Our CCNA practice test includes 100 exam-style questions across all six domains weighted at their official percentages. You have 120 minutes total, receive immediate domain-by-domain performance reports, and get feedback to identify weak study areas.
What Is This Practice Test?
The CCNA practice test is a timed, full-length mock exam that reproduces the real exam's scope, timing, and format. You answer 100 questions in 120 minutes and receive a breakdown of your performance by domain. This helps you identify weak areas before committing $300 to the real exam.
Test Format and Domains
The practice test includes multiple-choice and multiple-response questions across all six CCNA domains, weighted exactly as the real exam weights them:
- IP Connectivity (25%) — 25 questions on routing, OSPF, static routes, and forwarding decisions
- Network Fundamentals (20%) — 20 questions on network components, topologies, addressing, and IPv6
- Network Access (20%) — 20 questions on VLANs, switching, Spanning Tree, EtherChannel, and wireless
- Security Fundamentals (15%) — 15 questions on threats, ACLs, port security, and wireless security
- IP Services (10%) — 10 questions on NAT, DHCP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, SSH, and QoS
- Automation and Programmability (10%) — 10 questions on SDN, APIs, JSON, and configuration management
How to Use the Practice Test
First attempt: Take the full test under exam conditions. Set a timer for 120 minutes, work in a quiet environment, and do not look up answers. The goal is to see your raw knowledge, not to memorize.
Review the report: After submitting, review your domain-by-domain performance. Identify weak domains and revisit their topics before taking another test.
Targeted study: Use the report to create a focused study plan. If you struggle with VLANs (part of Network Access), spend time on VLAN configuration and troubleshooting in a lab.
Retake and compare: Take the practice test again after 1–2 weeks of targeted study. Compare your second-attempt results to your first. Improvement indicates you are progressing; stagnation means your study strategy needs adjustment.
Scoring
The practice test reports your overall performance and your results in each domain. This mock does not predict a passing score on the real exam, because Cisco does not publish the passing score. Use this test as a readiness indicator: strong performance across all domains suggests you are progressing well.
What the Mock Contains and Does Not
Included: Multiple-choice and multiple-response questions, 120-minute timing, domain-by-domain reporting.
Not included: Performance-based items (simulations) and drag-and-drop questions. The real exam includes these interactive formats. Supplement this mock with hands-on labs in Cisco Packet Tracer or GNS3 to practice simulations.
When to Take the Practice Test
Baseline: After 2–3 weeks of study, take the practice test to see your current level and plan how much more study you need.
Mid-study: Take the practice test every 2–3 weeks during your study plan. Track your improvement by domain.
Final check: Take a practice test 1–2 weeks before your scheduled real exam to confirm you are ready to sit for the test.
Using Multiple Attempts
Do not rely on a single practice test score. Take the mock multiple times over your study period:
- First attempt (early study): Establishes your baseline and identifies which domains need the most focus.
- Subsequent attempts (mid-study): Measures your improvement and shows whether your targeted study is working.
- Final attempt (pre-exam): A last check to confirm you are ready for the real exam.
Improvement across multiple attempts is a strong signal of genuine learning. If your scores plateau, adjust your study strategy (more labs, different resources, or additional time on struggling topics).
Building Confidence for Exam Day
Taking multiple practice tests builds exam-day confidence. Each attempt familiarizes you with:
- The question format and complexity
- How much time 120 minutes actually allows for thoughtful answering
- Which topics you find easier or harder
- Your own test-taking pace and stamina
Many candidates report that the real exam feels easier after several practice tests, simply because they know what to expect.
Related Pages
Review the sample questions for a brief preview of question styles, explore the study plan to schedule your practice test attempts, and check the exam format page for details on question types the real exam includes.
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