What is a Situational Judgment Test (SJT) designed to assess?

• A. Verbal reasoning.
• B. Data entry speed.
• C. Memory recall.
• D. Judgement, decision making, and the ability to handle work-related scenarios ethically and effectively.

Answer: (D)

Situational Judgment Tests are built to see how you would act in realistic work situations. They measure your judgment and decision-making, plus your ability to handle work-related scenarios in an ethical and effective way. This goes beyond knowing facts or speed; it looks at professional conduct, how you prioritize, communicate, collaborate, and resolve common workplace dilemmas. The other options focus on separate cognitive skills—verbal reasoning tests understanding of language, data entry speed is about how quickly you input information, and memory recall tests how well you remember facts. So the choice describing judgment, decision making, and ethical handling of workplace scenarios best fits what an SJT is designed to assess.