Customer Reviews
this book has shown me the path i had forgot - By: , 31 Jul 2001 
I am training for a career with the greater manchester county fire service.whilest looking for information on recruitment on there web pages i was given examples of books to buy. one of which was HOW TO PASS VERBAL REASONING (By Dr Harry Tolley professor at the University of Nottingham,and Dr Ken Thomas a chartered psychologist & author). I would like to thank them both for re-opening my mind to a world I had forgot was there.Whilest reading there book I have been given a hole new understanding of written english.I have also a better understanding of exams,the way they work & how to handle the nervousness before the exams, which is all thanks to this book & HOW TO PASS NUMERACY TESTS (Dr Harry Tolley & Dr Ken Thomas).I have never been a "reading type" of person but i will be buying more of there books as I want to be as prepared as possible.
An extremely useful text that covers most of the topics. - By: , 19 Feb 2001 
This book provided me with excellent information on verbal reasoning tests. It begins by giving you an overview of what the tests are looking for, & then goes on to remind you of the rules of English; many of which none of us have learnt since we werein secondary school.
From this basis there are then a variety of practice questions, & then mock exams. This is extremely useful as the practice questions help to get you up to speed, & then the exam helps you get use to the timed conditions.
I have found this to be a very valuable text, & am convinced that it has helped me to pass recent Verbal Reasoning Tests. It is very easy to read, & provides you with just the right amount of information to equip you with the necessary skills for the exams.
I would not hesitate to recommend this text to anybody - an absolute must for anybody having to face the daunting challenge of Verbal Reasoning Tests!
Not the same as the verbal reasoning tests of the top jobs! - By: , 30 Aug 2000 
The book is tiny - no wonder its only £8. I found it was completely different to the verbal reasoning tests given by the likes of Psion, BAe, KPMG, Arthur Anderson...etc. However, I must say that the book slightly improved my verbal reasoningin a way. The tests vary significantlyin difficulty & there is no explanation of the answers what so ever! One or two tests do improve the way you look at sentences & make you understand & see patterns. No tests with paragraphs of text then questions where the answers should be true, false or can't say. That's what I wanted!
