The Executive Assessment is a 90-minute admissions test for experienced professionals: Integrated Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning, 30 minutes each, scored 0–20 per section and 100–200 overall. Each section adapts once — your first part decides how hard the second is. It rewards clear thinking under time pressure more than memorised content, which is exactly what full timed mocks help with.
What the test is really checking
If you’ve been out of education for a while, the idea of a business-school test can feel heavier than it is. The Executive Assessment is short, and most of what it asks is the reasoning you already do at work: pulling the one number that matters out of a table, spotting the weak link in an argument, deciding whether you have enough information to answer a question at all.
What catches people out is rarely the content. It’s the pace — 30 minutes per section — and unfamiliar formats, especially Integrated Reasoning, where one question can ask you to read several tabs of information or judge three statements about a chart. A couple of full mocks take most of the surprise out of that.
The test, section by section
| Section | Questions | Time | What it asks | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Reasoning | 12 | 30 minutes | Multi-source reasoning, table analysis, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis | 0–20 |
| Verbal Reasoning | 14 | 30 minutes | Reading comprehension, critical reasoning, sentence correction | 0–20 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 14 | 30 minutes | Problem solving, data sufficiency | 0–20 |
| Total | 40 | 90 minutes | Always in this order, no scheduled break | 100–200 |
How the adaptive parts work
Each section is delivered in two parts. Everyone starts with a part of mixed difficulty; how you do on it decides whether your second part is easier or harder. The harder second part is the route to the top of the 0–20 scale, so treat the first part of every section as the one that counts most, rather than a warm-up.
A simple way to prepare
Start with one full mock under real timing. It shows you which section needs the work and where your 30 minutes go. Many professionals find Quant is the rusty one; others find Integrated Reasoning the strangest at first. Put most of your time into whichever section the mock says, review every question you got wrong or guessed, then sit a second mock to check the change.
Keep it steady rather than heroic: a few focused sessions a week fit around a job far better than a weekend cram, and the reasoning habits build on each other.
What our Executive Assessment mocks include
- The real structure — 40 questions across Integrated Reasoning, Verbal and Quant, in the real order, each section timed by the server as two 15-minute parts.
- Adaptive second parts — your first part in each section decides whether the second is easier or harder.
- An estimated score — 0–20 for each section and 100–200 overall.
- Worked explanations for every question once you finish.
- Shared with our GMAT mocks — most questions come from our GMAT Focus bank, with Sentence Correction written for the EA. Every question was solved independently by two reviewers before it went in.
Every score this mock gives you is an estimate. The real Executive Assessment is scored by GMAC with a model calibrated on live candidates, and the total is derived from the section scores by a method that is not published, so we map your raw score onto the 0–20 section scale with a fixed curve and the three sections linearly onto 100–200. We show it so you can track progress and pace yourself — it is not an official result and not a predicted one.
The other admission tests
PSAT
PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10: the SAT's structure and adaptive modules, scored 320–1520.
GRE General
One Analytical Writing essay, then Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning, each in two section-adaptive parts.
GMAT Focus
GMAT Focus Edition: Quantitative, Verbal and Data Insights, adapting after every answer.
PractiseExam is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to GMAC (the Graduate Management Admission Council). The exam is named here only to describe what our practice tests prepare you for. Format and timings follow the published Executive Assessment format; test rules, fees and dates are set by GMAC (the Graduate Management Admission Council) — confirm them on the official site before you book.