Why an SHL Assessment Database Is Needed

A search for a phrase such as “SHL numerical test” can return pages describing different generations of SHL assessments. An older guide may have been accurate when it was published while no longer describing the exact assessment a candidate receives today.

SHL has published retirement information for a group of legacy Verify assessments and has identified replacement options. Its wider product portfolio also extends far beyond the four reasoning tests most candidates associate with SHL.

The ReasoningCampus Assessment Intelligence Database therefore separates:

• the exact assessment or product-family name;
• the specific format documented by SHL;
• whether SHL has explicitly retired an older version;
• the replacement SHL itself identifies, where one has been published;
• the date on which ReasoningCampus last rechecked the information.

The objective is to create a practical version-control reference for SHL candidates, rather than another generic list of aptitude-test definitions.

How We Classify SHL Assessment Information

ReasoningCampus does not label a test “current” simply because its name appears somewhere online. Product names can remain visible in catalogues, historical documentation or employer systems after newer assessment generations have been introduced.

Official fact sheet

SHL publishes documentation for the specific assessment containing format or product information.

Publicly listed

The assessment family appears in SHL’s publicly accessible product selection at the time of the review.

SHL-named replacement

SHL explicitly identifies the assessment as a replacement option for an older product.

Retired legacy version

SHL explicitly states that the identified legacy assessment has been retired.

SHL Assessment Database: Important Assessment Families and Formats

The table below brings together important SHL assessment families relevant to cognitive and behavioural assessment preparation. Where an exact official fact sheet has been verified, the published format is shown. Where only a broader product-family listing is available, we deliberately avoid inventing timings or question counts.

Legacy SHL Verify Tests and Official Replacement Options

One reason SHL information online can appear contradictory is that SHL formally retired a group of legacy Verify Gen 1 assessments and published replacement options.

This matters because an older preparation article may still be useful for the underlying reasoning skill while describing an assessment generation that is no longer the recommended replacement.

SHL primary source: Verify Gen 1 retirement and replacement information

SHL Verify G+ vs Verify Interactive G+: Why the Difference Matters

The distinction between Verify G+ and Verify Interactive G+ is a useful example of why candidates should identify their exact assessment version before preparing.

The two figures—30 and 24 questions—do not automatically mean that one source is incorrect. The SHL documents describe different assessment formats.

Official SHL Verify G+ fact sheet
Official SHL Verify Interactive G+ fact sheet

Verified SHL Interactive Reasoning Formats at a Glance

The official SHL interactive fact sheets demonstrate why one generic “SHL test format” cannot accurately describe the entire Verify family.

These figures refer only to the specific official SHL documents checked for this database. They should not be generalized to every similarly named assessment without checking its own instructions.

How to Identify the SHL Assessment You Actually Have

What ReasoningCampus Does Not Present as Fact

Assessment preparation is more useful when documented information is clearly separated from speculation.

• We do not publish invented universal SHL pass marks.
• We do not claim to know confidential employer cut-off scores without reliable evidence.
• We do not claim that particular mouse movements, eye movements or answer changes automatically cause candidate rejection unless supported by reliable primary documentation.
• We do not reproduce confidential live SHL assessment questions.
• We do not present unsupported scoring theories as official SHL algorithms.

SHL Assessment Change Log

This page is designed as a living reference. Material changes will be recorded here instead of silently overwriting the historical record.

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Candidate Questions About SHL Assessment Versions

How This SHL Assessment Database Is Researched and Verified

This database is maintained differently from a standard evergreen blog post. Time-sensitive factual claims are checked against primary SHL documentation where an appropriate public source is available.

• specific assessment versions are separated from broad assessment-family names;
• legacy products are separated from SHL-named replacements;
• official SHL facts are separated from ReasoningCampus preparation recommendations;
• documented scoring information is separated from online speculation;
• ReasoningCampus original educational material is separated from proprietary SHL content.

Primary SHL Sources Checked

• SHL Client Support — Verify Gen 1 retirement information
• SHL — Public product selection
• SHL — Verify G+ Assessment Fact Sheet
• SHL — Verify Interactive G+ Assessment Fact Sheet
• SHL — Verify Interactive Numerical Reasoning
• SHL — Verify Interactive Deductive Reasoning
• SHL — Verify Interactive Inductive Reasoning
• SHL — Verify Interactive Numerical Calculation
• SHL — Verify Deductive Reasoning
• SHL — Motivation Questionnaire Fact Sheet