GitHub Actions (GH-200) Practice Tests

Validates knowledge of authoring and troubleshooting workflows, building custom actions, managing Actions across an enterprise and securing pipelines.

GH-200 is closed book: 100 minutes for 60 scored multiple-choice questions plus about 10 to 15 pretest items. Questions turn on workflow detail: what a matrix produces, which permission or trigger applies, how secrets and OIDC work. We compared the main options on question style, objective coverage and price.

Start with Microsoft's free assessment and GHCertified's 180 free questions, then add one paid bank for full-length runs.

Practice test	Best for	Questions	Price
GH-200 Practice Assessment	Free first look	30	Free
GitHub Actions Practice Test (GH-200)	Free syntax drills	180	Free
GitHub Actions Certification (GH-200) - Practice Exams	Scenario-based full exams	240	$65
GH-200 GitHub Actions Practice Exams	Cheap second bank	120+	$15
Microsoft Practice Test GH-200: GitHub Actions	Mapped to 2026 objectives	126	$99

Free first look

GH-200 Practice Assessment

Microsoft's own practice questions, with the answer, a rationale and doc links for each question in the score report. Candidates who score well here often score lower on GHCertified's harder questions.

Great fit if you want Microsoft's own question style and a free baseline before spending anything.

Poor fit if you need volume or enterprise-scale coverage; add GHCertified, Krausen or Tutorials Dojo.

Free syntax drills

GitHub Actions Practice Test (GH-200)

Community-written questions kept in an open GitHub repository, with a randomized practice mode that links to the GitHub docs. Passers say it drills workflow syntax but includes details the exam does not.

Great fit if you want free drills on workflow syntax and settings.

Poor fit if you want written explanations or a timed full-length run; use Krausen's exams or Tutorials Dojo.

Scenario-based full exams

GitHub Actions Certification (GH-200) - Practice Exams

Four 60-question scenario exams focused on enterprise CI/CD, with an explanation of every option and links to GitHub's docs. It is the most popular paid GH-200 set on Udemy.

Great fit if you want several full-length scenario runs, including the enterprise topics the Learn paths cover lightly.

Poor fit if you want the lowest price; Tutorials Dojo costs a fraction as much.

Cheap second bank

GH-200 GitHub Actions Practice Exams

A question bank with explanations and links to GitHub and Microsoft docs, in randomized, timed, review and section modes, plus flashcards. A free 30-question sampler lets you try it first.

Great fit if you want a low-cost bank with section tests by domain and want to try a free sampler first.

Poor fit if you want scenario-heavy exams in volume; Krausen's four exams are longer.

Mapped to 2026 objectives

Microsoft Practice Test GH-200: GitHub Actions

Timed certification mode and a customizable practice mode, with explanations and online references for every option. Content is mapped to the January 2026 objectives, and a free demo is available.

Great fit if you want explanations with references and a bank mapped to the January 2026 objectives, and your employer is paying.

Poor fit if you are on a budget; Krausen's exams and Tutorials Dojo cost less.

What to look for in a GitHub Actions practice test

Match the January 2026 outline. Microsoft rewrote the GH-200 objectives in January 2026, adding items such as YAML anchors, immutable actions, OIDC, artifact attestations and runner image changes. Prefer sets updated this year and check that a bank covers all five domains.
Make sure enterprise topics are covered. Managing Actions for the enterprise is 20 to 25 percent of the exam, and candidates who failed report many enterprise cloud and encryption questions the Learn course barely touches. Pick a bank with questions on runners, policies, secrets and variables at organization level.
Look for questions that make you read YAML. Candidates describe items such as a matrix with several configurations and a question on how many jobs run. Explanations that walk through the expansion are worth more than ones that only name the answer.
Expect free sets to be harder than Microsoft's. Two candidates scored well on Microsoft's assessment and then did badly on GHCertified, and one said the real exam felt close to GHCertified. Use Microsoft's set as a baseline, not as proof of readiness.
Skip sites selling "real exam questions." Sites promising actual GH-200 questions or a guaranteed pass are selling leaked or copied items, not practice. Use products that write their own questions and explain every answer, so you learn the reasoning the exam tests.

How to use GitHub Actions practice tests

Take the Microsoft assessment cold. Do it before you study in depth and read every rationale, then use the score to decide which domain to start with.
Write and run real workflows. Passers say hands-on practice and the Actions docs mattered more than any practice bank, since exam items reach details the Learn modules skip. Build a matrix job, a reusable workflow and a custom action.
Log misses by domain. The five domains are workflows, consuming and troubleshooting, authoring actions, enterprise management and securing automation. Enterprise management and workflow authoring each carry 20 to 25 percent, so give them the most review time.
Run full sets late, then fix gaps with the docs. In the last week, sit a full set such as one of Krausen's four exams and look up each miss in the GitHub docs rather than re-reading the explanation alone.

Microsoft: GH-200 study guide ↗Reddit: failed GH-200 on enterprise questions ↗Reddit: Microsoft assessment vs GHCertified ↗Reddit: passed GH-200 with 850 ↗Reddit: passed all five GitHub exams ↗

GitHub Actions practice test FAQ

Are there free GH-200 practice tests?

Yes. Microsoft Learn has a free practice assessment (sign in with a Microsoft account), GHCertified has 180 free community questions, and Tutorials Dojo offers a free 30-question sampler. Microsoft's exam sandbox also lets you try the exam interface.

Is the GH-200 exam hard?

Candidates often call it the hardest GitHub exam, especially without hands-on Actions or enterprise experience. People who write workflows daily often pass after a short review.

Are GH-200 practice tests harder than the real exam?

Candidates say GHCertified's questions are more demanding than Microsoft's assessment, and one reports the real exam felt similar to GHCertified. Microsoft's assessment is the gentlest of the three free sets.

How many GH-200 practice tests should I take?

There is no official number. Passers usually combine Microsoft's assessment with one free or low-cost bank and lots of hands-on practice, then review each miss in the docs.