Roland Berger's online test: format, sample questions and practice
Roland Berger has candidates take a recorded online logic and numerical test before the interviews. It combines the three classic families of aptitude tests: understanding a text, calculating from a table and finding the rule behind a matrix of symbols. None of these sections calls for consulting knowledge, but all of them come down to time.
Try 6 questions from the test, no account needed
These questions come from the bank our members practise on. Answer, and the correction appears straight away with the reasoning.
Question 1 of 6, Reading comprehension
Remote work
Remote work has become a major transformation of professional life. Its supporters point to productivity gains, shorter commutes and a better work-life balance.
Recent studies, however, temper this enthusiasm. The social isolation of remote workers can reduce collective creativity and weaken the sense of belonging. Managers also report difficulties in assessing performance from a distance.
A hybrid model, combining on-site and remote work, seems to be emerging as the most common compromise, without solving every organisational challenge.
Which statement is correct according to the text?
What does the Roland Berger test consist of?
The test rests on three sections. In reading comprehension, you read a passage of two or three paragraphs and choose the statement the text supports, sometimes several. In numerical tables, you compute a growth rate, a total or an average and type the result, with no options. In matrices, a grid of nine symbols has one empty cell and you must find the one that completes it among six.
The table below describes the format we reproduce on FrameLab. The exact set-up, and the fact that the session is recorded, are spelled out in the firm's invitation.
| Section | What you are asked | Format | Time per question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading comprehension | Choose the statement the passage supports | Multiple choice | 1 min 12 s |
| Numerical tables | Compute a growth rate, a total or an average from a table | Number to type | 1 min 23 s |
| Symbol matrices | Find the missing symbol of a three-by-three grid | Multiple choice | 1 min 10 s |
On FrameLab, a full series has 15 questions per section, that is 45 questions in about 56 minutes. The bank holds 180 questions for this test, split into 4 series with no question in common.
Which firms use the Roland Berger test?
This test is specific to Roland Berger. The candidate feedback we have compiled describes it as a recorded numerical logic test, taken remotely before the interviews. As with every screening test, the firm's invitation states the length and the conditions.
- Roland BergerRecorded logic and numerical test
What do the Roland Berger test questions look like?
The three sections have nothing in common, and that is what wears you down: you go from a text on remote work to a sales table, then to a grid of dice. In comprehension, the wrong answers reuse the words of the text and overstate them. In tables, the decisive piece of information is often in a note. The six questions below come from our bank.
Question 1, Reading comprehension
Remote work
Remote work has become a major transformation of professional life. Its supporters point to productivity gains, shorter commutes and a better work-life balance.
Recent studies, however, temper this enthusiasm. The social isolation of remote workers can reduce collective creativity and weaken the sense of belonging. Managers also report difficulties in assessing performance from a distance.
A hybrid model, combining on-site and remote work, seems to be emerging as the most common compromise, without solving every organisational challenge.
Which statement is correct according to the text?
- A.Remote work always improves collective creativity.
- B.Managers find it easier to assess performance from a distance.
- C.The hybrid model solves every organisational challenge.
- D.Social isolation can reduce collective creativity.
- E.Remote work has been unanimously rejected.
- F.No study has been carried out on the subject.
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: Social isolation can reduce collective creativity.
The second paragraph says in so many words that the social isolation of remote workers "can reduce collective creativity". The other options contradict the text or overstate it: the hybrid model is emerging "without solving every organisational challenge". Be wary of absolute words such as "always", "every" or "no", which the passage does not use.
Question 2, Reading comprehension
Artificial intelligence at work
Artificial intelligence is gradually transforming the labour market. Some experts estimate that up to 30% of current tasks could be automated by 2030, mainly in administrative work and data processing.
However, this automation does not necessarily mean that jobs will disappear. New occupations are emerging, linked to the supervision, maintenance and ethics of AI. Demand for human skills such as creativity, empathy and critical judgement could even increase.
The real issue is training: workers must acquire new skills to adapt to a fast-changing market.
What can be concluded from the text about the impact of AI on employment?
- A.AI will eliminate most existing jobs.
- B.Automation creates new needs for human skills.
- C.Creative jobs will be the first to be automated.
- D.Training is a secondary issue.
- E.AI only affects the technology sector.
