Practice material
Practice tests
Literacy and numeracy online practice tests that provide reports of achievement against the test standards are now available for registered candidates via their accounts. Before undertaking a practice test candidates are strongly advised to first read the document How to get best value from the practice tests.
NOTE: Candidates who are planning to use the online practice tests for indicative performance against the standard are strongly advised to view the PDF print versions of the materials and worked solutions only after attempting the online practice test.
PDF print versions of the practice tests and worked solutions are primarily designed as resources for candidates after they have attempted the online practice tests but may also be of value to candidates who intend to sit the test and other interested parties such as higher education providers. Please use the links below to access the PDF files.
How to get best value from the practice tests
Literacy practice test score equivalence table report and worked solutions
Numeracy practice test score equivalence table report and worked solutions
Literacy practice test worked solutions
Numeracy practice test worked solutions
Accessible practice tests
Accessible versions of the practice tests and worked solutions are available to candidates with a visual impairment. Please email teacheredtest@acer.org.
Retired test questions
These sets of questions have been retired from the pool developed for the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students. The questions have been selected to indicate the range of question types, content and difficulty that can be encountered on the actual test.
Retired literacy test questions
Retired numeracy test questions
If you require the accessible versions, please email ACER at teacheredtest@acer.org
Practice questions
Sample and practice questions for the literacy and numeracy tests are available as PDF documents. Please use the links below to access the PDF files. There are 30 practice questions for each test component.
Literacy and Numeracy sample questions
Literacy practice questions 2023
Numeracy practice questions 2023
Literacy practice questions 2023 worked solutions
Numeracy practice questions 2023 worked solutions
Answers are available for all questions. Please note: no hard copy material will be posted to you. If you require the accessible versions, please email ACER at teacheredtest@acer.org.