Originally Posted by
Uplinker
If you do try for BA, then practice practice - and then practice some more ! They give you 30 maths Q's in 12 mins, and a similar extremely time-limited verbal reasoning test.
For clarification, I don't believe that candidates are really expected to complete
all the questions in the alloted time. The time factor is there to apply some direct pressure, and the aim of the exercise is to see how many you can get done
correctly within the limited time. It is no good attempting
all the questions, and getting nil to very few correct, as this might be interpreted as a potential to panic on an aircraft, which could lead to, for example, messing up an emergency diagnosis and accompanying checklists
Yes, the test does need you to work quickly, but
accuracy is also very important. It is many, many years since I undertook BA's tests, and I have a vague recollection I got through about 25 of the maths questions in the alloted time, with reasonable confidence I had answered correctly. I found the verbal reasoning test to be a bit easier. From research I was aware that the time-limited maths and verbal reasoning would be part of the testing regime, and I resolved to go about them exactly as I have described. Whatever I scored, it was all good enough to get me through to a sim check, and the offer of a longhaul job.