Illustrative example
All deliveries arrive before noon.
“A delivery arrives at 2 pm.”
scales verbal
Judge statements using the supplied information, with true, false or cannot say responses.
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The scales ability tests for numerical, verbal, inductive, deductive and mechanical reasoning, the smartPredict games, chatAssess situational judgement and the ADEPT-15 questionnaire. The question count and time limit for each, how the intro video and practice questions work, and how the percentile is read.
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What is an Aon test?
An Aon test is an online psychometric test from Aon's assessment business, built on the cut-e test range Aon acquired in 2017. It spans the scales ability tests, short timed measures of numerical, verbal and abstract reasoning, the smartPredict gamified assessments, and the ADEPT-15 personality questionnaire. The tests are mobile friendly, delivered in more than 40 languages, and around 30 million assessments are administered each year.
Which Aon test you sit depends on the employer and the role: an entry-level position will not be given the same assessment as a graduate or managerial one.
How an Aon test works
Four things to know before you sit one. Timings and difficulty vary with the level of the role.
- FormatShort modular tests
- Each Aon test measures one aptitude and lasts 2 to 20 minutes, so an employer strings several together. Every test opens with a short instruction video and a few untimed practice questions before the clock starts.
- PaceAs many as you can
- Most scales tests give you more questions than anyone finishes. The score is how many you get right in the time, so unanswered questions at the end are expected, not a failure.
- DifficultySeveral tests adaptive
- Answer well and the next questions get harder; the level of the test is set to the role, so a graduate sitting is harder than an entry-level one.
- ScoringA percentile against the employer's bar
- There is no fixed pass mark. Your result is a position against a comparison group and each employer sets its own threshold for the role.
Aon: assessment names, formats and timings
Match the name in your invitation to the assessment below. Timings marked “approx.” are completion estimates; other published durations are limits for the named version.
| Assessment | What it measures | Questions | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| scales verbal | Reading short pieces of information across tabs and judging statements true, false or cannot say | 49 | 12 min |
| scales numerical | Tables, graphs and charts across tabs; true, false or cannot say | 37 | 12 min |
| scales verbal instruct | Short paragraphs of instructions, true or false | 24 | 8 min |
| scales lt | English language skills; spelling, definitions and sentence completion | Three tasks | 10 min |
| scales mtu | Mechanical principles from graphics; gears, levers and pulleys | 24 | 15 min |
| scales eql | Mental arithmetic; fill the gap in an equation | As many as you can | 5 min |
| digitChallenge | Numeracy; fill the gap in an equation with a digit from 1 to 9 | As many as you can | 6 min |
| scales cls | Inductive reasoning; find the rule linking grids and colours, then sort new images | 12 | 12 min |
| scales ix | Inductive reasoning; find the item in a series that does not follow the rule | 20 | 5 min |
| scales clx | Inductive reasoning; identify the rule governing two grids and pick the two that follow it | As many as you can | 6 min |
| switchChallenge | Deductive reasoning; which operators turn the input shapes into the output shapes | As many as you can | 6 min |
| gapChallenge | Deductive reasoning; which shape replaces the question mark in a grid | As many as you can | 6 min |
| gridChallenge | Working memory; recall a pattern of dots while completing another task | 9 | 9 min |
| motionChallenge | Planning; move a shape through a grid of barriers to the exit | As many as you can | 6 min |
| scales e3+ | Concentration; is each item the letter E with three dots | As many as you can | 2 min |
| chatAssess | Situational judgement as an inbox of messages to reply to | Inbox | 20 min |
| ADEPT-15 | Work-style preferences | 100 statements | Approx. 30 min; untimed |
Counts and timings vary by role level and by the version an employer licences. Check the instructions on the screen before you start. Facts checked 11 September 2026.
These are Aon’s published task limits. Cut-e assessments are now part of Aon. Follow your invitation for the version and any agreed adjustments.
Official sources for assessment names and timings
What Aon assessment formats look like
A visual guide to the skills and response formats covered on this page. Your invitation tells you which assessments to prepare for.
Illustrations by Practice Aptitude Tests · not official test screenshots
Illustrative example
Find E with exactly three dots
E ••E ••••✓ E •••F •••
Match both the letter and the dots.
Illustrative example
A customer needs an update, but you are still waiting for an answer.
Consider the response
Explain what you know and agree when to follow up.
Wait until everything is resolved.
Employers who set Aon tests
If you know which company invited you, start there: the employer guide tells you which Aon assessment sits at which stage of that firm's process.
- BNP ParibasOnline tests delivered through Aon
- Lidlcut-e numerical and verbal reasoning
- Procter & GambleThe P&G Interactive Assessment, game-based, through Aon
- SchrodersRecorded video interview on the Aon platform
Not listed? Browse all employer guides.
Understanding practice scores
These results come from our own practice test in a format covered on this page. They are not official Aon results, a benchmark for our entire Aon practice pack, or an employer pass mark.
How our test takers score
Results from our numerical reasoning test.
Average score63%
75th-percentile score90%
0%50%100%
Average75th percentile
Source: Practice Aptitude Tests
Based on 784 completed practice sittings, all time. Checked 11 September 2026.
The 75th percentile marks the boundary of the top quarter of recorded scores; tied scores can share that boundary. These are our practice results, not employer pass marks.
How we calculate these figures
We use all-time completed, scored attempts at this practice test. Repeat attempts count separately, so the sample is sittings rather than unique people.
The average is the mean score across those sittings. The 75th percentile comes from their recorded score distribution. The “checked” date is when we retrieved the figures, not the period when the tests were taken.
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How an Aon sitting runs
Aon tests are online, timed and taken one at a time, each measuring a single aptitude. They fall into three groups: performance tests of reasoning and memory, skills tests such as language and numeracy, and personality questionnaires. An employer picks the tests that match the role, so a finance applicant might sit scales numerical, scales verbal and chatAssess while an engineering applicant sits scales mtu instead.
At the start of each test a short introductory video explains the task and the time limit, and you answer a few untimed questions to confirm you have understood before the clock starts. The table above gives the question count and time limit for each named test.
Frequently asked questions
What candidates ask us most often
Is an Aon assessment the same as a cut-e test?
Yes. Aon acquired cut-e in 2017 and the tests are unchanged, so an invitation may say Aon, cut-e or mapTQ, the portal the tests run on, and mean the same thing. The cut-e guide covers the same tests under their older name.
What happens at the start of an Aon test?
A short video explains the task and the time limit, then you answer a few practice questions to show you have understood. That part is untimed, so take it slowly; the clock only starts on the real questions.
What if you do not finish an Aon test?
On most scales tests nobody does. They give you more questions than the time allows and score how many you answer correctly, so keep a steady pace rather than rushing to reach the end. On the true, false or cannot say tests a wrong answer is worse than a skipped one.
Can you retake an Aon assessment?
Each employer sets its own retake policy, and most ask you to wait a set period before sitting the same test again. Ask the recruiter before you start if it matters to you.
Which employers use Aon assessments?
The employers listed above name Aon or cut-e in their own processes; Aon says its tests are used in 90 countries, notably in aviation, financial services and graduate hiring. If your employer is not listed, its employer guide says which assessment sits at which stage.
Aon is a trademark of its respective owner. Practice Aptitude Tests is not affiliated with Aon and our practice tests are not endorsed by them.
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