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Predictive Index Practice Test 2026: Free Practice for the Cognitive and Behavioral Assessments

The Predictive Index is usually two tests. The cognitive one gives you 50 questions in 12 minutes, about fourteen seconds each. The behavioral one is untimed and has no right answers. Both free practice drills are on this page. Feel the clock first, then preview the checklist, so neither test catches you blind.

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Which word is most nearly the OPPOSITE of expand?

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When is your PI assessment?

Two free PI-style practice drills: a timed cognitive test and a behavioral checklist preview.

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The real test gives you 12 minutes for 50 questions, and the publisher says most people do not finish. Ten free minutes here shows you both formats before the timer counts.
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What does the Predictive Index practice test cover?

This page holds two free practice drills, one per PI test. The first is a timed cognitive drill. It asks PI-style questions on a short per-item clock, one from each of the eleven question families. You get instant feedback after every answer. The second is a behavioral preview. It runs the two-pass adjective checklist the real test uses, then maps your picks to the four drives.

They mirror the two tests employers send together. The PI Cognitive Assessment is 50 questions in 12 minutes across verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning, scored on a 100 to 450 scale with no pass mark. The PI Behavioral Assessment is untimed, takes about six minutes, and has no right answers at all: it profiles how you tend to work. Each has its own deep-dive page linked below; this one is for practising.

PICA 50 q · 12 min · scored 100–450 PIBA untimed · no right answers · 4 drives
One question from each family · both drills below

What the cognitive drill practises

Verbal 3 families
Word analogiesSynonyms and antonymsVerbal analysis
Numerical 4 families
Basic mathsWord problemsNumber seriesData interpretation
Abstract 4 families
Next in seriesAbstract analogiesOdd one outMatrices

The publisher defines the three categories. The eleven families are our course’s own structure, and the free drill asks one question from each.

Cognitive: raw 0 to 50 Counted out of 50, and wrong answers cost nothing extra. Finishing every question is rare by design, so the drill trains pace, not completion.
Cognitive: scaled 100 to 450 The raw score mapped onto the reporting scale. The average sits at 250; each employer sets its own target per role.
Behavioral: a profile, not a score Your adjective choices map to a drive pattern. There is no good or bad result; employers compare the pattern with the role.

There is no pass mark on either assessment. The full scoring decode, including retakes, lives on our PI results page, linked below.

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Start here: pick your free PI practice drill

Two drills behind one button. The timed drill runs twelve questions, one per family, and tells you where your seconds went. The untimed preview walks the two-pass checklist exactly as the sample below shows, then maps your picks to the four drives with no judgment attached. Your email at the end unlocks the full AI analysis for either drill.

1Which words describe how others expect you to act?
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2Which words describe you?
patientdirectsociablethorough

Same list both times, in this order. Your picks map to the four drives. No right answers, and no profile is assigned by the preview.

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When the free drills are not enough

Feature 01

From diagnosis to fix

The free drill names your slow family; the course carries that family's full easy-moderate-hard drill set, so tonight's finding becomes this week's fix.

Feature 02

The real clock, twice

Two 50-question simulations run the actual 12-minute timer, so your pacing plan gets tested before the invitation does.

Feature 03

Both tests, one login

Cognitive drills and behavioral guides live in the same course, matching how employers actually send the PI: together.

Feature 04

The profile side, demystified

Drive-by-drive guides, the 17 Reference Profiles explained, and practice scenarios for HR, sales, service and management roles.

Walk into the test knowing the shortcut for every question type.

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Free question banks vs. paid prep: what actually differs

Free question banksOther paid prepPredictive Index Master Course
Cognitive and behavioral prep in one courseRareVariesYes
Practice for every one of the 11 question familiesPartialVariesYes
AI feedback on your answer patternNoVariesYes
Instant start, 90-day access on any devicePartialVariesYes
Free timed drill with AI analysis before you buyRareVariesYes
Price$0Varies$68.00 once · 90 days · 7-day money-back guarantee
$68.00 once · 90 days · no subscription

One plan. Keep drilling past the free twelve.

The drill finds the gap; ninety days of course access closes it.

Invitation already in your inbox? Take the free drill now, then spend tonight inside the course on the one family it flags. Pacing beats cramming.

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Best for: anyone whose free-drill result showed a gap worth closing before the real Predictive Index.

  • Pick up exactly where the free drill flagged your gap
  • Full drill sets for all 11 families, 436 questions deep
  • 2 fifty-question simulations on the true 12-minute timer
  • Behavioral guides continuing what the preview started
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5 steps · free drill to test day

How to use these practice tests

01

Baseline with the timed drill

Twelve questions, one per family, on the clock. Do not study first: the point is to find out where you actually stand under time pressure.

02

Read your AI analysis

The report names the question family and the pacing habit costing you the most points. That one family is your study list, not all eleven.

