Aon smartPredict: Ace the Switch, Grid, Digit and Motion Challenges [2026]
Aon’s gamified smartPredict assessment is a gamified pre-employment tests and is comprised of four gamified tests: Switch, Grid, Digit and Motion challenges. These “games” are short assessment tests, lasting between five to nine minutes.
As it consists of some of the most challenging pre-employment tests available, gaining hands-on practice experience is essential. Our preparation pack offers you the closest experience possible to the real AON gamified test, so you can ace it with flying colors.
Aon smartPredict Assessment
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This preparation pack includes:
- Gamified Switch Challenge Practice
- Gamified Digit Challenge Practice
- Gamified Grid Challenge Practice
- MotionChallenge Game Practice
- Interactive Study Guides
- 3 Diagrammatic Reasoning Tests
- 8 Math Practice Tests + 2 Study Guides
Realistic practice tests & study guides
Created by experts with a focus on accuracy
Included in our PrepPack
- Gamified time-constrained practice experience that mimics the actual tests.
- An algorithm that lets you practice an unlimited number of questions
- Test questions maximally similar to those you'll encounter on the exam
- Interactive Study Guides
- 3 Diagrammatic Reasoning Tests
- 8 Math Practice Tests + 2 Study Guides
About Aon Gamified Assessments
| Name of Test | Time | Adaptive | Main Skill Tested |
| switch Challenge |
6 min | Yes | Deductive Logical Reasoning |
| digit Challenge |
5 min | Yes | Numerical Reasoning |
| grid Challenge |
9 min | No | Memory and Spatial Reasoning |
| motion Challenge |
6 min | Yes | Complex Planning |
The switchChallenge (AKA cut-e Scales sx) measures your deductive-logical thinking through abstract figures that change their order through a funnel or operator. You have six minutes (sometimes three) to solve as many questions as you can.
In each level, you are presented with two rows of symbols (sometimes three rows in more difficult levels).
Your goal is to choose the correct operator that created the change in the order of the symbols.
switchChallenge sample question:
Which operator is needed?
The correct answer is (C).
In this question, there are two rows of symbols and a missing operator.
The operator changes the order of the symbols that appear in the upper row to a new order in the lower row.
The digits of the operator represent the symbol according to its position in the upper row before the operator changed it.
To solve this question, you should look at the first symbol of the lower row. Search the position of that symbol in the upper row.
This position is the first digit of the operator.
In this example, a triangle is the first symbol on the lower row. Its position in the upper row is second, so the first digit is 2.
You can now mark answer 2341 because it's the only answer that starts with the digit 2.
In case you can’t rule out the other alternatives, you will continue by checking the second symbol in the lower row - a heart.
Then check its position in the upper row. Its position is third, so the second digit of the operator is 3.
The third symbol is a star, its position in the upper row is fourth, so the next digit is 4.
The fourth symbol is a circle, its position in the upper row is first, so the next digit is 1.
The correct operator is 2341.
The gridChallenge aims to measure executive attention. The challenges throughout the test are comprised of several tasks combined together - memory questions and spatial orientation questions.
- You are first shown a grid of dots, with one dot highlighted, and your task is to remember the dot's location.
- Then you are shown a basic symmetry question – “Is It Symmetrical?” which you need to answer fast.
- After that, you are again presented with the original grid, now highlighting another dot.
- This challenge goes on, showing you between three to five dots, with symmetry and rotation questions between them.
- Your goal is to answer all the questions correctly while remembering the dots’ location and order of appearance.
- In the following video, you will get a demonstration from our gamified grid challenge practice test:
Kickstart your learning path with our first sample question.
The digitChallenge (Basic Numerical Comprehension test), or Digit Challenge, measures basic math skills; addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
However, instead of being asked straight-up questions, you are shown an answer, and you need to complete the missing figures.
Here is a short video that explains exactly how it works:
Kickstart your learning path with our sample question.
The motionChallenge (Complex Planning Capability Test) measures your ability to plan, solve problems, plan ahead and overcome barriers.
Each tasl has a ball presented on a grid with at least one exit; the aim is to move the ball to the exit with as few moves as possible. You have 6 minutes to complete as many puzzles as you can.
The gamified test is very similar to the old sliding blocks game called "Rush Hour" - there are objects blocking the way to the exit, and some of those objects can be moved horizontally or vertically so long as their paths remain clear.
As you progress, the difficulty level may increase immovable objects may be introduced.
Pass Your Aon smartPredict Assessment
Familiarizing yourself with the test in advance immensely increases your chances of passing it. Practising interactive gamified questions can give you a competitive advantage over your peers
Preparation Tips
Below are 3 smartPredict tips to help you pass the tests:
1. Ace the first questions, and the rest will fall into place. Note that the Digit, Switch, and Motion Challenges are Adaptive. In adaptive tests, the level of difficulty changes based on the candidate's performance, getting harder or easier depending on the answer.
That’s why it is very important in each of these tests to ace the first questions because once you get a question wrong, you are demoted to less difficult questions; a big problem when time is limited.
2. Answer test questions quickly and accurately; the Motion, Switch, and Digit challenges are only five to six minutes each, during which you will have to answer as many questions as possible. Thus, improving your ability to solve test questions quickly can help tremendously with getting the test score you need.
3. Get exposure to an Interactive test environment – The interactive experience you’ll encounter on the test will not resemble anything you’ve seen before in high school, college, or on any other psychometric test. The methods for solving each question differ from one another; only by gaining experience through practice, will you learn the best approach for each question.
FAQs:
Aon's smartPredict is a gamified pre-employment assessment made up of four short tests — Switch, Grid, Digit, and Motion challenges - each lasting five to nine minutes and measuring skills like logical reasoning, numerical reasoning, memory, and complex planning.
Yes - they're considered some of the most challenging pre-employment tests available. Their interactive, game-based format differs from anything you'd encounter in school or on standard psychometric tests, so hands-on practice is essential to learn the best approach for each question type.
Each of the four challenges - Switch, Grid, Digit, and Motion - takes between five and nine minutes to complete, making smartPredict a fast-paced but demanding part of the recruitment process.
