Aon-style drills
Aon-style verbal (scales)
True, false or cannot say on short texts under one 12-minute countdown
Used by UBS (Official), Morgan Stanley (Unverified), BNP Paribas (Unverified), Nomura (Unverified)
The provider's standard version
The format
- Statements49, each True, False or Cannot say
- Time12 minutes on one countdown
- Data5 or 6 short text sheets in tabs
- FinishingNot expected
- Scoring+1 right, −1 wrong, 0 blank
Have ready
- Time without interruptions, as the real test can't be paused
- No calculator: this one is about reading
How to approach it
- Judge each statement only on its sheet, never on what you know or expect
- False means the sheet rules it out, and Cannot say means the sheet doesn't settle it
More optionsExtra time, examples, shortcuts
- Untimed examples firstThree practice statements before the clock starts
- Move on after each answerOtherwise use Next
- Keyboard shortcuts
Single-key shortcuts can clash with some screen readers, so switch them off if they get in the way
Format notes
What this drill copies from the published format and how sure we are of each value, checked 22 September 2026
| Parameter | Value | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Statements | 49 in the standard version | OfficialSource for Statements |
| Total time | 12 minutes in the standard version | OfficialSource for Total time |
| Timer | One countdown for the whole test and no timer per statement | OfficialSource for Timer |
| Finishing | Not expected, so answer as many as you can | OfficialSource for Finishing |
| Short version: timeThe provider lists a 6-minute mobile version with no statement count | 6 minutes | OfficialSource 1 for Short version: timeSource 2 for Short version: time |
| Short version: statementsOne prep site gives 18 on 6 sheets in 6 minutes for some Morgan Stanley divisions | 18 | UnverifiedSource for Short version: statements |
| Text sheetsThe provider's practice document shows 5 (the company, values, strategy, locations and marketing); a prep site says 6 | 5 or 6 tabs about one company, the same for the whole test | ReportedSource 1 for Text sheetsSource 2 for Text sheetsSource 3 for Text sheets |
| Sheet lengthThe provider's examples have two or three, about 60 to 150 words in all; our values sheet adds a line on reviews | Short paragraphs, each starting with a bold lead-in | OfficialSource for Sheet length |
| Statements and the text | Statements put the text in other words rather than quote it | OfficialSource for Statements and the text |
| One sheet per statement | Each statement relates to exactly one sheet | OfficialSource for One sheet per statement |
| Answers | True, False or Cannot say, one of them right | OfficialSource 1 for AnswersSource 2 for Answers |
| Moving between statements | Free, though working in order is recommended | OfficialSource 1 for Moving between statementsSource 2 for Moving between statements |
| Switching sheetsThe clock running on is our reading of the single countdown | Any time, as often as you like, while the clock runs | OfficialSource 1 for Switching sheetsSource 2 for Switching sheets |
| After you answerOur choice, as the provider's documents don't say whether an answer moves you on | The next statement appears, and you can switch this off | Unverified |
| ScoringThe provider says points are usually taken off for wrong answers; the size of the deduction and a blank scoring zero are our reading | +1 for a right answer, −1 for a wrong one, 0 for a blank | OfficialSource for Scoring |
| Wrong sheet open when you answerOne prep site says the real test deducts points for this; no document from the provider says so | No deduction here, and the results show how often it happened | UnverifiedSource for Wrong sheet open when you answer |
| Before the testThree examples, one of each answer, is our choice; the provider's practice documents have five | Untimed examples you can repeat, then a summary page | OfficialSource 1 for Before the testSource 2 for Before the test |
| PausingEnd test is here for practice only | Not possible, and the test ends itself when time is up | OfficialSource for Pausing |
| UBS and BNP Paribas | 49 statements in 12 minutes | UnverifiedSource 1 for UBS and BNP ParibasSource 2 for UBS and BNP Paribas |
| Mix of answersOur choice, as the real mix isn't published | About a third each of True, False and Cannot say | Unverified |
| SettingOne prep site mentions finance, consumer and industry versions; the provider says it generates items so candidates see different ones | Original sheets about a fictional UK financial firm, new every set | UnverifiedSource 1 for SettingSource 2 for Setting |
Independent practice in the style of Aon's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Aon