Aon cut-e Test: Format, Timing and How to Practice Free

Reviewed: October 2026

Aon cut-e is a set of online aptitude tests: numerical reasoning (37 tasks in 12 minutes), verbal (49 in 12 minutes), inductive and deductive logic, plus instruction-understanding, mechanical and other tests. They are very short and timed per test; to prepare, practice the true, false or cannot-say format, reading tables and logic series, and use the free exercises Aon publishes.

What Aon cut-e is

cut-e was a European assessment company that is now part of Aon. Its tests are taken online and vary a lot between employers: each process picks a set of tests from a wide catalog.

Aon publishes a candidate page with descriptions of each test, demo videos and practice files, which is the best place to start.

Tests, timing and number of tasks

These figures come from Aon's official candidate page. Confirm in your invitation which ones apply to you.

• Numerical reasoning (numerical): 12 minutes, 37 tasks; do as many as you can.
• Verbal reasoning (verbal): 12 minutes, 49 tasks; do as many as you can.
• Understanding of basic instructions (verbal instruct): 8 minutes, 24 tasks.
• Inductive reasoning (ix): 5 minutes, 20 tasks. Inductive reasoning (cls): 12 minutes, 12 tasks.
• Inductive logical reasoning (clx): 6 minutes. Deductive (gapChallenge and switchChallenge): 6 minutes each.
• Mechanical reasoning (mtu): 15 minutes, 24 tasks. Each test has its own spec, so the total depends on the process.

What each test measures

• Numerical: reading tables and charts and judging whether statements are true given the data, with true, false or cannot-say answers.
• Verbal: judging statements against information sheets, also with three answer options and one correct.
• Inductive: in several tests, spotting the object that breaks the common rule of a group.
• Deductive: completing a grid by applying rules in one or several steps.
• Understanding instructions: reading process instructions and saying whether a statement is true or false.

How to practice here

The app offers exercises in a style inspired by these skills and a timed mock exam. They are not cut-e tasks and do not copy its interactive tests.

• Deductive reasoning: premises, rules and conclusions that follow.
• Data interpretation: tables and charts with statements to judge.
• Figural series: the base for inductive reasoning with shapes.
• Attention to detail: useful for concentration and precision tests.
• What the app does not replicate: game-like interactive tests (such as gapChallenge or the working-memory challenges) or Aon's exact format.

Test-day strategy

• Aon says that in performance tests correct answers add points and incorrect ones generally subtract, so answer with judgment rather than blindly.
• Aon suggests not going faster than you are comfortable with, but doing the practice in one sitting, as if it were the test.
• Use a desktop or laptop with an up-to-date browser and a stable connection; Aon strongly recommends this over a phone.
• For some tests a calculator and paper are useful; each test's introduction says what aid is needed. The basic numeracy tests are mental calculation.
• If you need adjustments for a disability, ask the company before you begin.

Common mistakes

• Answering verbal items with what you know about the topic instead of the information sheet.
• Marking true or false when the correct answer is cannot say.
• Not reading each test's instructions and practice, which are short.
• Preparing for just one test when your process combines several different ones.

Practice this here

These categories train the skills that Aon cut-e tests measure, with exercises in an inspired style:

Start with these tests

• Deductive Reasoning IV — Elimination Puzzles · 12 questions
• Attention to Detail I — Code and Record Comparison · 12 questions

How to solve each type

• Deductive Reasoning
• Data Interpretation
• Figural Series
• Attention to Detail

Your preparation path

1. Take the full mock exam to see how you do against the clock across several categories. Go to the mock exam
2. Take exam-mode tests in the categories closest to your assessment. See the tests
3. Choose the job type in your report. See a sample report

The report organizes your practice by job type; it does not predict your result on Aon (cut-e).

Frequently asked questions

How many questions does the Aon cut-e numerical test have?

According to Aon's official page, numerical reasoning has 37 tasks in 12 minutes and verbal has 49 in 12 minutes. Both say to do as many as you can.

Can you use a calculator?

It depends on the test. Aon says that for some tests a calculator and paper are useful, and each test's introduction names the aid needed. Mental-calculation tests do not use one.

Do wrong answers subtract points?

Aon says that in performance tests points are added for correct answers and generally deducted for incorrect ones, though it does not give the exact rule for each test.

Is Aon cut-e adaptive?

We found no official source confirming it for the tests we reviewed. Confirm it in your invitation.

Where can I practice for free?

Aon publishes free practice files with solutions on its candidate page, and here you can train the skills with similar-style exercises and a timed mock exam.

Sources

• Aon: prepare for your online assessment (timing and practice)
• Aon: numerical reasoning practice tasks
• Aon: verbal reasoning practice tasks
• AssessmentDay: cut-e (third party)

We are not affiliated with Aon (cut-e) or its tests. This guide is independent, based on public sources and may change: confirm the format in your invitation. Our exercises are similar in style, never the real items.