- F.30% of jobs will have disappeared by 2030.
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: Automation creates new needs for human skills.
The text states that automation does not mean jobs will disappear, that new occupations are emerging and that demand for human skills could increase: that is the second option. The last one is the subtlest trap, because it reuses the figure from the text and distorts it: the passage speaks of 30% of tasks that could be automated, not 30% of jobs disappearing.
Question 3, Numerical tables
Sales by region (in €k)
Region T1 T2 T3 T4 Île-de-France 320 345 360 390 Rhône-Alpes 180 195 210 225 PACA 140 155 165 175 Grand Est 95 105 110 120 What is the percentage growth in Île-de-France sales between Q1 and Q4?
Answer to be typed in %
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: 22%
Sales go from 320 to 390, which is 70 more. Against the starting point: 70 / 320 = 21.9%, rounded to 22%. In your head, 10% of 320 is 32, so 70 is a little more than twice 10%: you know the answer is around 22% before you even set up the division.
Question 4, Numerical tables
Monthly output (units)
Plant Jan Feb Mar Apr Lyon 4200 4500 4800 5100 Lille 3100 3300 3200 3500 Marseille 2800 2900 3100 3000 The scrap rate is 3% for all plants.
How many compliant units were produced in total in March?
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: 10,767
In March the three plants produce 4800 + 3200 + 3100 = 11,100 units. With a 3% scrap rate, 97% are compliant: 11,100 × 0.97 = 10,767. The key piece of information is in the note under the table, and many candidates answer 11,100 because they did not read it.
Question 5, Symbol matrices
⚀⚁⚂⚁⚂⚃⚂⚃?Which symbol completes the grid?
- A.⚄
- B.⚃
- C.⚂
- D.⚁
- E.⚀
- F.⚅
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: ⚄
The value of the die goes up by 1 with each step to the right and each step down. The last row starts at 3, then 4, so the missing cell is 5. The last column (3, 4, then 5) confirms it: always check a matrix in both directions before you answer.
Question 6, Symbol matrices
★☆☆★★★☆★★★★☆★★★☆?Which symbol completes the grid?
- A.☆★
- B.★☆
- C.★★
- D.☆☆
- E.★
- F.☆
Show the answer and the worked solution
Answer: ☆★
The same three patterns (★☆, ☆★ and ★★) come back in every row, shifted by one place. Each pattern therefore appears exactly once per row and per column. The last row already holds ★★ and ★☆: the missing one is ☆★, which the last column confirms.
How do you prepare for the Roland Berger test?
- 1
Answer from the text, not from what you know
A statement that is true in real life but absent from the passage is wrong in this test. Go back to the sentence that backs your answer before you confirm. - 2
Read the table notes first
A rate, a unit or a reference period is hidden there. Reading them first saves you from redoing a calculation. - 3
Check a matrix in both directions
The rule must hold across the rows and down the columns. If your answer only works one way, it is not the right one. - 4
Practise switching modes
Run the three sections in one sitting instead of working on them one at a time. It is the switch from one to the next that costs time on test day.
What are the most common mistakes?
Falling for an absolute word
"Always", "all", "none": when the text says "can" or "some", an option that generalises is wrong.
Lifting a figure out of its context
30% of tasks open to automation does not mean 30% of jobs lost. Check what the figure refers to.
Rounding too early
In tables, the answer is typed with a small tolerance. Keep the decimals until the last calculation.
Frequently asked questions
Is Roland Berger's test really recorded?
The candidate feedback we have compiled describes it as a recorded test. Plan for a quiet place, a stable connection and a working camera, and check the exact conditions in your invitation.
How long does the test take?
The length is stated in the firm's invitation. On FrameLab, a full series of the three sections has 45 questions and takes a little under an hour, with 70 to 83 seconds per question depending on the section.
Is a calculator allowed?
Our data does not let us state it for each firm, and the rule can change from one recruiting cycle to the next: the invitation you receive is the reference. Practise without a calculator. If it turns out to be allowed on the day, you will simply be faster.
Do I need consulting knowledge to pass it?
No. The test measures reading, maths and logic. Consulting knowledge comes into play later, during the case interviews.
How many questions for this test does FrameLab offer?
FrameLab's Roland Berger suite holds 180 questions, 60 per section, organised into four full series with no question in common.