How it works
This ALEKS practice test has 100 questions of our own in ten topic areas. It is unofficial and not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by McGraw Hill, the publisher of ALEKS.
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How it differs from the real assessment
McGraw Hill's ALEKS PPL pages, read October 7, 2026, describe an assessment that adapts to each answer. This ALEKS placement test practice is multiple choice in a fixed order, so it shows the topics, not the format.
The ten topic areas
McGraw Hill's ALEKS PPL page lists no topics for the assessment. The areas here are those of its published curriculum for the ALEKS course Prep for Calculus 1, from real numbers to trigonometry.
Mixed rounds, easier first
The ALEKS practice questions go round the ten areas, easier ones first, so a round of ten mixes the areas. Exam mode draws 25, the real assessment's upper figure.
- Work each answer on paper before you look at the choices: the real assessment gives none.
- A wrong choice here is usually a common slip, such as adding the tops and the bottoms of two fractions.
- Check a radical or rational equation in the original. Squaring or clearing a denominator can add an answer that fails.
Questions and answers
What are ALEKS math placement test questions like?
They have no answer choices: McGraw Hill calls its Placement Assessment open-response, and says it determines what a student knows across 314 topics in 25 questions or less.
How do you pass the ALEKS math placement test?
McGraw Hill's page names no pass mark: it says the assessment places students into courses from Basic Math to Calculus. The score a course needs comes from the school: Louisiana State University, for one, requires minimum ALEKS PPL scores for some of its math courses.
Is there an ALEKS practice test PDF?
After a round, Print makes a sheet of these questions, with an answer key if you tick it, and a browser's print window can save it as a PDF. It is our own ALEKS PPL practice test, not a McGraw Hill document.
What are the ALEKS practice modules?
McGraw Hill's page describes a personalized Prep and Learning Module with 12 months' access, alongside up to five assessment attempts. The module is part of ALEKS PPL itself. This page is separate, unofficial practice.
How long does the ALEKS math placement test take?
McGraw Hill's page for high schools says the whole assessment takes 90 minutes to complete. Ask your school whether it sets a time limit or a proctor.