in ebook. Answers are found at the bottom of the page)

Number Sequences

1) What is the next number in the sequence? 2,4,8,16,_

a) 20

b) 30

c) 32

d) 24

Word associations

Select the pair that refers most directly to a single more general concept:

a) cover : book

b) smell : nose

c) dress : hem

d) mash : ears

e) chew : mouth

 

Answers to GRT sample questions:

1) C

2) E

Our Graduate Recruiting Test guide that been used by hundreds of successful job candidates since our first version of the guide in 2009, and includes 3 full practice GRT exams with answer keys.

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