Validates knowledge of business analysis planning, elicitation, requirements management, strategy analysis, design definition and solution evaluation.
CBAP is 120 case-study and scenario-based multiple-choice questions in 210 minutes: long "what should the business analyst do" items, and candidates say the case studies come first. We compared the main options on case-study practice, question volume and price.
IIBA publishes only a few sample questions and no practice exam, so most people should start with Adaptive US's free set. Use Watermark's simulations for case-style practice and one cheaper bank for volume.
| Practice test | Best for | Questions | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
 CBAP exam sample questions | Official free sample | 9 | Free |
 CBAP free trial and mock questions | Free case-study set | 50 | Free |
 CBAP Online Study Exam | Case-study simulations | 1,200+ | $99 |
| CBAP Simulation | Largest question bank | 2,300+ | $179 |
 CBAP Question Bank | Lowest-cost bank | 900+ | $39 |
IIBA's own sample questions, each with an answer key but almost no explanation. Good for seeing how the exam words things, not for practising.
Great fit if you want to see official CBAP wording before you spend anything.
Poor fit if you want explanations or timed practice; use the Adaptive US free set, then a full simulator.
A free set of mock questions and a sample simulation, including a long case study, with answers that cite BABOK sections. Passing candidates mention it as a free first check.
Great fit if you want free case-style practice with explanations before paying for a simulator.
Poor fit if you need full-length timed exams; the paid Adaptive US simulation or Watermark covers those.
Warm-ups, drills by knowledge area or technique and timed 120-question simulations, with explanations that cite the BABOK. Candidates praise its case questions but say some wording is ambiguous.
Great fit if you want the closest rehearsal of the long case-study section and plan drills first, simulations late.
Poor fit if you want the lowest price or tighter question wording; see Adaptive US and Techcanvass.
Chapter-based questions plus six full-length simulations, with answer explanations. One passer averaged noticeably higher here than on Watermark, so read its scores as the friendlier of the two.
Great fit if you want the biggest bank for the money, with a free trial first.
Poor fit if you want the toughest case-style rehearsal; add Watermark simulations.
Knowledge-area tests, 50 case studies and two to four simulations depending on the plan. Candidates say some questions and explanations are badly worded or hard to follow.
Great fit if you want cheap extra volume after a better-explained bank.
Poor fit if you rely on explanations to learn; use Watermark or Adaptive US as your main bank.
IIBA: CBAP exam page ↗IIBA: CBAP Handbook (May 2026) ↗Reddit: passed CBAP, Watermark and exam format ↗Reddit: Watermark vs Simplilearn, long scenarios ↗Reddit: Techcanvass vs Watermark ↗
Yes. IIBA's CBAP page has free sample questions with answer keys, and Adaptive US gives a free trial with 50 mock questions and a sample simulation. Simplilearn also offers a free 150-question test, but one passer found it too easy.
Candidates are split. Several passers scored lower on Watermark simulations than they had expected and still passed, and one found the real exam easier than the mocks; another called the real exam among the hardest they had taken. Treat any mock score as a rough guide.
Passers report anywhere from two to nine full simulations on top of knowledge-area drills. Two or three on questions you have not seen, each reviewed in full, is a sensible target.
The exam has 120 multiple-choice case-study and scenario-based questions in 210 minutes. Expect about a dozen long cases with several questions each, then short scenarios, including technique-selection, diagram-reading and a few calculation questions.