Prepare for your Differential Aptitude Test

This is original practice for the five ability areas in Pearson’s Differential Aptitude Tests Next Generation: verbal analogies, numerical calculations, numerical sequences, abstract reasoning and space relations. The version guide also explains newer Pearson names and older DAT editions. It is not preparation for the Dental Admission Test.

Use the modules named on your invitation. Employers and institutions can select a subset. Here you can practice one skill in an eight-question drill, take a 15-question module, or choose a full 75-question sitting across all five skills.

Pearson describes the standard NG modules as untimed, with approximately 12 minutes per 15-question module. That is a typical duration, not a deadline. Administrator settings can differ. Our practice is untimed; follow your own invitation for the official timing and equipment rules.

Our full and single-module practice use an original difficulty-selection rule: a correct answer moves toward harder questions and an incorrect answer toward easier ones. This is practice selection, not Pearson’s calibrated algorithm. Short drills use a fixed mix of difficulty levels for learning.

The public example and study guide are free. Accounts with free first attempts can try each eight-question drill once. A Differential Aptitude Tests pass covers all five skills, drill replays, 15-question modules and full 75-question practice. Your saved results and explanations remain available without an active pass.

No. Full and module practice reveal explanations after you finish. Submit each answer before moving on; you cannot go back to change it. Short drills include answer feedback to help you learn the method.

Look at each skill’s accuracy, completion and difficulty exposure. The practice goals are demanding learning targets, not employer pass marks. Raw percentages from different adaptive paths do not establish who would score higher on the official test, and this practice does not convert results to Pearson percentiles, sten or stanine scores.

The DAT pass covers the five practice skills on this page. Some older DAT editions include mechanical reasoning, speed and accuracy, spelling or language usage. We link to related existing practice in the version guide, but those separate assessment products are not included in a DAT pass.