BenchmarkPrep

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Practice the Excel test employers actually give you

Many job applications include a timed Excel test where you work in a live spreadsheet. Your answers are formulas, not multiple-choice picks. This free practice test works the same way: 10 hands-on tasks, marked instantly, with model answers for anything you miss.

Works best on a laptop or desktop.

What's covered

  • Basic formulas and copying them down
  • SUM, AVERAGE, ROUND
  • COUNTIF, SUMIF, SUMIFS
  • IF statements
  • VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP and INDEX + MATCH
  • Absolute references ($A$1)

How it works

  • Type = to start a formula, and click cells to add them
  • Enter confirms; Esc cancels
  • Drag the small square at a cell's corner to copy a formula down
  • Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V, Ctrl+D fill down, Ctrl+Z undo

How it's marked

Each answer must be a formula that gives the right result. Behind the scenes we also change the data and check your formula still works, which is how real tests catch typed-in answers.

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All practice tests

Every test is hands-on and timed, with the answers marked automatically and a model answer for each task.

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Tip: start a formula with =, then click cells (or drag across a range) to insert references.

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Your result

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Full timed tests in the format employers use, with worked answers.

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