Grammar & Spelling Aptitude Test

Administrative people need solid language skills, proper grammar and good spelling when creating and managing your documents. 

The Grammar & Spelling Aptitude Test is an untimed, 25-question online evaluation designed to check if job applicants or existing staff have basic language, punctuation, and spelling skills. It bypasses hiring guesswork by revealing a candidate’s ability to spot and fix written errors, ensuring that documents sent to clients or vendors remain flawless, professional, and credible.

Purpose

The Grammar & Spelling Aptitude Test assesses whether or not a potential new hire has simple grammar and spelling skills. This is especially important when the open position’s duties include preparing and proofing documents to be sent to clients or vendors. It’s also a great basic test to verify candidates for many other types of positions. We recommend using the Grammar and Spelling Test for positions such as: Secretary, Clerical Support staff, Administrative Support staff, and more.

What It’s Best Used For

• Pre-employment screening: Testing new applicants early in the recruitment pipeline before investing heavily in onboarding and training.
• Administrative position vetting: Evaluating candidates targeting communication-heavy roles such as secretaries, clerical support workers, and administrative assistants.
• Document control verification: Vetting staff members responsible for preparing, proofing, or managing critical documents meant for customers, stakeholders, or vendors.
• Internal talent audits: Reviewing existing employees to make data-backed choices for internal transfers or professional advancement.

About the Test

This is an untimed test with 25 questions.

When To Use It

It should be used when staff are preparing or proofing documents to be sent to clients or vendors.

High Scorers

People scoring high on Grammar & Spelling Test should be able to spot and correct grammar & spelling mistakes.

Low Scorers

People scoring low on this test may not notice various grammar or spelling mistakes or they may not know the underlying language use rules. They allow documents to leave your office with numerous flaws, thereby embarrassing your company and causing you to lose credibility with clients.

Number of Items

25 sentences with several points each.

Time Limits

Untimed

Scoring

This test has not yet been normed on a group of administrative staff. Ideally,you would want someone to score close to 100% correct. For now, the scores are presented in terms of percent correct, rather than any comparison with other similar workers.

Validity Information

This test has not yet been normed on a group of administrative staff. Ideally, you would want someone to score close to 100% correct. For now, the scores are presented in terms of percent correct, rather than any comparison with other similar workers.

EXAMPLE:

Their is usually alot of snowfall in janurary.

In this example, there are 4 errors.”‘Their” should be changed to “there”, “a lot” should be changed to “a lot,” and “janurary” should have a capital “J” and should be spelled “January.” Make corrections by circling the mistake and writing the correction in the space above it. Be sure to make all corrections legible and clear. There is no time limit on this test, but you should use your time wisely and work efficiently.

EXAMPLE:

______ is usually ______ of snow in ______.

A) Their…….alot……january
B) There……alot……January
C) Their…….a lot……January
D) There…..a lot……January