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Step 2 CK NBME 14: what's on it and how hard it is

NBME 14 has 185 questions in our copy. The average question is 122 words long and 84% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on reproductive, brain and nerves and blood and immune system.

Difficulty (0–100)
68
Average question
122 words
Take 2+ steps
84%
Have an image
19%

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Systems it tests most

Share of the questions in each system.

  • Reproductive12%
  • Brain and nerves12%
  • Blood and immune system11%
  • Lungs10%

The full breakdown

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

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