While verbal reasoning is part of most selection procedures, it is not really a test of aptitude. Verbal reasoning can be prepared for and significantly improved through self-study. It is not in itself an innate talent, it is the result of a process of education and logical development. You may have more aptitude for verbal reasoning than the next guy, but if he's studied it more than you he may well beat you in the exam.
The aptitude tests per se are a tool to assess your motor responses to certain stimulae. While your results
can be improved through practice, the tests will still show who has acceptable aptitude - or, perhaps more significantly, they will show who has not!
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