Pass your RBT exam on the first try
172 practice questions on data collection, preference and functional assessment, teaching procedures, behavior reduction, session notes and the RBT Ethics Code, each with a plain-English explanation.
Practice by section
The RBT exam covers six content areas from the BACB's RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.). The questions in each practice exam follow the outline's question counts. Practice one area at a time, or take a full 75-question practice exam.
Data Collection and Graphing 28 questions
Frequency, rate, duration, latency and IRT, partial and whole interval recording and momentary time sampling, permanent products, observable definitions, calculating and graphing data, trends, and the risks of unreliable data and poor procedural fidelity.
Behavior Assessment 20 questions
Preference assessments (single stimulus, paired stimulus, MSWO, MSW and free operant), skill assessments, and helping with indirect, descriptive and functional analysis assessments, including ABC data and scatterplots.
Behavior Acquisition 45 questions
Positive and negative reinforcement, schedules of reinforcement, conditioned reinforcers and pairing, discrete-trial and naturalistic teaching, chaining, discrimination training, prompting and prompt fading, generalization, maintenance, shaping and token economies.
Behavior Reduction 33 questions
Functions of behavior, antecedent interventions such as NCR, high-p sequences and demand fading, DRO, DRA, DRI, DRL and FCT, extinction and its side effects, positive and negative punishment and time-out, and crisis procedures.
Documentation and Reporting 21 questions
Passing on concerns from caregivers and teachers, seeking clinical direction and following the chain of command, reporting illness, medication and other changes, and writing objective, accurate session notes and records.
Ethics 25 questions
The RBT Ethics Code (2.0): core principles, competence, supervision requirements, confidentiality and social media, public statements, multiple relationships, gifts, professional skills, cultural humility and self-reporting to the BACB.
What full access includes
- All 172 questions on data collection, assessment, skill acquisition, behavior reduction, documentation and ethics
- An explanation for every answer, with the outline task, ethics standard or textbook principle behind it
- Unlimited full 75-question practice exams, with each content area in its real share
- Practice exams for each content area
- A review of every question you missed at the end of each exam
- Works on your phone, tablet or computer, with no app or account
About the RBT exam
Who takes the RBT exam?
People who want to work as Registered Behavior Technicians, usually delivering ABA services to clients under a supervisor's direction. To apply, you must be at least 18, have a high school education or the equivalent, pass a criminal background check and an abuse registry check, complete a 40-hour training that meets the BACB's 2026 requirements, and then pass the RBT Initial Competency Assessment.
How is the RBT exam structured?
It has 85 multiple-choice questions, 75 scored and 10 unscored, and you have 90 minutes. Each question has 4 choices and one correct answer. Since January 1, 2026, it follows the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.): Data Collection and Graphing (13 questions), Behavior Assessment (8), Behavior Acquisition (19), Behavior Reduction (14), Documentation and Reporting (10) and Ethics (11). The exam is given only in English.
What score do I need to pass?
The exam is pass/fail, and you get your result at the test center. The BACB sets the passing score with a panel of experts (the modified Angoff method) and does not publish it as a percentage. Our practice exams use 80% correct (60 of 75) as a benchmark. Aim higher than that before your test day.
Where do I take it, and what if I fail?
You take it in person at a Pearson VUE test center in a country the BACB approves, such as the United States. Pearson VUE charges $45 for each appointment, on top of the BACB application fee. You can take the exam up to 8 times within 12 months of your application approval, waiting at least 7 days between attempts. Check the BACB's RBT Handbook for current fees and rules.
Which ethics rules do your questions follow?
Our ethics questions follow the RBT Ethics Code (2.0), which the Ethics content area of the exam is based on, along with the supervision requirements in the BACB's RBT Handbook. Always follow your supervisor's direction, your employer's policies and the law in practice.
Is this the official exam?
No. This is practice material to help you prepare. The RBT exam is developed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and given at Pearson VUE test centers. This site is not affiliated with the BACB or Pearson VUE.