Free Demo

Verbal Reasoning

5 questions6¼ minutes

Timed test: You have 6¼ minutes to answer all 5 questions. The timer starts when you click Begin. Read each question carefully before answering.

Free demo — 5 questions. Full test draws 20 questions randomly from a bank of 30.

These are original practice questions for skills control rooms assess. Formats vary between services, and this is not any employer's actual test. 999ready is independent and not affiliated with any ambulance, NHS 111 or fire and rescue service.

About the Verbal Reasoning test

Some employers use reading or verbal reasoning tests, and formats vary. Our verbal reasoning practice gives you a short emergency-services passage and asks you to judge whether each statement is True, False, or Cannot Say, based only on the information provided.

It tests how accurately you interpret written information under pressure — a core skill for call handlers who must extract facts from what a caller says without adding assumptions. This free demo uses five original sample questions in 6¼ minutes, the same pace as the full test. It is not any employer's actual test.

This is a free sample of our verbal reasoning practice test. Browse all the free demos or get full access for £14.99 to practise the complete question banks with no limits.

999ready is independent and not affiliated with any ambulance service, NHS 111 provider or fire and rescue service. Our questions are original practice, not any employer's actual test.