Free practice test
Free physician assistant exam practice test
15 clinical questions, one from each of the exam's 15 blueprint categories, in 15 minutes. Then your score by category, a short lesson on the one to fix first and a study plan.
- Every category once, from cardiovascular to professional practice, so one sitting shows where the gaps are.
- The real exam's pace: 60 questions in each 60-minute block, a minute a question.
- Fifteen questions are a quick check, so your result is a practice estimate by category.
- Five choices each, as on the real exam. No account, no email. Answer or skip; the test moves forward only.
The real exam
| Category | Share of the exam |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular System | 11% |
| Pulmonary System | 9% |
| Gastrointestinal System/Nutrition | 8% |
| Musculoskeletal System | 8% |
| Infectious Diseases | 7% |
| Neurologic System | 7% |
| Psychiatry/Behavioral Science | 7% |
| Reproductive System | 7% |
| Endocrine System | 6% |
| Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat | 6% |
| Professional Practice | 6% |
| Hematologic System | 5% |
| Renal System | 5% |
| Dermatologic System | 4% |
| Genitourinary System | 4% |
300 multiple-choice questions in five blocks of 60, with 60 minutes for each block and 45 minutes of break time in total. Every medical question is also coded to a task such as diagnosis, labs or drug therapy, and 12% to 15% are about children.
How the real exam is scored
NCCPA reports a scaled score from 200 to 800, and 350 passes. Scaling means the number of right answers needed varies slightly from one exam form to another. This practice test is short, so it gives a practice estimate: the share you got right in each category, which is where to start.
Original practice written to NCCPA’s content blueprint effective January 2025. PANCE and PA-C are trademarks of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), used here only to name the exam. UniGenius is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCCPA.