Free CCAT Practice Test – 50 Real Questions in 15 Min

The Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) is a widely used pre-employment assessment that measures cognitive skills like problem-solving, learning speed, and critical thinking.

The CCAT is challenging for three main reasons:

• Strict Time Limit: You have 15 minutes to answer 50 questions—about 18 seconds per question. Rushing leads to errors; going too slow means unfinished questions.
  
  
• Relative Scoring System: Your score is compared to other candidates. The average is 24/50, but top roles often require 35+ (top 20% of test-takers).
  
  
• Personal Weakness Areas: Questions follow a fixed order: Numerical (16–17 questions, ~34%), Verbal (17 questions, ~34%), Spatial (11 questions, ~22%), Logical (5–6 questions, ~10%). Weakness in one area can drag down your score.

Here's a visual breakdown of the question types:

To overcome these:

• Precision Practice: Use questions mirroring the real test to build accuracy (key to success).
  
  
• Adaptive Learning: Identify weaknesses (e.g., via a diagnostic test) and focus there first—start easy, then advance.
  
  
• Level-Based Practice: Include beginner, intermediate, and advanced questions in all areas to push beyond average scores.

Scoring 35+ requires answering correctly in under 20 seconds per question, focusing on weaknesses, and practicing at real difficulty levels.

• Skip Tough Questions Fast: If a question takes over 10 seconds, mark it and move on to maintain pace.
  
  
• Master Mental Math: Practice quick calculations (e.g., percentages, fractions) to speed up Numerical questions.
  
  
• Learn Analogy Patterns: Memorize common relationships (e.g., synonyms: Big is to Large as Small is to Tiny; cause/effect: Rain is to Wet as Fire is to Hot) to solve Verbal questions in under 15 seconds.
  
  
• Use Elimination for Spatial: Quickly rule out incorrect shapes or patterns to narrow down options.
  
  
• Prioritize Accuracy in Logic: Take a moment to read syllogisms carefully, as errors here are costly.

This free practice mirrors the CCAT’s structure, difficulty, and time pressure. It includes more samples from all categories (Numerical, Verbal, Spatial, Logical) for better preparation. Try timing yourself!

The actual test (as well as this CCAT practice test) begins with three numerical questions. 

To answer correctly, you must possess a foundational understanding of mathematical principles such as basic algebra, arithmetic, and fractions. Here are just a few examples:

There are four spatial “Next in Series” questions on the CCAT. Each one contains a sequence that follows a specific pattern. Your goal is to identify which figure comes next in the series.

Use these two practice questions to get a feel for how it works.

The next batch of questions is taken from the 18 Verbal questions you'll get on the CCAT assessment:

Access more CCAT FAQs tests and other valuable CCAT prep materials so that you take the test while being as prepared as possible:

• The Definitive CCAT Practice Course - 6 full-length CCAT practice test simulations and hundreds of extra practice drills to sharpen your abilities in the four test areas.

• The Complete CCAT Scores Guide - learn about the CCAT raw score, percentile score, passing score, what's considered a good score, and other metrics that will affect your CCAT scores report.
• CCAT Numerical Questions Guide - word problems, arithmetic calculations, number series, and tables & graphs.
• CCAT Verbal Reasoning Questions Guide - sentence completion, antonyms, attention to detail, and analogy questions.
• CCAT Spatial Reasoning Questions Guide - Odd One Out, matrices, and shape series questions.
• CCAT Logic Questions Guide - syllogism and seating arrangement questions.
• Criteria On Demand Assessment - See what to expect on the testing platform of your upcoming assessment

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