How it works
This free CSET Chemistry practice test asks 61 questions of our own for Subtest II: Chemistry of CSET: Science, with every calculation worked. Unofficial, and not affiliated with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing or Pearson.
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Where chemistry sits in CSET: Science
CSET: Science has two subtests. Subtest I, test code 215, is general science. Subtest II is your concentration, and Chemistry is test code 218, by the test structure read October 9, 2026. Exam mode asks 50 questions, the multiple-choice count of the real subtest.
What the questions cover
The subject matter requirements list ten competencies in three domains. Matter: atomic structure, gases, solutions, nuclear processes. Reactions and bonding: rates, equilibrium, stoichiometry, organic chemistry. Energy: heat, phase changes, power generation.
How the calculations are set
Every constant a question needs is in the question: a gas constant, a molar mass, a specific heat. Each answer shows the working.
- The test page says an on-screen scientific calculator is provided for CSET: Science, so practice the calculations with one.
- Six written prompts of our own, two for each domain, print from under the questions; the tool does not mark them.
Questions and answers
Is this CSET Chemistry practice test the real exam?
No. These 61 questions are ours, written from the published subject matter requirements for Subtest II: Chemistry and checked against public sources. The real subtest, its sample questions and the official practice test were not used, and no score is predicted.
How many questions are on the CSET Chemistry subtest?
50 multiple-choice questions and 3 short constructed-response questions, by the test structure. Subtest I of CSET: Science, the general science subtest, has 100 multiple-choice and 4 constructed-response questions.
How long is the CSET Chemistry test?
Subtest II is 2 hours, by the test page. Taken with Subtest I in a single session the two run 6 hours, plus 15 minutes for a nondisclosure agreement and tutorial.
What is the passing score for CSET Chemistry?
220 per subtest, on the program's scale of 100 to 300. For Subtest II the 50 multiple-choice questions count 70% and the three written answers 30%, so this page shows how many you got right and no verdict.
Can you take the CSET Chemistry test online?
The test page lists CSET: Science as a computer-based test only, taken at a test center. It names no online-proctored option for either science subtest.