Primary teaching degree test practice, with the real structure of the national exam.
Same number of questions, same time, same split by area and same scoring as the national test for the single-cycle master’s degree that qualifies you to teach in nursery and primary school. At the end you get by email your score, the breakdown by area and topic, and the correct answer to every question — even the ones left blank; with an account you see them straight away on this page. The step-by-step explained solution unlocks with your first lesson.
This is the national admission test for the primary-school teaching degree.
Test in ItalianThe questions of this simulator are in Italian, as in the real exam.
| Area | Questions |
|---|---|
| Language skills and logical reasoning | 40 |
| Literary, historical-social and geographical culture | 20 |
| Mathematical and scientific culture | 20 |
80 questions in total · 150 minutes on a single clock (no separate sections, move freely between questions) · 4 options per question. Scoring: +1 correct · 0 wrong · 0 blank — no penalty, so it pays to answer everything. Threshold to enter the ranking: 55/80. Original questions written on the ministerial syllabus, checked one by one.
Two worked examples from the test
La novella si distingue dal romanzo soprattutto perché:
Solution
La novella è una narrazione breve in prosa, costruita attorno a un solo nucleo di vicenda e con pochi personaggi; il romanzo sviluppa invece più linee narrative su una distanza molto maggiore. Entrambi sono in prosa, entrambi possono essere ambientati in qualunque epoca e usare il dialogo.
Leggi il brano e rispondi.
«Il termine "dislessia" indica una difficoltà specifica nella lettura che non dipende da un deficit di intelligenza né da una scolarizzazione insufficiente. Un bambino dislessico può avere un ragionamento verbale nella norma o superiore alla norma e restare comunque lento e impreciso nel decodificare le parole scritte. Proprio per questo la diagnosi richiede prove standardizzate e non può basarsi sull'impressione dell'insegnante.»
Dal testo si ricava che la dislessia:
Solution
Il brano dice che il bambino dislessico «può avere un ragionamento verbale nella norma o superiore alla norma»: la difficoltà riguarda la decodifica delle parole scritte, non l'intelligenza. Le opzioni sulla scolarizzazione e sul ragionamento verbale sono negate direttamente dal testo; quella sulla diagnosi lo ribalta, perché il brano afferma che servono prove standardizzate e che «non può basarsi sull'impressione dell'insegnante».
In the online practice test you will find 78 more questions like these; the correct answer to every question arrives by email.
Frequently asked questions.
What is the primary teaching degree test like?
Eighty multiple-choice questions with four options, to be completed in 150 minutes: 40 of language skills and logical reasoning, 20 of literary, historical-social and geographical culture, 20 of mathematical and scientific culture. The time is assigned to the whole test and not to the single areas, so you can spread it as you prefer — and the practice test does the same, with a single clock and free navigation between questions. Structure, content and scoring are set by the ministerial decree of the MUR (the Italian university ministry) for the current academic year, the same all over Italy.
Do wrong answers lose points?
No, and this is the most important difference from almost all the other admission tests. The decree gives 1 point for every correct answer and 0 points for both a wrong answer and a blank one: getting it wrong costs exactly as much as leaving it blank. The practical consequence is that you should never hand in a question unanswered, not even by guessing between two remaining options. If you have already prepared for a TOLC or the medicine test, where the penalty exists, it is a reflex to unlearn: the practice test applies the same scoring as the real test, so you notice it here and not on the day of the exam.
How many points do I need to get in?
The decree sets a national threshold: you enter the ranking if you score at least 55 points out of 80. Clearing it is not enough to get a place, though — the ranking is run by each university and places are limited, so the scores of the other candidates at your university count too. Only if the eligible candidates are fewer than the places available do the universities also go down to those who scored less than 55/80. The practice test shows the 55-point threshold next to your result, so you know straight away where you stand.
Does an English certificate add points?
Yes, a bonus for a recognised English-language certificate is added to the test score: 3 points for B1, 5 for B2, 7 for C1 and 10 for C2. Only the highest-level certificate counts, the scores do not add up. The practice test does not include it, because it depends on a qualification you either have or do not have and not on how the test goes: the number you see at the end is the test alone, out of 80.
Is the test the same all over Italy?
The framework is: number of questions, duration, split by area, scoring rules, threshold and even the day of the test are decided by the MUR and apply to every university. The actual questions, however, are prepared by each university, so there is no single national paper as for the TOLC and you will not find “last year’s official test” that is valid everywhere. That is also why training on the structure and on the content of the ministerial syllabus matters more than trying to guess the questions.
Where do the questions in this practice test come from?
We write them ourselves on the syllabus of the ministerial annex — text comprehension and reasoning, literary genres and authors of the Italian tradition, modern and contemporary history, geography, basic maths, earth and life sciences, physical sciences — and check them one by one. They are not questions copied from real tests. At the end you receive by email your score, the breakdown by area and by topic and the correct answer to every question, even the ones left blank; with an account you see them straight away on this page. The step-by-step explanation unlocks with your first lesson.
Want to clear the threshold with room to spare?
Half of the score is played on text comprehension and logical reasoning: they are the two things you can train fastest, with the right method. Start with the free diagnostic call: we look together at the result of your practice test and work out how many lessons you need and on what.