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Step 1 Free 120 (2021): what's on it and how hard it is
Free 120 (2021) has 66 questions in our copy. The average question is 99 words long and 80% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on blood and immune system, brain and nerves and lungs.
- Difficulty (0–100)
- 80
- Average question
- 99 words
- Take 2+ steps
- 80%
- Have an image
- 24%
When to take it
Middle of dedicated (weeks 3–4), once you have a first score to compare with.
Students say it feels easier than the questions really are.
Our original practice examsSystems it tests most
Share of the questions in each system.
- Blood and immune system12%
- Brain and nerves12%
- Lungs11%
- Heart and vessels9%
The full breakdown
Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.