Free ACT Orientation practice
Our orientation practice is a BARB-style symbol-rotation drill: two copies of a shape at different angles, and you decide whether the second is the first turned round or a mirror image. The real ACT section is a different format — in the Army's official practice you memorise two rules, then pick the set of arrows that follows them — so try the official practice to learn it.
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Try the official free practice first
The Army's official free ACT practice questions (run by Mindmill) show the real question formats, and you can try them as often as you like. Do them first — several of our sections use older BARB-style formats, so treat our practice as extra speed-and-accuracy drilling rather than a copy of the real test.
Open the official Army Cognitive Test practice questions ↗Try a free sample
Is the second symbol the same as the first, just turned round — or is it a mirror image?
In our practice, tapping an answer moves you straight on, with no going back.
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One payment unlocks every section of the Army Cognitive Test — deductive reasoning, error detection, number fluency, word rules, orientation — with full question banks and unlimited mock tests. One-time payment, no subscription.
These are original practice questions for the abilities the Army Cognitive Test (ACT) assesses. They are not the official questions, and several of our sections use older BARB-style question formats that differ from the real ACT; our timings are our own. Forces Ready is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by the British Army or the Ministry of Defence — always follow the official guidance from your Army careers adviser.