Plum assessment / Problem Solving
Plum Problem Solving practice
Pattern puzzles in a 3 by 3 grid with the last piece missing. Work out the rule and tap the piece that fits.
One full free game, then a Plum pass ($4.99 for 30 days, paid once) for unlimited practice. Built from Plum's own candidate help pages, which describe each section's format. Puzzles, statements and situations here are ours.
How Problem Solving works
- Each puzzle shows eight pictures in a 3 by 3 grid and a gap. The pictures change by rules along the rows: the shape, the number of shapes, the shading or the size.
- Five pieces are offered. Tap the one that fits the gap, then press Next. You do not drag it into place.
- Plum's help pages say these are Raven's-style matrices, with easy and very hard puzzles, and no words or numbers to work with.
- Plum's survey is not timed. Unconfirmed: how many puzzles there are; practice gives 12.
Time and scoring
About 8 minutes, no clock. Plum uses your puzzle results as one of two thinking measures (with social intelligence) in your talent profile. It does not publish the scoring.
Tips
- Look at one property at a time: shape, then count, then shading, then size. Each usually follows its own rule.
- Check rows first, then columns: the right piece fits both.
- There is no clock, so check your choice against the whole row before pressing Next.
Questions
Is the Plum assessment timed?
No. Plum's help pages say the Discovery Survey is not timed and takes about 25 minutes.
How do I answer the Plum puzzle questions?
Click or tap one of the five pieces, then Next. Plum's help pages note there is no dragging, and the example question needs no answer.