Revelian Test 2026: Cognify and Emotify

A Revelian test is a pre-employment assessment from Revelian, an Australian publisher that has been part of Criteria since 2020 and has carried the Criteria name since January 2022. The best-known Revelian test is the Revelian Cognitive Ability Test (RCAT), reported as 51 mixed numerical, verbal and abstract questions in 20 minutes; Revelian also created the game-based Cognify and Emotify assessments, which Criteria still sells. This guide explains each format, what changed after the acquisition, and gives original practice questions with worked answers. It is based on Criteria's press releases and help documents and on prep sources, not on a first-hand sitting.

Key facts

Who runs the Revelian test now?

Criteria Corp, a US employment-testing company known for the CCAT, announced on 3 March 2020 that it had acquired Australia-based Revelian, which it described as a leader in emotional intelligence and game-based assessments. Terms were not disclosed, and Criteria said it would keep Revelian's offices. Criteria then brought Revelian's products into its own catalogue: Emotify launched for North America in July 2020, and Cognify was added in January 2021. In January 2022 Revelian took on the Criteria brand.

So if an employer tells you to expect "a Revelian test", the test will usually arrive from a Criteria platform. Older Australian employer pages still say Revelian. Criteria's own tests, such as the CCAT, are covered in the Criteria guide.

The Revelian Cognitive Ability Test (RCAT)

Prep sources describe the RCAT as 51 questions in 20 minutes, covering numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning, with difficulty rising as you go (JobTestPrep). That is about 23 seconds per question, and JobTestPrep notes that hardly anyone finishes. Further prep-source details:

• Numerical: word problems and number series; some answers are typed in rather than chosen.
• Verbal: word meanings (synonyms, antonyms, odd word out) and short logic problems; some items need more than one answer marked.
• Abstract: odd-one-out figures.
• No calculator.
• Scoring against a comparison group; no fixed pass score.

These figures come from prep providers, not from Criteria, and may differ by version. Read the start screen.

Original practice questions (RCAT style)

Try these without a calculator, at about 25 seconds each.

Practice 1 (number series). 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ? Answer: 95. Each term is double the previous term plus 1: 47 × 2 + 1 = 95.

Practice 2 (word problem, typed answer). A printer produces 18 pages in 45 seconds. How many pages does it produce in 4 minutes? Answer: 96. 45 seconds is 0.75 minutes, so the rate is 18 ÷ 0.75 = 24 pages per minute; 24 × 4 = 96.

Practice 3 (odd word out). candid, frank, blunt, evasive, direct Answer: evasive. The other four describe saying things openly; evasive means avoiding a straight answer.

Practice 4 (verbal logic). Tom is older than Ana. Ana is older than Ravi. Lee is younger than Ravi. Who is the second youngest? Answer: Ravi. The order from oldest is Tom, Ana, Ravi, Lee, so Lee is youngest and Ravi second youngest.

Practice 5 (abstract odd one out). A) square with 4 dots B) triangle with 3 dots C) pentagon with 5 dots D) hexagon with 5 dots E) octagon with 8 dots Answer: D. In every other figure the number of dots equals the number of sides.

Practice 6 (antonym). Which word is most nearly opposite to scarce? A) rare B) plentiful C) costly D) hidden Answer: B) plentiful.

For longer practice, use the numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning guides, but keep the RCAT pace in mind: short items, mixed order, no calculator.

Cognify: Revelian's game-based test

Cognify is a game-based cognitive aptitude assessment created by Revelian. Criteria's help documents describe these versions:

Criteria's product page also describes a three-game Cognify of about 10 minutes plus tutorials, so the version you get depends on the employer's region and setup. Cognify measures numerical reasoning, problem solving (fluid reasoning) and verbal knowledge, and Criteria says it runs on any device. Each game comes with a tutorial, so you learn the rules on the spot. The search term "revelian short cuts" refers to one of these games.

Preparation for games is different from preparation for question tests: you cannot memorise items, but you can practise quick mental arithmetic, pattern spotting and spelling or grammar checking, and you can arrive rested. The game-based assessment guide covers the general approach.

Emotify: emotional intelligence games

Emotify is the emotional intelligence assessment Revelian developed. Criteria describes it as an ability-based measure of how well you perceive, understand and manage emotions, delivered as three interactive assessments that take about 20 minutes together, and most relevant to roles with a lot of interpersonal contact or leadership. Coverage of the 2020 launch described Revelian's original version as two mini-games, Matching Faces and Emotional Ties, so the format has changed over time. The emotion recognition guide has practice for face-reading tasks.

Theme Park Hero

Theme Park Hero was an earlier Revelian game in which you play a theme-park manager fixing problems as they appear. A trade article (HCAMag) described it as a ten-minute game with four sub-games ending in an overall "hero" score; one prep site describes it as untimed and says Cognify has replaced it. Treat it as legacy: if an invitation names it, follow the on-screen tutorial.

Traps and how to avoid them

• Trying to finish the RCAT. At about 23 seconds per item almost nobody does. Answer what you can quickly and accurately; skip long calculations if the test allows navigation.
• Calculator habits. Practise mental arithmetic with fractions and percentages before the RCAT.
• Typed numerical answers. There are no options to check against, so recheck units and decimal places.
• Odd-one-out items. Find a rule that fits four figures exactly and breaks for one; if two figures break it, you have the wrong rule.
• Skipping game tutorials. In Cognify and Emotify, the tutorial is your only practice. Read it fully.

How to prepare

1. Find out which test you will get. Ask whether it is the RCAT, Cognify or Emotify; employers often still say "Revelian".
2. RCAT (three sessions): 25 mixed questions in 10 minutes, no calculator. Review errors by type.
3. Cognify (two sessions): mental arithmetic drills (2 minutes each), quick grid and pattern puzzles, and proofreading short sentences.
4. Emotify (one session): practice reading facial expressions and short scenarios about how people feel, why, and what would help.
5. On the day: laptop, mouse if you have one for the games, quiet room, phone away.

Sources

• Criteria, press release on the acquisition of Revelian (3 March 2020, 2,000+ employers, offices retained)
• Criteria, Emotify launch for North America (July 2020)
• Criteria blog, introducing Emotify (three interactive assessments, about 20 minutes, perceive / understand / manage emotions)
• Business Wire, "Criteria Launches Emotify" (July 2020; two mini-games, Matching Faces and Emotional Ties)
• Criteria, Cognify launch (January 2021)
• Business Wire, "Revelian Enters 2022 with New Brand Identity as Criteria"
• Criteria help docs, Cognify (versions, games, durations, abilities, devices)
• Criteria, Cognify product page (three games, about 10 minutes plus tutorials)
• JobTestPrep, Revelian Cognitive Ability Test (51 questions in 20 minutes, item types, no calculator)
• HCAMag, "Theme Park Hero: the next step forward in candidate assessment?" (ten minutes, four sub-games)

Geschreven door

Adrian, specialist

MSc Psychologie, 7 jaar tests maken.

Laatst bijgewerkt: Oct 1, 2026