TASK 1 · WARM-UP
Connect the Dots
Click numbers and letters in order, alternating and in reverse. Four habits make you fast without mistakes, starting with looking one dot ahead.
TSA practice test · TAB 2026 and the X-ray CBT
Stop turning the shapes over in your head. Zip the edges and read the answer.
TSA QuickPass gives every TAB task a named method, shows it working in short sketch videos, and drills it with timed practice until it’s automatic before your test date.
- Core path in about 3½ hours: 40 minutes of video plus written guides
- All three TAB tasks, from the dots to wedge-cut shape folding
- X-ray test included: 8 lessons and 3 full exams for the legacy CBT (see what’s inside)
- Unlimited practice generators and three timed practice tests per section
- Plus 5 lessons for after you pass: interview to day one
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Questions before or after you buy? [email protected], answered by a person.
FREE TAB TEST · ALL THREE TASKS⏱ 6:00
Connect the Dots
Image Matching
Edge matching
Complex shapesSix hard questions taken from the practice tests inside the course. See your score per task and which one the clock would cost you.
Real TAB format · free · no account, no email · full review at the end
DEST · OFFICER
Target: a can. Found in the review.
Legacy CBT · X-ray + English
Invited to the X-ray test? It’s covered.
Some candidates are still invited to the older computer-based test with X-ray object recognition and English instead of the TAB. QuickPass includes a complete block for it, so you’re prepared whichever test your invitation names.
- 3 X-ray lessons: reading the colors, spotting threat items, and the timed 18-image blocks
- Over 500 X-ray images in timed practice blocks, with every target marked in the review
- English part: reading, vocabulary and written communication, plus 3 full legacy practice exams
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60 seconds: your AI coach, the 3D trainers and the x-ray practice.
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TAB + X-ray
both test versions covered
21 lessons
sketch video + written guide each
90 days
of access, one payment
“I passed the test easily and received my Tentative Job Offer the following day.”Tess S. · Trustpilot · April 2026
It’s a speed test dressed up as a shapes test
The TAB gives you three tasks back to back. None of them is hard on its own. What sinks capable people is doing each one fast, without a plan, while the clock runs.
TASK 2 · CORE
Image Matching
Find the one exact copy among near-identical images. A four-step checklist means you compare features, not whole pictures.
TASK 3 · THE ONE PEOPLE FEAR
Shape Folding
Match a flat net to a 3D solid: cubes, boxes, prisms, pyramids and complex shapes like wedges, slots and arches.
21 days
from your test invite to sit the test, or the application closes.1
3 tiers
Offers go out in ranking order: Best Qualified, then Highly Qualified, then Qualified.2
3 tasks
back to back on one sitting. Free practice is untimed and clean, so a good free score can still meet a different test.
Get TSA QuickPass: $687-day money-back · instant access
The method, shown on one question
Most candidates try to fold the whole cube in their head. The zipper rule never does: it pairs the edges on the flat net first, then reads the answer off the cube.
- 1
Start at an inner corner
Two squares and a gap make an inner corner. The two edges that meet there are partners.
- 2
Zip outward
Keep pairing the next edges out from the corner. When both sides turn, stop. The last two left are partners too.
- 3
Name the faces around the X
Find each pair on the folded cube by the faces next to it. No spinning, no guessing.
Connect the DotsLook one dot ahead, search while you move, think in pairs.
Image MatchingFeatures, not pictures: check one feature across all options, rule out, move on.
Boxes, prisms, pyramidsName the solid by its faces, use the length rule, close the prism loop.
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Free practice vs TSA QuickPass
Free questions are a fine start. Here’s what they leave out.
| Free practice | TSA QuickPass | |
|---|---|---|
| Clock | Usually none | Timed practice tests at test pace |
| Method | None, just questions | A named method for every task |
| Why an answer is right | An answer key, at most | A sketch video and written guide for each method |
| Shape types | Mostly simple cubes | Cubes, boxes, prisms, pyramids and 17 complex solids |
| Amount | A few dozen questions | Unlimited generators plus 3 timed tests per section |
| X-ray test (legacy CBT) | Rarely covered | 8 lessons, 500+ X-ray images, 3 full exams |
| After the test | Nothing | Interview, medical, background check, day one |
| Cost | $0 | $68 once, 90 days |
“I tried multiple free versions and discovered I would need a bit more than what was available for free on the internet.”Joshua K. · Trustpilot
Your plan, sized to your test date
The only deadline on this page is yours. Pick it and see the route.
Start tonight. Shape folding first.
About 3½ focused hours gets you through the core path. Then use the 7-day plan from the last lesson for timed drills.
- A1How the TAB works and how it’s scored4 min video
- A4–A5Cube nets and the zipper rule13 min video
- A6Boxes, prisms, pyramids5 min video
- A3Image Matching checklist4 min video
- A2Connect the Dots habits4 min video
- A7Test day: time plan and 7-day plan3 min video
About an hour a day, then timed drills.
One lesson and its practice generator per day, all three timed tests per section in the second week, complex shapes once the cubes feel easy.
- Day 1A1 overview, A2 Connect the Dots~45 min
- Day 2–3A3 Image Matching, A4 cube nets~1 h/day
- Day 4–6A5 edge matching, A6 boxes and prisms~1 h/day
- Day 7–8A6+ complex shapes~1 h/day
- ThenTimed tests per section, A7 test-day plandaily
Start now, walk in at pace.
Once the invite lands you get 21 days to book and sit the test. Learning the methods now leaves those days for timed practice.
- NowA1 overview: what’s on the test, how ranking works4 min video
- WeeksOne lesson every few days, practice generators in betweenflexible
- InviteSwitch to the timed tests and the A7 7-day plan21 days
Get TSA QuickPass: $6890 days covers the whole window, invite to test
Included · after you pass
Most prep stops at the test. Yours goes to day one.
