EPSO AD5 Graduates Exam

Updated on 15 December 2025

This article was updated on 7 May 2025

We are about to embark on some deep mental thinking. In PART I of this series we discussed how to approach Abstract Reasoning Test questions. In PART II we looked at simple rules that are relatively easy to spot and memorise. Having said that though, the rules revealed in PART II are often used in far more complex ways to make them less obvious to spot. Now let’s jump into the deep end and get right into the thick of abstract reasoning trickery. 

In PART I of this series we discussed how to approach Abstract Reasoning Test questions. In PART II we look at simple rules that are relatively easy to spot and won’t make you go cross-eyed staring at the screen. Clear your mind, focus and file away in your memory these common rules used by abstract reasoning question writers. Then when you attempt your next abstract reasoning practice test, try to apply these newly acquired insights.

Those who are EPSO veterans will know, that EPSO has increased the level of difficulty of its Abstract Reasoning Test for the Administrator competitions. When analysing certain Notice of Competitions, you’ll find that EPSO now places a higher emphasis on this test type when calculating a candidate’s final pre-selection score. So, it is very important to do extremely well in abstract reasoning.