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Step 2 CK NBME 11: what's on it and how hard it is
NBME 11 has 188 questions in our copy. The average question is 124 words long and 80% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on heart and vessels, general principles and blood and immune system.
- Difficulty (0–100)
- 61
- Average question
- 124 words
- Take 2+ steps
- 81%
- Have an image
- 16%
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.
Our original practice examsSystems it tests most
Share of the questions in each system.
- Heart and vessels14%
- General principles12%
- Blood and immune system11%
- Brain and nerves10%
The full breakdown
Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.