Passing the TAB starts a hiring process with an interview, a medical evaluation, a drug test and a background check. Five lessons walk you through each one with tools you can use.
- C1The structured interview and STARThe nine competencies, a STAR builder and your own story bank
- C2Interview dayTSA’s core values, the questions candidates report, a mock interview
- C3Medical evaluation and drug testVision, hearing, lifting: a self-check and a hearing calculator
- C4The background checkAn SF-86 worksheet that finds gaps before the investigator does
- C5From ready pool to day oneA timeline estimator and what to do, and not do, on a tentative offer
Everything in the course
21 lessons in three blocks: A for the TAB, B for the legacy X-ray CBT, C for after the test. Each one is a short sketch video plus a written guide with practice built in. About an hour and a half of video in total.
A1
The TSA Assessment BatteryWhat’s on it, how it’s scored, how to plan
4:02videoA2
Connect the DotsFour habits + dot trainer + 3 timed tests
4:00videoA3
Image MatchingChecklist + unlimited items + 3 timed tests
4:24videoA4
Shape Folding: cube netsUnlimited items + 3 timed tests
5:55videoA5
Shape Folding: edge matchingThe zipper rule + unlimited nets + 3 timed tests
6:42videoA6
Boxes, prisms and pyramidsLength rule, prism loop + edge trainer + 3 timed tests
4:55videoA6+
Complex shapes17 solid variants, hard to very hard + 3 timed tests
6:29videoA7
Strategy and test dayTime plan and a 7-day plan
3:28videoB1
Legacy CBT: overviewWhich test you have, both parts, the rules
4:13videoB2
X-ray I: reading the imageColors, density, landmarks + 3 timed tests
3:43videoB3
X-ray II: threat itemsGuns, knives, tools, decoys + 3 timed tests
3:35videoB4
X-ray III: the timed blocks18 images, 15 s each + 3 timed simulations
3:28videoB5
Reading comprehensionThe F-L-C-E method + 3 timed tests
3:30videoB6
VocabularyWord parts, spelling, 170-word bank + 3 timed tests
3:15videoB7
Written communicationGrammar, punctuation, ordering + 3 timed tests
3:31videoB8
Legacy strategy2-week plan + 3 full legacy exams
3:11videoC1
Interview and STARSTAR builder, story bank
3:52videoC2
Interview dayMock interview, drills, checklist
4:00videoC3
Medical and drug testSelf-check, hearing calculator
3:51videoC4
Background checkSF-86 worksheet, self-check
3:26videoC5
Ready pool to day oneTimeline estimator, checklist
2:59videoCandidates with as little time as you
“I only had two days to prep before taking the test.”
Anthony M. · Trustpilot · 2025“With 4 days of studying I still managed to pass my exam.”
Kay · Trustpilot · May 2025“Lots of practice, way harder than the actual TSA test and I passed very easily. Worth every penny to study for a couple of days!”
Grant M. · Trustpilot · March 2026“I passed the test easily and received my Tentative Job Offer the following day.”
Tess S. · Trustpilot · April 2026
A note from Michael
I built this course after watching capable candidates lose the shape-folding section to the clock, not to the shapes. Every lesson teaches one method you can use under time pressure, and every method is shown before you practice it. When you pass, the course keeps going through the interview, the medical and the background check. If it isn’t right for you, email us within seven days and you get your money back. I answer the refund emails myself.
Michael Lerner
Questions before you buy
Why pay when free practice tests exist?
Free questions show you the format. They rarely time you, rarely go beyond simple cubes and never show you how to solve faster. QuickPass teaches a method for each task, then drills it with timed tests at test pace.
My test is in two days. Is it still worth it?
Yes, if you use it in the right order. The core path is about 3½ hours: start with shape folding tonight, then image matching and the dots. The test-day lesson includes a time plan for the test itself.
Will I get the TAB or the Legacy CBT?
Most candidates now sit the TSO Assessment Battery (TAB): Connect the Dots, Image Matching and Shape Folding. Your invite email usually tells you. If it mentions X-ray images or English, you have the older Legacy CBT. QuickPass covers both: block B has 8 lessons for the X-ray and English parts, timed X-ray blocks and 3 full legacy practice exams.
Is it harder or easier than the real test?
The practice covers the full range, from simple cube nets to complex solids rated hard to very hard, so the real test feels familiar rather than new.
What if it isn’t right for me?
7-day money-back guarantee. If QuickPass™ is not right for you, email support within seven days and you get a full refund. No forms and no support tickets.
How fast do I get access?
Instantly. After checkout you’re logged in to the course and can start the first lesson right away. If anything goes wrong, write to [email protected] and a person will answer.
Is this the official TSA test?
No. Prepterminal is independent test prep and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the TSA or DHS. The practice questions are written by us in the real test format.
TSA QuickPass™ · TAB + X-ray CBT
Everything from your invite to your first day
- 8 TAB lessons with sketch videos and written guides
- 8 lessons for the legacy X-ray CBT: X-ray, English and 3 full exams
- A named method for each task, like the zipper rule for edge matching
- Unlimited practice generators and 3 timed tests per section
- Test-day time plan and a 7-day plan
- 5 lessons for after the test: interview, medical, background, day one
One payment · 90 days
$68once
Get TSA QuickPass: $68
7-day money-back. If QuickPass™ is not right for you, email support within seven days and you get a full refund. Michael reads them himself.
Instant access · [email protected]
Your date is set. Your pace isn’t yet.
You have 21 days from invite to test. The methods take about 3½ hours to learn.
Get TSA QuickPass: $68P.S. Skipped the test at the top? Try the free test first, then decide.