Fact check
How many questions are on the F-80 exam?
Fifty. The F-80 is 50 multiple-choice questions on a touch-screen computer, and you have 75 minutes to answer them. Each question has four options and one most correct answer. Below is what that format means on test day, plus links to the score you need to pass and where you take the test.
Plan ref 5.1Updated October 25, 2026
Questions on the F-80 test
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The F-80 Certificate of Fitness test has 50 multiple-choice questions. You answer them on a touch-screen computer, and the time limit is 75 minutes.
Source: FDNY F-80 Notice of Exam and Study Material, p. 6 · checked October 25, 2026
The format at a glance
F-80 test format, as of October 2026
| Item | What the FDNY says | Where it is written |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 50, multiple choice | Source: Study Material p. 6 |
| Options per question | Four; only one is the most correct answer | Source: Study Material p. 13 |
| Time limit | 75 minutes | Source: Study Material p. 6 |
| Pass mark | At least 70% (see the F-80 passing score) | Source: Study Material p. 6 |
| Screen | A touch-screen computer monitor | Source: Study Material p. 13 |
| Your own notes or Study Material | Not allowed; exam room staff give you reference material if a question needs it | Source: Study Material p. 13 |
Fast questions, slow questions
A lot of Study Material rules are about how often a task is done or who may do it. Know those rules cold, and a question that turns on one of them goes fast. The time you save goes to the questions where two options both look right.
Read the four options before you read the question a second time. The options show what the question is really testing. If two options name the same task with different time periods, the question is about the time period. If they name the same period with different people, it is about who does the task. Go back to the question and find the one word that decides it.
To feel the clock before test day, take the timed practice test on this site. It uses the same count and time limit, with questions we wrote for study from the Study Material.
A blank counts as wrong
The Study Material scores an unanswered question as incorrect. A question with more than one answer marked is also incorrect. There is no penalty for guessing, so check that every question has exactly one answer before you finish. Source: Study Material p. 13
Where the format is written
- Source: Study Material p. 6Exam Information: 50 questions, 75 minutes, at least 70% to pass.
- Source: Study Material p. 13About the Test: four options, one most correct, no penalty for guessing, score at the end.
Prefer an app?
F-80 is made for iPhone and iPad. Without one, every practice round on this site works in the browser.