Free CIC Practice Tests (2026)
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CIC Practice Test 1
10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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CIC Practice Test 2
10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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10 questions · 12 min10 free CIC practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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The real Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) Exam has 150 questions and a 180-minute time limit. Question types: Multiple choice, single response: 150 questions, of which 135 are scored and 15 are unscored pretest questions. Navigation is forward-only: you answer every question in order and cannot skip, flag, go back or change a confirmed answer. Text highlight and strikeout tools are available. Each practice test here uses the same question formats, so you get used to how CIC questions are asked before test day.
The tests draw on every CIC content area, weighted like the official outline:
- Processes to Identify Infectious Diseases (about 16.3% of the exam)
- Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation (about 17% of the exam)
- Preventing/Controlling the Transmission of Infectious Agents (about 16.3% of the exam)
- Employee/Occupational Health (about 8.1% of the exam)
- Management and Communication of the Infection Prevention Program (about 11.9% of the exam)
- Education and Research (about 11.1% of the exam)
- Environment of Care (about 9.6% of the exam)
- Cleaning, Disinfection, Sterilization of Medical Devices and Equipment (about 9.6% of the exam)
Use tutor mode to see the explanation after each answer, or timed mode to practise at real exam pace. Every answer comes with an explanation of why it is right and why the other options are wrong.