Each Section is separately timed and there are no rest breaks between Sections.
Section 1: Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Number of questions: 48
Time in minutes: 70
Section 2: Understanding People
Number of questions: 44
Time in minutes: 55
Section 3: Non-verbal Reasoning
Number of questions: 42
Time in minutes: 55
You should allow between 4 and 4.5 hours from the time of reporting to the test centre for all testing procedures to be completed. This time may be shorter in country centres with smaller candidate numbers. If you are to be collected after the test, make sure this information is passed on.
All UMAT questions are in multiple choice format with 4 or 5 response alternatives, from which you are asked to choose the most appropriate. Each question has only one correct response. Questions in Sections 1 and 2 are in written form (though some Section 1 questions may present information in visual or tabular format). Section 3 questions are based entirely on visual material.
Some example questions are available in the UMAT Information Booklet.
SECTION 1: Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Materials in this Section are drawn from a wide variety of general sources and are based on a brief text or piece of information presented graphically. Questions assess your ability to comprehend, draw logical conclusions, reach solutions by identifying relevant facts, evaluate information, pinpoint additional or missing information, and generate and test plausible hypotheses.
SECTION 2: Understanding People
Section 2 assesses the ability to understand and think about people. Questions are based on a scenario, dialogue or other text representing specific interpersonal situations. Most passages will have several questions.The questions assess your ability to identify, understand, and, where necessary, infer the thoughts, feelings, behaviour and/or intentions of the people represented in the situations.
SECTION 3: Non-verbal Reasoning
Questions in this Section may be of several kinds. All are based on patterns or sequences of shapes and are designed to assess your ability to reason in the abstract and solve problems in non-verbal contexts.
