PNAT Practice Test 2026 — Free PNAT Exam Prep Questions
The Pre-Nursing Assessment Test (P-NAT) from C-NET is an admissions test some nursing and practical nursing programs use to measure the basic academic skills needed for nursing school. Our practice set covers its three sections, Reading, Numerical and Language, with short health-related passages, arithmetic and word problems, and grammar, spelling and sentence-construction items.
Rewrite the sentence so it begins with the words given, without changing its meaning.
Original: "The nurse checked the patient's identification band before giving the medication." Rewrite: "Before giving the medication, ..."
Which words should come next?
PNAT format, scoring & key facts
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When can you take the PNAT?
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What the PNAT covers
Every PrepBanq PNAT test covers the official content areas; the test owner does not publish weights.
| Content domain | Our practice questions |
|---|---|
ReadingUnderstanding short passages: main idea, inference and conclusions, fact versus opinion, author's purpose, cause and effect, vocabulary in context and text organization. | 9 questions → |
NumericalArithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages; factors and multiples; ratios and proportions; order of operations and word problems. | 8 questions → |
LanguageStandard written English: grammar and usage, spelling, sentence correction, sentence types and rewriting sentences without changing their meaning. | 8 questions → |
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What is on the PNAT?
The PNAT covers Reading, Numerical, Language.
Who administers the PNAT?
The Pre-Nursing Assessment Test (PNAT) is administered by C-NET.
Is there a free PNAT practice test?
Yes. PrepBanq has 3 free PNAT practice tests with 25 exam-style questions in the real PNAT formats, and every answer is explained. No credit card is needed.
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