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Step 1 NBME 29: what's on it and how hard it is
NBME 29 has 185 questions in our copy. The average question is 68 words long and 75% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on brain and nerves, blood and immune system and general principles.
- Difficulty (0–100)
- 73
- Average question
- 68 words
- Take 2+ steps
- 75%
- Have an image
- 30%
When to take it
A good first practice test, early in dedicated: it scores fairly and sticks close to the usual study books.
Students say it feels easier than the questions really are.
Our original practice examsSystems it tests most
Share of the questions in each system.
- Brain and nerves14%
- Blood and immune system13%
- General principles11%
- Heart and vessels8%
The full breakdown
Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.