For instructors
Free CIS (HSPA) Practice for Your Class
200 CIS (HSPA) practice questions with explanations, set as class practice in a minute. You see every student's progress and what the class keeps missing.
Create a free CIS (HSPA) classOr see the CIS (HSPA) practice test first.
How a class works
Step 1
Make the class
Sign in, pick CIS (HSPA) and name the class. It takes under a minute.
Step 2
Post one link
Put the class link in your LMS, a slide or a group chat. Students join with just the name you know them by.
Step 3
See what to reteach
Open the class page for scores, who practiced, and the topics and questions the class misses most.
What your students practice
The Certified Instrument Specialist (CIS) exam is the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association's (HSPA) advanced certification for sterile processing technicians who identify, inspect, test, assemble and track surgical instruments. HSPA's handbook gives it 150 multiple-choice questions, 125 scored and 25 unscored pretest items, taken on a computer at a Prometric test center in 3 hours. Pass or fail depends on the number of scored questions answered correctly against a passing point HSPA sets by the Angoff method and does not publish as a percentage. To apply, candidates must hold a current CRCST and document 200 hours of hands-on sterile processing experience, separate from their CRCST hours, and the certification is renewed every year with continuing education.
Tigertest's practice follows HSPA's CIS Exam Content Outline (revised October 2024) and Certification Handbook (revised January 2026), checked November 2026. Students train in short sets where missed questions come back until they are mastered, then take full practice tests.
- Decontamination Processes
- Instrument Grades & Materials
- Specialty Instruments & Terminology
- Implants & Instrument Identification
- Inspection, Testing & Assembly
- Preventive Maintenance & Repair
- Preparation & Packaging
- Disinfection & Sterilization
- Training, Teamwork & Audits
- Tracking, Loaners & Water Quality
Questions teachers ask
Is the CIS (HSPA) class free?
Yes. Classes are free for teachers. A student in your class also gets that test's full stats and every step of it at no charge.
Do my students need accounts?
No. A student opens your class link, types the name you know them by and starts practicing. An account is optional and keeps their progress across devices.
What do I see as the teacher?
Who practiced and when, each student's practice test scores, the CIS (HSPA) topics the class is weakest on, and every question the class answered with how many missed it and which wrong answer they picked.
Can I use my own questions too?
Yes. Any account can turn its own material into a Tigertest quiz and limit it to one class, so only your students can play it.