Physical-therapy admissions practice questions

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for physical-therapy admissions selection in the healthcare and clinical education sector with 5 skill areas: spatial reasoning, situational judgment, numerical reasoning, critical thinking and verbal reasoning. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite (none are taken from live or leaked exams), and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Spatial reasoning: Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Situational judgment: Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Numerical reasoning: Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Critical thinking: Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Verbal reasoning: Drawing conclusions from written information without relying on outside assumptions.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here, because keys stay on the server. Open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. Physical therapy most directly focuses on restoring or optimizing:

   • A. Movement, function, and participation through examination and intervention
   • B. Only elite sports sponsorship deals
   • C. Surgical implant selection alone
   • D. Independent prescribing of controlled substances

2. An admissions essay describes 'curing' a neighbor by recommending exercises found online. Stronger PT-ready judgment would emphasize:

   • A. Respecting scope, encouraging professional evaluation, and describing supervised learning experiences honestly
   • B. That online advice replaces licensed care
   • C. Keeping all neighbors passive forever
   • D. Avoiding any reflection on ethics

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

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