Originally Posted by
Twister
(Tried to get this answered on another thread. No joy. Trying here. Thx in advance.)
Got an interview with Delta 29 Sep and have a question on the "Numbers Sequence" cog sub-test (this is the one with the 4 corner boxes and a box in the center and you have to count up by one with numbers, letters and then numbers/letters together).....
The best gouge that I could find out there said the following: "The idea is to click the boxes off in alphabetical order, always knowing where the next letter in the alphabet is going to be when the next set of 5 boxes come up (the number or letter that is forecast does not change positions when it pops up again."
Question: so does this mean if I'm on the number "10" in the bottom left of the screen and I click on "10" that "11" will be in some predictable position, for example, every "next" number or letter is moving in a clockwise direction? If I'm just trying to discover the 'pattern' of where to move my light pen to then what's the point of memorizing "1A, 2B", etc? I gotta be missing something.
Thx again!
Disclaimer: This is from my memory back in May.
Answer: If "10" is in the lower left corner and "11" is in the upper right corner when you select "10" it will change to a different number but "11" which will be the next one to select will still be in the upper right corner. So you can "predict" where the next box will be. It goes the same when you get to the alphanumeric sequence. So you select "a" in the upper right with "1" in the upper left. After you select "a" you will select "1" so you already know that your next selection position after the upper right is the upper left. However the bottom two positions and the position selected may/will change.
Practice in the instructions until you are comfortable before going on to the test. It is much easier to understand after doing the practice a couple times. And don't get frustrated if you hear the "sad sound" when you make a mistake on some of the tests. It's amazing how two notes can effect your mood.