Practice tests
10 guides in this section.
CITB Mock Test 50 Questions: How to Pace 45 Minutes
How to pace a CITB mock test of 50 questions in 45 minutes: the 54-second average, a two-pass method and a full-paper routine.
Common CITB Test Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
CITB test mistakes to avoid in practice: PPE before controls, ignoring the hazard, guessing, skipping timed practice and relying on answer lists.
CITB Practice Test: A Four Week Study Plan
A four-week CITB practice plan: diagnostic and topic map, topic blocks, mixed timed sets, then full papers and review. General advice, with a weekly table.
CITB Mock Test Free: What Free Practice Can and Cannot Do
A free CITB mock test can show you where you stand, but a short free set is not a full paper. Here is what to expect and how to use it well.
Health and safety mock test: what a good one should do
A health and safety mock test is only useful if it matches the real format, explains answers and shows topic results. Here is how to judge one.
CITB Test Practice: A One-Week Plan to Prepare
A practical one-week plan to practise for the CITB test: timed sets, reviewing wrong answers, a mistakes list and official checks.
CITB test questions and answers: how to learn from them
CITB test questions and answers are only useful if you learn the reasoning behind them. Here is a method for practice questions, and what to avoid.
How to review practice test mistakes and learn from them
A simple method for reviewing wrong and unsure practice answers: name the hazard, name the control, compare the options and revisit. Includes a log.
CITB Test Revision: A Two Week Practice Plan
A fourteen-day CITB practice plan with daily tasks, a suggested time table and a final review. General advice to adapt to your own time.
Mock Test Score Meaning: How to Read Your CITB Result
Mock test score meaning explained: how to read your practice result against the 45 of 50 benchmark, and why one score is a sample, not a prediction.