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Step 2 CK NBME 10: what's on it and how hard it is

NBME 10 has 195 questions in our copy. The average question is 119 words long and 79% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on heart and vessels, reproductive and brain and nerves.

Difficulty (0–100)
63
Average question
119 words
Take 2+ steps
79%
Have an image
15%

When to take it

A good first practice test for Step 2 CK: it scores fairly.

Students say it feels about as hard as it is.

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Systems it tests most

Share of the questions in each system.

  • Heart and vessels12%
  • Reproductive12%
  • Brain and nerves12%
  • GI and liver11%

The full breakdown

Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.

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