03

Preview the behavioral checklist

Run the untimed behavioral drill once. Knowing the two-pass format and the four drives removes the black-box feeling; there is nothing to cram.

04

Drill the flagged family, then simulate

Work the flagged family until its shortcut is automatic, then take a full-length 50-question simulation on the real 12-minute clock. The course carries both.

05

Walk in knowing both tests

On test day the clock is familiar, the checklist is familiar, and no question format is a surprise. That is the whole edge preparation buys.

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Michael Lerner
BSc, Psychometric Tutor · PrepTerminal Test Expert

Michael built this practice page because most candidates meet the Predictive Index cold: the first timed reasoning test they have seen in years, plus a checklist that looks like a personality quiz. Ten free minutes here removes the surprise. The full course then does the actual training: one drill per question family, and the behavioral assessment explained factor by factor.

PrepTerminal has prepared 1.2M+ students for high-stakes tests. The 7-day money-back guarantee is simple: if the course doesn't deliver for you, request a refund within 7 days of purchase (terms). Questions? Michael answers them at [email protected].

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Frequently Asked Questions: Predictive Index Test

Everything job applicants ask before taking the Predictive Index assessment, answered straight.

Yes. Both drills, the timed cognitive drill and the behavioral preview, are free, with instant feedback and no account or credit card. The AI analysis at the end is unlocked with your email address.
No, and be wary of any site claiming otherwise. The publisher does not release its live question pool. Our drills use PI-style questions built to the same families, format and time pressure, which is what preparation actually requires.
The same three reasoning categories the drill samples, at 50 questions in 12 minutes. Our cognitive assessment page carries the full format breakdown: every question family, the scoring scale and the pacing math.
You cannot rehearse right answers, because there are none: it is an untimed two-pass adjective checklist that profiles how you work. What you can do is know the format, understand the four drives it measures, and answer consistently. That is what the preview and our behavioral page are for.
No score fails you outright, but a weak one can quietly end a candidacy, which is exactly why a free baseline is worth ten minutes. The full pass-mark reality is explained on our PI overview page.
Same three categories, same eleven question families our course drills, similar difficulty, and a per-question clock of 20 seconds against the real test's average of about 14. The real test runs 50 questions on one continuous 12-minute timer; the drill is a 12-question diagnostic, not a full simulation.
Enter your email and the full AI analysis opens under your score: what your pattern suggests and which area to work on first. The email step is optional. Skip it and your score summary stays on screen.
As many as you like. Questions rotate between runs within each family, so a retake is a fresh check on your pacing rather than a memory test.
Usually, because most employers send both in one invitation. The cognitive test responds to practice directly. The behavioral test rewards understanding what it measures so you answer consistently instead of guessing what the role wants.
Take the timed drill now, drill the one family it flags, then take a full-length simulation on the real 12-minute clock. Read the behavioral guide last: it takes under an hour and stops the second assessment being a black box.

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Want the deep dive on either assessment?

Predictive Index test overview: both assessments explained PI Cognitive Assessment: format, scoring and question families PI Behavioral Assessment: the four drives and Reference Profiles PI results and scoring explained
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Ten free minutes now beats twelve blind minutes on test day.

The candidates who score to their ability met the clock and the checklist before the real thing.

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Sources and claims

  1. Cognitive test length (50 multiple-choice questions), the 12-minute limit, the three categories (verbal, numerical, abstract reasoning), pool-drawn questions without fixed per-category counts, scoring as number correct with no penalty, and that most test takers do not finish by design: the test publisher's own descriptions of the PI Cognitive Assessment.
  2. The average of about 20 correct, the 100 to 450 scaled range, and the average scaled score of 250: figures stated by the test publisher. Employer targets are set per role and are generally not published; this page states none.
  3. Behavioral assessment format (untimed, about 6 minutes, two questions over the same 86-adjective list) and the four drives (Dominance, Extraversion, Patience, Formality): the publisher's own descriptions.
  4. The 14-seconds-per-question figure is derived: 12 minutes divided by 50 questions is 14.4 seconds.
  5. "436 practice questions across 39 quizzes", "11 question families with easy, moderate and hard sets", "2 full-length simulations" and "4 role-specific behavioral scenarios": counted from the live Predictive Index Master Course on 2026-09-05.
  6. 7-day money-back guarantee: PrepTerminal terms and conditions (refund conditions apply; reviewed case by case).
  7. Independent company reviews are on Trustpilot (4.3 out of 5 from 441 reviews, retrieved 2026-09-26). "1.2M+ students" is platform-wide across all PrepTerminal courses.

Facts last checked: 2026-09-05. Found something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will correct it and re-date this block.

PrepTerminal is an independent test preparation service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Predictive Index. Predictive Index® and PI® are trademarks of their owner, referenced under nominative fair use solely to describe the assessments this course helps you prepare for. Practice questions are PI-style, written by PrepTerminal, and are not actual test content. Test formats and employer requirements change; always confirm the current details with the organisation testing you.

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