Harver Logical Reasoning Practice: Spot the Figure That Does Not Belong

What the Harver Logical Reasoning test looks at

The Harver cognitive ability test is made of five subtests, and the employer chooses which ones you take: Logical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Perceptual Speed and Accuracy, Numerical Reasoning and Spatial Ability. Harver’s cognitive page names the logical subtest “Exclusion”, and its help centre says you might take one subtest or several. Harver also says it keeps these tests light on language, which fits a subtest built on figures rather than words.

Harver does not describe the items itself. 12minprep, a prep site, describes the Harver logical reasoning test as five figures where you pick the one that does not belong. That is the format Candidate Falcon’s practice uses. The rules inside the figures are our own: counting sides, dots and lines, shading, odd and even counts, an inner shape that matches the outer one, a dot moving round the outside, a size order, and flags that are turned or mirrored.

Harver gives 5–15 minutes per subtest on one page and about 6–24 minutes per section on another, and says practice questions come first. Results are a norm-referenced percentage from 0 to 100, where 50% is the average of the comparison group, based on the number of correct answers. Harver does not publish how many questions each subtest has, so the 20 questions and 7 minutes here are Candidate Falcon’s choices.

How the Logical Reasoning practice works

1. Each question shows five figures, A to E. Four share a rule; choose the one that breaks it by clicking or tapping it, or with keys 1 to 5, then press Next.
2. Start with two untimed practice questions. After each one you see the odd one out and the rule; you can skip them on later runs.
3. Then 20 questions run against a 7-minute countdown. You cannot go back, and questions left when the clock runs out count as not answered.
4. Every figure has an outer shape and may have dots, lines, a small shape or a flag inside, and a dot on the outside. Only one of these carries the rule in each question; the rest change at random.
5. After the run you see your Candidate Falcon practice score, accuracy, median time per question, accuracy by rule type, and every question with the rule in one sentence.

Logical Reasoning tips

• Check one feature at a time across all five figures: the outer shape, the shading, what is inside, the outside dot and the size.
• When no feature is shared, count: sides, dots, lines, or all the straight lines in a figure added together.
• If the figures change from left to right, look for a step, such as a dot moving round or a flag turning by the same amount each time.
• To tell a turned flag from a mirrored one, turn it in your head until its pole points up and see which side the flag is on.
• Before you answer, check that the other four really do share the rule. If two figures seem to break it, you have the wrong rule.
• Keep moving: about 20 seconds a question fits the practice clock. If a question is taking much longer, pick your best answer and go on.

Common Logical Reasoning mistakes

• Picking the figure that looks most different overall, when the rule is about one feature only.
• Stopping at the first difference you notice without checking that the other four agree.
• Counting the inside lines but forgetting the sides when the rule is the total number of lines.
• Reading a mirror image as a turn, or a turn as a mirror image.
• Spending too long on one question and running out of time on easier ones later.

A short Logical Reasoning practice routine

1. Check your invitation to see which Harver cognitive subtests your employer has chosen.
2. Do one run here and note the rule types that cost you the most time or answers.
3. Read the rule for every question you missed, then do another run and aim to keep your accuracy while answering more questions.
4. Practise the other cognitive subtests your invitation lists, and use the practice questions Harver shows before each subtest to see the real screens.

Logical Reasoning FAQ

Practise other Harver modules

• Spatial Reasoning practice
• Number Sequences practice
• Verbal Reasoning (Word Analogies) practice
• Perceptual Speed and Accuracy practice

Sources

• Harver: Cognitive ability testing (official)
• Harver: Cognitive assessments (official)
• Harver candidate help centre: cognitive ability (official)
• Harver employer knowledge base: NOA Cognitive Ability (official)
• 12minprep: Harver assessment (prep site)