GENERAL INTELLIGENCE And TEST of REASONING

When test of reasoning was first introduced as a screening test, four decades ago, a common myth was that no book can teach reasoning. The fact that reasoning cannot be taught the way other subjects are taught stands, but this book proves that reasoning can be learnt in a modular fashion and by doing it again and again it is possible to improve your scores in the 'Test of Reasoning'. Today, ToR (Test of Reasoning), has made a significant place for itself in all the competitive examinations, and a good score in this is seen as mandatory. This book contains information that could help you raise your ToR scores substantially and improve your chances of getting into a profession of your choice. The ToR; you will discover, is not a test that your teachers, guidance counselors, parents and friends may have led you to believe. Despite its reputation as an objective test, the ToR score doesn't measure much more than your ability to take the ToR. This book will make you think twice before boasting about your high ToR score or becoming depressed about a low one. Unfortunately, though, your ability to take ToR could have a significant impact in the course of your life. Virtually most of the professional selection examinations and examinations of less selective ones have ToR as a separate section/paper and the scores in this section/paper are at par with the other sections (e.g., Test of English, Numerical Aptitude or GK, etc.). This doesn't allow them to speculate your intelligence levels and even your personality on the basis of your score. But scores do matter, as they may decide the profession you are going to be in the coming years. Since it's your life, you owe it to yourself to learn as much as you can about this important test. You may have glanced at a ToR preparation book or even taken a coaching course. But most coaching materials don't have much to do with the real reasoning tests. Partly, because most of the materials available are so bad, that many teachers and guidance counselors believe that it is difficult for students to improve ToR scores through coaching and practice. Moreover, such materials at best provide you with an outdated preview on the ToR. Those who have been taking ToR in the past would have come across many such questions where all the books in the market even today would have failed to help. For example, the 'odd-man out' questions: "Which is the odd one out among water polo, football, table tennis and hockey".