Free Nursing Aptitude Test Reviewer 2026
200 original questions for the Nursing Aptitude Test that Philippine nursing schools give to BSN applicants: verbal ability, numerical facility, science and health information, and mental ability. Four 50-question mock tests. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.
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The Nursing Aptitude Test exam at a glance
The Nursing Aptitude Test (NAT) is an admission test that Philippine colleges of nursing give to applicants for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Each school runs its own: Central Philippine University schedules it after its college aptitude test, West Visayas State University counts it toward its admission rating, and Filamer Christian University requires it of BS Nursing applicants. There is no national syllabus, date or passing score, and each school sets its own schedule, fee and cut-off. Examinees describe four subtests: verbal ability, numerical facility, science and health information, and a mental ability test. It is not the Nurse Licensure Examination, which graduates take after the degree.
Tigertest has 200 Nursing Aptitude Test practice questions with explanations, free to start with no account required.
- Run by
- Each college of nursing (school-run, not national)
- For
- Applicants to the BS Nursing program
- Subtests (examinee reports)
- Verbal ability, numerical facility, science and health information, mental ability
- Items and time
- Set by each school; not published
- Passing score
- Set by each school, often as a rank or rating; not published
- Schedule and fee
- Announced by each school each admission season
- Tigertest mock tests
- 4 x 50 questions, 70% target
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow Admission advisories of Central Philippine University (SY 2026-2027), West Visayas State University and Filamer Christian University, and an examinee report of the test's four subtests, checked November 2026. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Central Philippine University College of Nursing.
How It Works
Train by Subtest
Four training sets, one for each subtest: verbal ability, numerical facility, science and health information, and mental ability. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Full Mock Tests
Four 50-question mock tests that together cover all 200 questions, with a 70% target. No question repeats across tests, and every answer explains the rule and the common wrong pick.
Built for the Nursing Aptitude Test
Each school runs its own Nursing Aptitude Test and none publishes a subtest split, so the weighting is Tigertest's own, following the four subtests examinees describe: verbal ability, numerical facility, science and health information, and mental ability. Science is pitched at senior high school level, and health information covers nutrition, vital signs, first aid and common diseases. Mental ability items are written as reasoning problems and number and letter series; some schools also use figures.
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1. Build speed in numerical facility
Fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and unit conversions are the base of every nursing calculation you will meet later. Practise them without a calculator until you can set up each problem in one line, then check your answer against the choices.
2. Read widely and learn word families
Vocabulary and analogy items reward a wide reading habit. Learn roots and prefixes, review subject-verb agreement and tenses, and practise finding the main idea of a short passage in under a minute.
3. Review high school science
Go back over the cell, the body systems, basic genetics, atoms, acids and bases, and motion and energy. Add everyday health knowledge: nutrients and what a lack of each causes, normal vital signs, and first aid for burns, bleeding and bites.
4. Train your eye for patterns
Mental ability items ask what follows or what comes next. In a series, look for a rule in the differences, in doubling, or in steps through the alphabet, and test it on every term. In a logic item, draw the order or the groups before you choose.
Nursing Aptitude Test Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Nursing Aptitude Test?
The Nursing Aptitude Test (NAT) is an admission test that colleges of nursing in the Philippines give to people applying for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. It is run by each school, not by a national agency. Central Philippine University, West Visayas State University and Filamer Christian University are among the schools that require one. It is different from the Nurse Licensure Examination, which nursing graduates take after the degree.
What is on the Nursing Aptitude Test?
No school publishes a full syllabus, but examinees describe four subtests: verbal ability (vocabulary, grammar and reading), numerical facility (arithmetic, algebra and word problems), science and health information (biology, chemistry, physics and basic health), and a mental ability test of reasoning and patterns. Tigertest covers all four. Mental ability items are written in text, while some schools also use figures.
How many items are on the test and what score do I need?
Each school sets its own length, time limit and cut-off, and these are not published. Some schools count the result as a share of an admission rating together with grades, their own college admission test and an interview, so a higher score helps even when there is no fixed pass mark. Tigertest's mock tests are 50 questions with a 70% target. Aim well above it, because nursing slots are limited.
How do I register for the Nursing Aptitude Test?
Apply to the college of nursing you want to enter and follow its admission advisory. Schools announce their own schedule, requirements and testing fee each admission season, and some require you to take the school's general college admission test first. Check the school's website or admission office for the current dates.
Are these the real Nursing Aptitude Test questions?
No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest from standard high school English, mathematics and science and basic health knowledge, so it practises the same skills without copying any test paper. Tigertest is not affiliated with any school or testing center, and it does not register you or replace the test.
Nursing Aptitude Test sample questions and answers
6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.
1. What is the median of 12, 7, 15, 9 and 10?
- A.9
- B.10
- C.15
- D.10.6
Answer: B. In order the numbers are 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, and the middle one is 10. The mean is 10.6, and 15 is the middle number only before sorting.
2. What is 47.386 rounded to the nearest tenth?
- A.47.3
- B.47.39
- C.47.0
- D.47.4
Answer: D. The hundredths digit is 8, so the tenths digit 3 rounds up to 4. 47.39 is rounded to the nearest hundredth.
3. What are organisms that make their own food in a food chain called?
- A.producers
- B.consumers
- C.decomposers
- D.scavengers
Answer: A. Producers such as green plants make food by photosynthesis. Consumers eat other organisms.
4. How is heat transferred through a metal spoon in hot soup?
- A.radiation
- B.evaporation
- C.conduction
- D.convection
Answer: C. Heat passes from particle to particle through a solid by conduction. Convection needs a moving fluid.
5. Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
- A.We visited Cebu last december.
- B.we visited Cebu last December.
- C.We visited Cebu last December.
- D.We visited cebu last December.
Answer: C. Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of places and names of months.
6. Which disease results when the body lacks insulin or cannot use it well?
- A.diabetes mellitus
- B.hypertension
- C.bronchial asthma
- D.anemia
Answer: A. In diabetes mellitus, too little insulin or poor response to it lets sugar build up in the blood.
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