Free PANCE Practice Tests (2026)
Start with the free diagnostic to see where you stand, then practice in tutor or timed mode. Full-length simulations match the real PANCE.
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PANCE Practice Test 1
10 questions · 10 min10 free PANCE practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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PANCE Practice Test 2
10 questions · 10 min10 free PANCE practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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5 questions · 10 min5 free PANCE practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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The real Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) has 300 questions and a 300-minute time limit. Question types: Multiple choice (five blocks of 60 questions, 60 minutes per block). Each practice test here uses the same question formats, so you get used to how PANCE questions are asked before test day.
The tests draw on every PANCE content area, weighted like the official outline:
- History Taking and Performing Physical Examination (about 16% of the exam)
- Using Diagnostic and Laboratory Studies (about 10% of the exam)
- Formulating Most Likely Diagnosis (about 18% of the exam)
- Health Maintenance, Patient Education, and Preventive Measures (about 11% of the exam)
- Clinical Intervention (about 16% of the exam)
- Pharmaceutical Therapeutics (about 15% of the exam)
- Applying Basic Scientific Concepts (about 8% of the exam)
- Professional Practice (about 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.