This sixth edition, written by one of the authors of the test itself, is updated throughout and includes a full practice test, more practice questions and more question and answer commentary.  It is more than a collection of practice questions.  It includes advice, tips, test commentary and guidance to help you pass first time.

It helps you to:

• familiarise yourself with the skills and knowledge to be tested
• fully understand the format and structure of the numeracy skills test
• know what to expect on the day of the test

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK This book is divided in to six chapters.

Chapter 1: this very short chapter has been included to remind you of the basic arithmetic processes. The majority of you will be able to miss this unit out, but some may welcome a chance to revise fractions, decimals, percentages, etc.  Chapters 2-4: these cover the three ′content′ areas (see above), one area per chapter.  Chapter 5: this includes a practice mental arithmetic test, and a full practice onscreen test for you to work through.  Chapter 6: this contains answers and key points for all the questions in the main chapters and for the sample tests. In each chapter, the additional required knowledge, language and vocabulary are explained, and worked examples of the type of questions to be faced are provided together with the practice questions. The answers for these questions are given in Chapter 6, together with further advice and guidance on solutions.  Revision checklists You can use the checklists in your revision to make sure that you have covered all the key content areas.