Side-by-side format
- CCAT: 50 questions, 15 minutes, with verbal, math and logic, and spatial reasoning content.
- Wonderlic timed cognitive portion: 50 questions, 12 minutes, with simple math, logic, language, spatial and pattern questions.
- Calculator use: official candidate guidance for both assessments indicates that calculators are not permitted.
- Completion: both providers make clear that candidates commonly do not finish every question.
What transfers between the tests
- Mental arithmetic and estimation
- Vocabulary and rapid reading
- Pattern and rule recognition
- Spatial tracking using anchor features
- Deliberate skipping and time protection
What must be trained separately
The same reasoning foundation helps on both tests, but the pacing should be rehearsed in the correct format. A 15-minute CCAT simulation cannot fully reproduce the 12-minute Wonderlic rhythm. Use dedicated full-length simulations once your topic skills are stable.
Also distinguish the Wonderlic cognitive portion from the broader Wonderlic Select experience, which may include other assessment components. CCAT preparation should likewise follow the exact instructions supplied by Criteria or the employer.
Which preparation plan should you choose?
- Confirm the exact test named in your invitation.
- Take a format-matched baseline rather than a generic aptitude quiz.
- Build weak topics with untimed and short timed practice.
- Switch to the correct full-test clock during the final phase.
- Review performance by accuracy, attempts, area and decision quality.
Transferable aptitude skills sampler
These independent CCAT-bank questions exercise numerical, verbal, logical and spatial skills that are useful across many timed cognitive assessments. They are not presented as Wonderlic questions.
If ★ means subtraction, what is 14 ★ 6?
The museum placed the fragile manuscript in a _____ case.
What should come in place of the question mark '?' in the following number series? | 5.0, 1.5, 4.5, 2.0, ?, 2.5, 3.5
Which figure should replace the question mark in the sequence??
Original Aptimojo practice questions from the current CCAT question bank. These are independent preparation materials, not questions from an official assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Are CCAT and Wonderlic the same test?
No. They are separate employer assessments from different providers, although both examine broad cognitive ability under time pressure.
Which test is faster?
The timed Wonderlic cognitive portion has the shorter limit: 12 minutes for 50 questions versus 15 minutes for 50 CCAT questions.
Can I use the same practice for both?
Topic practice can overlap, but full simulations should match the exact test format and time limit.
Official sources
Test-format facts in this guide were checked against the assessment providers' current candidate information. Always follow the instructions in your own invitation.