These tests are designed to assess the ability to infer information from a symbolic system and to apply these rules to new situations. 

This skill is relevant in jobs that require the capacity to work through complex problems in a systematic and analytical manner such as systems analysis and program design.

Sample Diagramming Test Items

Look at the diagram below.  Within the diagram there are series of letters that are altered in some way by various commands.  These commands are represented by symbols.  

Your task is to work through the diagram following the paths indicated by arrows in order to determine the effect of the commands and then to answer the questions that follow, using the same commands.

Answers:

1. D
2. B
3. E
4. A