Crack The Test Workbook: consulting assessment test book
The test is the first barrier — don't let it be the last
152 practice questions for consulting assessment tests: business cases, data insights, critical reasoning and GMAT-style quantitative problems.
Amazon: paperback
Digital: 6 books, 24 months access
Who is this book for?
Candidates facing online screening tests as the first phase (McKinsey Solve, BCG Casey/Chatbot, Bain SOVA, Kearney test).
Those who need to improve numerical speed — interpreting tables, charts and performing calculations under time pressure.
Candidates wanting to train critical reasoning — evaluating arguments, identifying assumptions and drawing logical inferences.
Those with the basics who need volume practice to automate patterns and build speed before the real test.
What's inside?
12 Business Case questions
Mini-cases with business data where you analyze a situation, interpret financial information and select the best answer. Simulates the most strategic section of PST and BCG Casey-style tests.
30 Data Insights questions
Tables, charts and datasets you must interpret correctly under time pressure. Direct training for the data interpretation section that appears in virtually every consulting test.
20 Critical Reasoning questions
Arguments to evaluate: identify the conclusion, spot implicit assumptions, find logical fallacies, or choose which evidence would strengthen or weaken an argument.
90 GMAT-style Quantitative questions
Arithmetic, algebra, percentages, ratios and probability problems at GMAT quantitative difficulty. Designed to build speed without a calculator.
Explained solutions
Every question includes the correct answer with step-by-step reasoning. Not just what to answer, but why the other options are wrong.
How this book works
Screening tests are the first major hurdle in consulting recruitment. Firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG, and other top consultancies use numerical and logical tests to filter candidates before the interview stage.
This workbook is designed to help you train specifically for that step — with over 130 targeted questions to build the speed, accuracy, and confidence you need to pass.
It includes 12 business case-style questions (charts, data interpretation), 30 integrated reasoning drills (percentages, proportional logic, growth rates), and 90 GMAT-style quant questions. These exercises mirror the types of problems found in real tests like McKinsey PST, BCG Potential Test, or Bain SOVA.
This book is for you if:
- ●You're applying to consulting firms and want to pass their screening tests.
- ●You need to improve speed and confidence in quant and logic under pressure.
- ●You're targeting McKinsey PST, BCG Potential Test, SHL, Bain SOVA, or similar formats.
- ●You want structured practice in problem types that appear again and again.
About the author
Javier Rotllant — Ex-Associate Partner at Bain & Company. 13 years in strategy consulting, 9 at Bain. Has interviewed 300+ candidates and knows first-hand what assessment tests evaluate and what level is expected to advance to the interview phase.
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