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Claude Certified Associate – Foundations (CCAO-F) Practice Tests

Validates ability to apply Claude to everyday business tasks, including prompting, checking output, choosing features and models, setting up Projects and using AI responsibly.

CCAO-F is 60 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 120 minutes, proctored. We compared the main options on question style, timed mocks and price.

Anthropic has retired its earlier practice exam, so start with the three sample questions in the exam guide, add a free bank for volume, then run a timed full mock before you book.

Practice testBest forQuestionsPrice
CCAO-F Exam Guide sample questionsOfficial sample questions3Free
CCAO-F Practice QuestionsLargest question bank757Free
Claude Certified Associate Foundations practice examFree timed mock60Free
Claude Certified Associate Foundations CCAO-F Practice ExamsSection quizzes-$15
Official sample questions

CCAO-F Exam Guide sample questions

Three illustrative questions, one each from Output Evaluation, Product and Model Selection and Governance, with the correct answer and the reason every other option fails. Anthropic says they are not drawn from the live item bank.

Great fit if you want to see the exam's question style and difficulty before spending anything.

Poor fit if you need more than three questions; move to CertSafari or a full-length mock.

Largest question bank

CCAO-F Practice Questions

A bank of 757 exam-style questions, plus 30 lessons grounded in Anthropic's documentation. The bank was last updated on 15 October 2026.

Great fit if you want a large bank to drill by domain and read the documentation behind each answer.

Poor fit if you want a scored, timed full exam; use the Szymon Paluch mock.

Free timed mock

Claude Certified Associate Foundations practice exam

Sixty original questions weighted by the seven domains, 51 single-answer and 9 multiple-response, with a study mode that gives feedback after each answer and a timed 120-minute exam mode scored from 100 to 1,000.

Great fit if you want a free full-length timed run that includes multiple-response questions.

Poor fit if you want more than one exam's worth of questions. The site also promotes the author's paid consulting program.

Section quizzes

Claude Certified Associate Foundations CCAO-F Practice Exams

Single-choice and multiple-choice questions with explanations, reference links and cheat sheets, in randomized, timed, review and section-based modes, plus flashcards. A free 20-question sampler is available.

Great fit if you want timed sets and section quizzes from an established exam-prep brand, with a free sampler to try first.

Poor fit if you want a free option; start with CertSafari or the Szymon Paluch mock.

What to look for in a CCAO-F practice test

  • Written to exam guide v1.0 and its seven domains. The exam weights Output Evaluation 21%, Workflow Integration 16%, Governance 15%, Prompting 14%, Product and Model Selection 12%, Configuration 12% and Troubleshooting 10%. Choose banks tagged to those domains.
  • Multiple-response items, not only single-answer. The real exam mixes multiple-choice and multiple-response items, and each item states how many answers to pick. Check that a bank includes multi-select questions.
  • Explanations that say why each option is right or wrong. The exam asks what you would do in a work situation, such as verifying a claim before sharing it or anonymizing data before uploading it. Prefer banks that explain every option.
  • Official wording first, third-party volume second. Anthropic retired its earlier practice exam, and the three samples in the guide are its only official questions. Every other bank is independent, so use them for volume and pacing.
  • Skip sites selling "real exam questions." Sites promising actual exam questions or a guaranteed pass are selling leaked or copied items. Anthropic's exam rules bar disclosing exam content and allow it to revoke a credential and ban you from future exams.

How to use CCAO-F practice tests

  • Take the three official samples cold. They show the style and difficulty, and your misses point to the domains to drill first.
  • Review every explanation, including lucky guesses. Write why each rejected option fails. The exam rewards choosing the safest professional step, not recognising a keyword.
  • Track weak areas by domain. Anthropic's score report shows percent-correct by domain, so keep the same tally from your drills and give extra time to Output Evaluation, the heaviest domain.
  • Run a timed 60-question mock late. Two hours for 60 items is about two minutes each, and scenarios can be longer than they look. Practise flagging a hard item and moving on.
  • Treat mock scores as a coverage check. Passers found the real exam harder than mock tests and closer to Anthropic's prep course. Use mock scores to find gaps, not to predict a pass.

Anthropic certification FAQ ↗Anthropic CCAO-F exam guide v1.0 ↗Szymon Paluch CCAO-F practice exam ↗CertSafari CCAO-F ↗Reddit: I passed the CCAO-F (917/1000), unconventional suggestions ↗

CCAO-F practice test FAQ

Is there an official CCAO-F practice exam?

Not at the moment. Anthropic's FAQ says the practice exam on the previous platform was retired when certification moved to Pearson. The exam guide contains three sample questions with explanations.

Are there free CCAO-F practice tests?

Yes. CertSafari offers 757 questions, Szymon Paluch has a free 60-question timed mock, and Tutorials Dojo has a free 20-question sampler. All are unofficial.

Is the real CCAO-F exam harder than practice tests?

Passers found the real exam harder than mock tests, with tricky answer options. Treat third-party scores as a coverage check, not a prediction.

How many CCAO-F practice exams should I take?

One or two timed 60-question runs on questions you have not seen, each followed by a full review, is a sensible target. Domain drills between runs are more useful than repeating one exam.