{"slug":"official-free-practice-material","title":"Free Official Practice Exams (2026): Who Publishes What","description":"We read the publisher's own page for 12 major exams. 9 give you something free, 1 charges for its official practice tests, and 2 publish objectives only.","updated":"2026-08-18","url":"https://www.everyexamprep.com/reports/official-free-practice-material","license":"Free to reuse and cite with attribution to Every Exam Prep and a link to the report URL.","columns":[{"name":"exam","description":"Exam"},{"name":"publisher","description":"Publisher"},{"name":"what_is_published_free","description":"What is published free"},{"name":"verdict","description":"Verdict"},{"name":"source","description":"The publisher page this row was verified against."}],"rows":[{"exam":"NY Regents Earth and Space Sciences","publisher":"NYSED","what_is_published_free":"Every past administration since June 2025 as a complete test booklet, plus the scoring key, rating guide and conversion chart for each","verdict":"Free — full past papers","source":"https://www.nysedregents.org/earth_space_sciences/"},{"exam":"U.S. Naturalization Civics Test","publisher":"USCIS","what_is_published_free":"The full published question set, interactive practice tests, flash cards, audio and vocabulary material — described by USCIS as free resources","verdict":"Free — full question set","source":"https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/find-study-materials-and-resources/study-for-the-test"},{"exam":"Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst)","publisher":"Microsoft Learn","what_is_published_free":"A free practice assessment matching the style, wording and difficulty of exam questions, plus an exam sandbox that reproduces the interface","verdict":"Free — practice assessment","source":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/pl-300/"},{"exam":"Microsoft AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)","publisher":"Microsoft Learn","what_is_published_free":"The same free practice assessment and exam sandbox; Microsoft publishes one per role-based certification","verdict":"Free — practice assessment","source":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/azure-fundamentals/"},{"exam":"Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)","publisher":"FINRA","what_is_published_free":"A practice test linked from the exam page, plus the full downloadable content outline with per-section question counts","verdict":"Free — practice test","source":"https://www.finra.org/registration-exams-ce/qualification-exams/securities-industry-essentials-exam-sie"},{"exam":"ASVAB","publisher":"Official ASVAB (U.S. Department of Defense)","what_is_published_free":"Sample questions from each ASVAB subtest, alongside an official statement warning about fraudulent third-party prep claims","verdict":"Free — sample questions","source":"https://www.officialasvab.com/"},{"exam":"Google Cloud Digital Leader","publisher":"Google Cloud","what_is_published_free":"Untimed sample questions with no limit on attempts; Google states they do not represent the full range or difficulty of the real exam","verdict":"Free — sample questions","source":"https://cloud.google.com/learn/certification/cloud-digital-leader"},{"exam":"NCLEX-RN","publisher":"NCSBN","what_is_published_free":"An exam preview with sample questions, plus the full test plans covering content categories and clinical judgment","verdict":"Free — preview and test plans","source":"https://www.nclex.com/"},{"exam":"AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner","publisher":"Amazon Web Services","what_is_published_free":"Official Practice Question Sets and exam prep courses are free on Skill Builder; the full-length Official Practice Exams require a paid subscription","verdict":"Partly free — questions yes, full exams no","source":"https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certification-prep/"},{"exam":"Praxis Core","publisher":"ETS","what_is_published_free":"Official interactive practice tests exist, but they are sold — listed at $99.99 for the elementary course and up to $199.00 for a full-length subject practice test","verdict":"Paid — official practice is not free","source":"https://www.ets.org/praxis/test-takers/prepare.html"},{"exam":"HashiCorp Terraform Associate","publisher":"HashiCorp","what_is_published_free":"Full exam objectives and exam mechanics are published; no free practice questions are offered on the certification page, and a retake is not included in the $70.50 fee","verdict":"Objectives only","source":"https://developer.hashicorp.com/certifications/infrastructure-automation"},{"exam":"ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)","publisher":"ISC2","what_is_published_free":"Free career eBooks are offered on the credential page, but no free practice questions appear on it","verdict":"Objectives only","source":"https://www.isc2.org/certifications/cc"}]}