IBM Cognitive Ability Assessment

November 24, 2023

IBM Cognitive Ability Assessment

Cognitive Ability Assessment 2024 is a type of test that aims at measuring a student’s intellect through games. Also termed as ‘Cognify’, these games are structured in a way that evaluate your personality and aptitude abilities.

However, this round must be taken seriously because it is an elimination round and can bar the student from moving ahead in the selection process if not passed with good scores.

Note In the Latest Pattern of IBM Placement Pattern Cognitive Ability Assessment is not asked.

IBM Cognitive Ability Games Overview

Some details about IBM Cognitive Ability Assessment:

Section	Important Information
IBM Cognitive Ability	6 sub-section
Allotted Time	30 mins
Section Property	Mandatory
Total Question	6

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IBM Cognitive Ability - Six Mini Games

Assess Problem Solving

This game includes the quizzes or puzzles that the students
has no prior information about. It is an on the spot
kind of a game.

Assess Numerical Reasoning

This part of the game focuses on the candidate’s numerical ability.
The games given to the student under this section
aim at his / her quantitative agility.

Assess Verbal Knowledge

This part of the six mini games directs the quizzes
or puzzles at evaluating your skills in verbal
and written English.

IBM Cognitive Ability Games Assess Problem Solving

Shortcuts

In Shortcuts, Candidates need to move the blue marble to the starred area. The aim is to do sufficiently as possible for each puzzle.
Candidates who will do this are likely to have a strong Reasoning and aptitude knowledge.

AIM: Move Blue Marbel to the Stars

IMP Points To Remember

Keep the Distance Traveled by the Marble as less as possible.
Less than 15 is recommended if you want Great Score
Touch the numbers in between the lines to move the marbel.
Difficulty Increases as you solve more puzzels

Gridlock

In Gridlock, the candidates solves a succession of puzzles by fitting all pieces into the grid as quickly as they can.
Candidates who will do this are likely to have a strong general and spatial reasoning skills.

AIM: Fill the main area with blocks given

IMP Points To Remember

3 mins is the total time to solve as much puzzles as you can.
Difficulty Increases as you solve more puzzles
Click on the blocks outside the main area to rotate them to the desired angle

Resemble

In Resemble, the Candidate needs to mentally rotate the image on the left and then replicate it on the right.
Candidates who will do this are likely to have a strong general and spatial reasoning skills.

AIM: Create the Image after rotation

IMP Points To Remember

Mentally solve the picture first
There maybe be 180 and 90 Degree of rotation for each image
Difficulty Increases as you solve more puzzels
3 to 4 mins of time can given for this section

IBM Cognitive Ability Games Assess Numerical Reasoning

Numbubbles

In Numbubbles, the candidates is given a target number and needs to identify and pop the bubbles with the equation that equals the
target number. Candidates who will do this are likely to have a strong quantitative and fluid reasoning skills.

AIM: Pop the bubble which are equal to Target

IMP Points To Remember

9 second of total time per Target
Pop as many correct bubbles as you can per Target
Difficulty Increases as you solve more Puzzles
Improve your Addition, Subtraction, Division & Multiplication

Tally Up

In Tally Up , the candidates need to quickly identify which group of tokens has the highest value. Candidates
who will do this are likely to have a strong quantitative and fluid reasoning skills.

AIM: To Identify Whether Left = Right || Left > Right || Left < Right

IMP Points To Remember

Max 4 sec are given per screen
ONLY Calculation Numbers used are 4 , 2 & 1
Improve your calculations using these numbers(4,2,1) only
There are x2 Single Multiplier which are given per bubble i.e. a single bubble on the right or left is multipled with “2”
Also there are x2 Full Section multipliers i.e. the whole right or left section is multipled by “2”.
No of Bubbles on each side increases as you solve more questions.

IBM Cognitive Ability Games Assess Verbal knowledge

Prove it

In Proof it, Candidate Must identify as many misspelled words and punctuation error as possible in the time provided.
Candidates who will do this are likely to have a strong reading and writing skills.

AIM: Find Out All the Spelling & Verbal Errors

IMP Points To Remember

1 min per question
6 question in total
Error Remaining is shown on the right side
Difficulty Increases as you solve more puzzels

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