This guide is part of our "A Quick Guide to Your Assessment" series. You’ll find navigation links to each step on the right side of this page to help you move through the process with ease.
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Practice questions
Your assessment begins with the first test. The name of the test will appear, with instructions for any practice questions.
Many tests will begin with practice questions. Practice questions provide an opportunity to see both the sort of questions asked and the platform layout. Your answers to these questions do not contribute to your final score, nor does the employer see your answers to them.
Answering questions
After any practice questions, the test will begin.
The types of questions you see will depend on the tests selected by the employer who invited you to the assessment. You may not see every type of question. You can also click on the question type to learn more about how these questions work.
The most common question types are:
- Multiple choice
- Essay
- File upload
- Video
- Conversational AI Interviews
- Typing
- Coding
The demo below provides a quick look at some of our most common question types.
Skipping a question
You can choose to skip a question by pressing the Next button without inputting an answer. If you skip a question, you will not be able to answer it later.
To prevent you from accidentally skipping a question, a message pops up asking you to confirm your choice.
| Caution: Once skipped, you cannot go back and answer a question. We do not recommend skipping questions. Skipped questions count as wrong answers. If you don't know the answer, guess. |
After each test
Feedback
After most test, you are asked to evaluate your experience with it. This information is requested by TestGorilla, remains anonymous, and is not seen by your potential employer. It is used solely for research purposes and to identify areas for improvement.
Note: Feedback is not requested after personality tests. Some employers may turn off this feature. If you don’t see it, nothing is wrong! Just continue with the assessment.
Take a break or continue
After providing feedback, you can either take a break or continue your assessment.
You can only take a break between tests when prompted to do so. If you take a break, you can close the window. When you’re ready to start again, do so by following the link found in your invitation.
To learn more about taking a break, click here.
🚀 Next steps
Nice work! You’re nearly finished with your assessment.
Learn what happens after you submit and how results are shared by reading Finishing your assessment and what happens next.
For help tackling specific question interfaces, go to Question & Test Types.
For help about other logistics of your assessment, you can check our Additional Assessment Resources.
For a more detailed guide about taking your assessment, visit our Comprehensive guide to taking your assessment.