Free EKG Technician Practice Test 2026
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The EKG exam at a glance
The NHA EKG technician exam (CET) has 120 multiple-choice questions, 100 scored, with 2 hours to finish. It is scored 200 to 500 and 390 passes. EKG acquisition is 44%, safety and patient care 32%, and EKG analysis and interpretation 24%.
Tigertest has 200 EKG practice questions with explanations, all free with no account required.
- Questions
- 120 (100 scored)
- Time
- 2 hours
- Passing score
- 390 on a 200 to 500 scale
- Given by
- NHA
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the NHA CET test plan. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with NHA.
How It Works
Train, Then Test
Four training sets, one for each practice test: Set 1 holds exactly the 50 questions of Test 1, and so on. Master the set, then take its test. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Practice Tests
Four 50-question tests weighted like the real exam and written in its style: a patient on the table, a tracing described in words, and the one thing the technician should do next.
Built on the NHA CET Test Plan
The National Healthcareer Association publishes the weighting of its three domains, and acquisition is almost half. Every practice test here follows that weighting, so you get 22 acquisition, 16 safety and patient care, and 12 analysis questions per test.
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1. Know every electrode position cold
V1 at the fourth intercostal space on the right of the sternum, V4 at the fifth space on the midclavicular line, V6 on the midaxillary line level with V4. Add the limb leads, the Mason-Likar torso positions, V4R and V7 to V9. Acquisition is 44 percent of the exam.
2. Learn the numbers
25 millimeters per second, 10 millimeters per millivolt, a small box is 0.04 seconds, PR 0.12 to 0.20, QRS under 0.12, the 300-150-100-75-60-50 sequence, 220 minus age. Every rate question here shows the arithmetic in its explanation.
3. Fix the artifact before you call it a rhythm
Wavy baseline in every lead is somatic tremor, a drifting baseline is a loose electrode or lotion, a fuzzy thick line is 60-cycle interference. The exam loves asking what to do first, and it is almost never "print it and tell the patient". You stay within scope: acquire, recognize what needs immediate attention, and report.
4. Drill your weak domain
Tigertest tracks your accuracy by domain. After each practice test, drill the questions you missed from the results, retrain that test's set, and retake until you clear 70 percent.
EKG Technician Exam Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are on the NHA CET exam?
The NHA CET exam has 120 multiple-choice questions, 100 scored and 20 unscored pretest items, with 2 hours to finish. It is scored on a scale of 200 to 500 and 390 is passing. About 75 percent correct is a safe target.
What is on the EKG technician exam?
Three domains: EKG Acquisition 44 percent (equipment, skin prep, 12-lead and alternative lead placement, artifacts, Holter and event monitors, stress testing), Safety, Compliance and Coordinated Patient Care 32 percent (HIPAA, infection control, scope, vital signs, patient instruction, BLS), and EKG Analysis and Interpretation 24 percent (rate, intervals, waves, rhythms, blocks, pacemakers, ischemia and infarction).
Are there EKG strip images in the questions?
No. Every rhythm question describes the strip in words: rate, regularity, P waves, PR interval and QRS width, the same features you measure on paper. Use these to learn the criteria, then practice on real tracings from your course before exam day.
Is the Tigertest EKG technician practice test free?
Yes. All four practice tests and all four training sets are free, with no account required. Create a free account if you want your progress saved across devices.
I teach an EKG technician program. Can my students use Tigertest?
Yes, for free. Make a class at tigertest.io/teach, post one link, and students join with just their name. You see who practiced, their test scores and the topics your class misses most.
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