What Are Real MBE Questions And Where Can I Find Them?

You may have heard that there is a difference between “real” MBE practice questions and questions that are made up by commercial bar prep companies. In this post, we discuss which questions are “real” practice questions, where you can find them, and why it is important that you use them!

What Are Real MBE Questions And Where Can I Find Them?

What are Real MBE Practice Questions?

“Real” MBE questions are those that have been released by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The NCBE has released approximately 1,700 real questions in total. These are questions that the NCBE has released as indicative of the type of questions you should expect to see on the bar exam and have been used on previous bar exams. While we do not expect the NCBE to use the exact same questions on future exams, we do think the released questions are beneficial for a few reasons:

They indicate the level of difficulty you will encounter on the actual exam.
They indicate the way certain law could be tested on the actual exam.
The format of many of the questions is similar to the format you will see on the actual exam.

Of the approximately 1,700 questions the NCBE has released, only 40 of those questions are from Civil Procedure. Civil Procedure was only added to the exam in 2015 and the NCBE has not released a significant number of questions since that time. For this reason, many companies have supplemented practice questions with “made-up” questions.

Where Can You Find Real Questions?

1. JD Advising

You can access most of the real NCBE-released questions through JD Advising’s MBE Qbank! The Qbank is an online platform that allows you to practice the real questions and even provides detailed, thorough explanations of each answer (including wrong ones!). You can even sign up for a 7-day free trial of the JD Advising Qbank prior to purchasing access to it! After the free trial, the MBE Qbank costs $349.99.

2. Adaptibar

Adaptibar also has an online platform and advertises that they offer released NCBE questions. This platform is favored by people who like to answer questions while on-the-go as it allows you to review questions on your phone. The downside is that it is one of the priciest options at about $400.

3. Emanuel’s Strategies & Tactics

Emanuel’s Strategies & Tactics for the MBE is also a great resource for NCBE-released questions. Be sure to obtain the recently-released 7^th edition which contains the released Civil Procedure questions (the 6^th edition does not have released Civil Procedure questions). The newest edition is approximately $85, making this an economical resource.

4. The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

The National Conference of Bar Examiners offers the questions for sale on its website. The NCBE offers two different “Simulated MBEs.” The cost ranges from $75 each or $125 if purchased together. Each Simulated MBE has 100 questions and answer explanations for each question. Further, the NCBE also offers an option titled “MBE Practice Questions” which is $125.00 for 325 practice questions, including 25 Civil Procedure questions (there are 50 questions for each of the other 6 MBE topics).

You can also purchase many of these tests from JD Advising which include JD Advising’s detailed answer explanations to each question and for each answer choice.

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What Are Real MBE Questions And Where Can I Find Them?