Aon assessments, formerly cut-e, are short online tests employers send in sets of up to five, most under 15 minutes each. The best known are scales numerical (12 minutes, 37 statements) and scales verbal (12 minutes, 49 statements), where you mark each statement true, false or cannot say and are not expected to finish. Unlike many tests, Aon usually deducts points for wrong answers, so blind guessing can hurt. Questions are generated automatically, some tests are adaptive, and you may repeat a module at interview.
Facts from Aon's own pages, checked November 3, 2026. Employers can change settings, so your invitation email wins if it says something different.
| Publisher | Aon's Assessment Solutions, formerly cut-e |
|---|---|
| Tests per invitation | Usually no more than five |
| Length | Most tests last less than 15 minutes |
| scales numerical | 12 minutes, 37 statements, true / false / cannot say |
| scales verbal | 12 minutes, 49 statements, true / false / cannot say |
| AP Reasoning (logic) | 10 adaptive questions, 2 minutes 30 seconds each |
| Other logic tests | scales clx (6 min), scales ix (5 min, 20 tasks), gapChallenge and switchChallenge (6 min each) |
| Timer | For the whole test, except AP Reasoning (per question); you cannot pause once started |
| Wrong answers | Points are usually deducted for each wrong answer |
| Calculator | Have a calculator, pen and paper ready for numerical |
| Scores | Raw score, percentile and T-score against a norm group, plus speed and accuracy |
| Your results | Each test has a feedback report; the employer decides whether you get it |
| Retest | If invited to interview, expect to complete a repeat module |
| Devices | Almost all tests work on phones, but Aon strongly recommends a PC or laptop |
| Free practice | A screencast video for each test and 10 practice-task PDFs, no sign-up |
Aon's candidate page lists 17 tests and questionnaires. These are the ones most employers send.
Tables and charts followed by statements you mark true, false or cannot say from the data: 37 statements in 12 minutes.
Tip: Accuracy beats speed here because wrong answers cost points. Skip a statement you cannot check rather than guess.
Short texts followed by statements you mark true, false or cannot say: 49 statements in 12 minutes.
Tip: "Cannot say" means the text does not settle it. Keep outside knowledge out of it.
Pattern and rule-finding with figures or symbols. AP Reasoning has 10 adaptive questions with 2 minutes 30 seconds each.
Tip: Track one change at a time: position, rotation, count, color.
Gamified deductive tests, 6 minutes each, that give you a new puzzle every time you finish one. gapChallenge asks which shape fills the gap in a grid where no shape repeats in a row or column; switchChallenge asks for the code that turns one row of shapes into another.
Tip: Watch Aon's practice screencast for each one first, so you spend the 6 minutes solving rather than learning the rules.
ADEPT-15, about 30 minutes to rate 100 work-style statements and usually untimed, and chatAssess, a gamified situational judgment test.
Tip: There are no right answers to memorize. Answer consistently and as yourself.
Aon usually adds points for each correct answer and deducts points for each wrong one, which is different from tests like the CCAT or TestGorilla. On the scales tests you are not expected to finish, so a careful, accurate pace scores better than racing.
Employers see a raw score, a percentile and a T-score (a standard score where 50 is average) against a norm group, plus speed and accuracy ratings. Each test has a candidate feedback report, but the employer decides whether to share it. Aon says data is usually deleted after 12 months.
Aon's preparation page has a short video for every test and 10 free practice-task PDFs. The gamified tests in particular make much more sense after one viewing.
For scales numerical and verbal, drill judging statements against a table or a text. Speed comes from reading the question first, then finding only the numbers it needs.
Because wrong answers usually cost points, answer what you can check and move past what you cannot.
Aon recommends a PC or laptop even though phones work. You cannot pause once a test starts, so set aside quiet time for the whole set.
Aon builds its tests with item generators, so candidates get different questions, which Aon says counters cheating and learning effects. Several tests are adaptive. If you are invited to interview after the online test, Aon says you should expect to complete a repeat module.
Aon also sells remote proctoring with photo checks, which the employer can make mandatory. Aon has not published anything specific about AI tools.
No. Aon builds its tests with item generators, so candidates get different questions, and several tests are adaptive. For the statement on your screen, OphyAI Aptitude Test shows whether it is true, false or cannot say, with a one-line reason.
On scales numerical and verbal, yes: they are true, false or cannot say questions, which OphyAI Aptitude Test was built for. Because Aon usually deducts points for wrong answers, a reason you can check matters. The gamified challenges are interactive puzzles, not multiple choice.
Aon uses item generators and adaptive tests, may give you a repeat module at interview, and sells remote proctoring with photo checks that employers can make mandatory. Aon has published nothing specific about AI tools. OphyAI's popup is hidden from screen sharing and recording, but not from a webcam, a person in the room, proctoring software that inspects your computer, or a supervised retest.
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Aptitude Test mode in the OphyAI desktop app reads each multiple-choice question on your screen and shows the answer, with a one-line reason, in a small popup only you can see.
Use OphyAI Aptitude Test on your real Aon assessment, not just for practice. Start a test in the desktop app, open the Aon assessment and turn on Auto: each question is answered as it loads, with the option to pick and a one-line reason, in a popup that macOS and Windows leave out of screen sharing and recording. Or press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + A on any question.
It fits scales numerical and verbal, where you mark statements true, false or cannot say, not the gamified challenges. Aon may ask you to repeat a module at interview.
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Hiding the popup from screen share does not hide it from a webcam, a person in the room, or proctoring and lockdown software that lists running apps or blocks screen capture.
A set of short online tests from Aon's Assessment Solutions, formerly cut-e. Employers usually send up to five, most under 15 minutes each.
scales numerical is 12 minutes for 37 statements that you mark true, false or cannot say. You are not expected to finish.
Usually, yes. Aon says points are added for each correct answer and deducted for each incorrect one, so careful answers beat blind guesses.
Yes for numerical: Aon tells you to have a calculator, pen and paper ready. The introduction to each test says what you will need.
Aon's gamified deductive reasoning tests. Each lasts 6 minutes and gives you a new puzzle every time you finish one. Aon has a practice screencast for each.
Each test has a candidate feedback report, but the employer decides whether you get it.
Almost all of them, but Aon strongly recommends a PC, laptop or notebook.
Possibly. Aon says that if you are invited to interview after the online assessment, you should expect to complete a repeat module.
Read on November 3, 2026. Aon assessments (formerly cut-e) is a product of Aon; OphyAI is not affiliated with Aon.
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