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Step 2 CK NBME 8: what's on it and how hard it is
NBME 8 has 20 questions in our copy. The average question is 140 words long and 82% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on heart and vessels, lungs and brain and nerves.
We only have part of this form, so treat these numbers as rough.
- Difficulty (0–100)
- 71
- Average question
- 140 words
- Take 2+ steps
- 82%
- Have an image
- 12%
When to take it
Extra practice only: an older form with a small sample of questions.
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 vessels25%
- Lungs20%
- Brain and nerves15%
- GI and liver15%
The full breakdown
Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.