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Bar Exam (MBE) Exam Prep

Realistic MBE practice questions for all 7 bar exam subjects. Written to mirror the difficulty and style of actual NCBE Multistate Bar Examination questions.

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About the Bar Exam (MBE) Exam

The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) is a 200-question, six-hour multiple-choice exam that forms the foundation of the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) used in most U.S. jurisdictions. The MBE is administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and accounts for 50% of the total UBE score.

The MBE tests seven subjects: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts (including UCC), Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence (Federal Rules), Real Property, and Torts. Each subject has 25 scored questions distributed across the two three-hour testing sessions. An additional 25 questions are unscored pretest questions that may appear in any subject.

PrepTestAI focuses on the most heavily tested doctrines within each MBE subject — like negligence (50% of Torts), Individual Rights (50% of Constitutional Law), and constitutional protections of accused persons (50% of Criminal Law and Procedure). Our questions mirror the NCBE style with complex fact patterns and four plausible answer choices.

What's on the Exam

Our questions cover every topic tested on the Bar Exam (MBE) exam:

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Civil Procedure
Subject matter jurisdiction (diversity requires complete diversity and over $75,000), personal jurisdiction (minimum contacts and purposeful availment after International Shoe), Rule 12(b) motions, Twombly/Iqbal plausibility pleading, Rule 56 summary judgment (no genuine dispute of material fact), joinder, class actions (Rule 23), and Erie doctrine (apply state substantive law in diversity cases).
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Constitutional Law
Judicial review and justiciability (standing: injury, causation, redressability; ripeness; mootness), congressional powers (Commerce Clause after Lopez, Necessary and Proper), equal protection (rational basis for economic; intermediate for gender; strict for race), substantive due process (fundamental rights get strict scrutiny), First Amendment (content-based restrictions get strict scrutiny; time/place/manner get intermediate scrutiny), and Takings Clause.
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Contracts
Offer and acceptance (mirror image rule; UCC 2-207 battle of forms for merchants), consideration and promissory estoppel (Restatement 90), Statute of Frauds (MYLEGS), UCC Article 2 for sale of goods (perfect tender rule, 2-508 cure, 2-601 rejection), performance and breach (material vs minor breach, anticipatory repudiation), and remedies (expectation, reliance, restitution, specific performance for unique goods).
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Criminal Law & Procedure
Fourth Amendment (reasonable expectation of privacy, warrant exceptions: automobile, SITA, plain view, exigent circumstances, Terry stops), Fifth Amendment (Miranda: custody plus interrogation, public safety exception, invocation must be unambiguous), Sixth Amendment (right to counsel attaches at critical stage), homicide (first-degree with premeditation, felony murder under BARRK felonies, voluntary manslaughter with adequate provocation), and inchoate crimes.
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Evidence
Hearsay rule and exemptions (party admissions under FRE 801(d)(2) are NOT hearsay), FRE 803 exceptions (excited utterance: startling event plus stress; present sense impression: during or immediately after; business records), FRE 804 exceptions requiring unavailability (former testimony, dying declaration), character evidence (FRE 404(b) MIMIC exceptions), and impeachment (FRE 609 prior crimes).
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Real Property
Freehold estates and future interests (fee simple determinable with possibility of reverter vs FSSCS with right of reentry), Rule Against Perpetuities (must vest within life in being plus 21 years), recording acts (notice statute: BFP without notice wins; race-notice: BFP must record first AND be without notice), adverse possession (COAH elements), easements, and covenants running with land.
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Torts
Negligence (duty, breach using RPP standard, actual cause using but-for test, proximate cause and superseding causes, damages), products liability (manufacturing defect deviates from intended design; design defect uses consumer expectation or risk-utility test; failure to warn), defamation (public officials need actual malice under NYT v Sullivan), and strict liability (abnormally dangerous activities under Restatement factors).
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MBE Strategy & Mixed Practice
Cross-subject analysis questions, identifying the best answer when two choices seem correct, applying federal law and majority rule, and time management strategies for completing 100 questions in three hours (1 minute 48 seconds per question).

How to Get Licensed

Follow these steps to earn your Bar Exam (MBE) credential:

1
Complete Law School
Earn your J.D. degree and fulfill your jurisdiction bar admission requirements including character and fitness review.
2
Register for the Bar Exam
Apply to your state board of bar examiners and register for the February or July UBE administration.
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Master All 7 MBE Subjects
Practice with our 500+ adaptive MBE questions targeting your weakest subjects and most-missed question types.
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Pass and Get Admitted
Score at or above your jurisdiction passing score, complete the character and fitness process, and get sworn in.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Bar Exam (MBE) exam:

What is the MBE and how does it fit into the bar exam?

The Multistate Bar Examination is a 200-question multiple-choice exam administered over six hours (two three-hour sessions of 100 questions each). The MBE counts for 50% of the total UBE score. The other 50% comes from the MEE (6 essays, 30%) and MPT (2 performance tasks, 20%).

What law should I apply on the MBE?

Apply federal law and majority rule unless the question specifies a particular state. For Evidence, always apply the Federal Rules of Evidence exclusively. For Contracts, assume UCC Articles 1 and 2 apply to any transaction involving the sale of goods. For Torts, assume pure comparative fault and joint and several liability apply unless otherwise stated.

How many questions does each subject have?

Each of the seven subjects (Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, Torts) has 25 scored questions. An additional 25 unscored pretest questions are distributed throughout both sessions. You will not know which questions are unscored.

What is a passing MBE score?

MBE scores are scaled and vary by jurisdiction. Most UBE jurisdictions require an overall UBE score of 260-270. Since the MBE is 50% of your UBE score, a strong MBE performance is critical. A scaled MBE score of 140+ is generally considered competitive.

How difficult are the MBE questions?

MBE questions are designed to have four plausible answer choices where each option could appear correct without careful analysis. The NCBE publishes sample questions on their website. Our questions are written to match this level of difficulty with detailed explanations for each answer choice.

When is the bar exam administered?

The UBE is administered in February and July each year. The exam is two days: Day 1 has the MEE (essays) and MPT (performance test), Day 2 has the MBE (200 multiple-choice questions). Starting in July 2026, the NextGen UBE will begin phasing in across jurisdictions.

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