Task-Switching Test Practice (cut-e Switch Challenge)

Task-switching — cut-e / Aon call it the "switch" task — measures cognitive flexibility: how well you drop one rule and pick up another on the fly. Each trial shows a coloured shape, and a cue tells you whether to answer by its shape or its colour. Because the rule keeps changing, every switch costs you a few hundred milliseconds — and rushing the switch is where the errors come from.

This is a core part of the cut-e / Aon gamified battery used by employers like Barclays, PwC, Rolls-Royce and Lloyds. Your score combines accuracy with speed, and we report your switch cost: the extra time you take when the rule has just changed versus when it repeats.

Tips that actually help: read the cue first, every single trial, before you look at the shape — most mistakes are answering by the previous rule out of habit. Keep a steady rhythm rather than sprinting; a small, stable switch cost beats a fast-but-error-prone one.