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Court & LawNextGen UBE: Question Types
Twenty flashcards on how the NextGen bar exam is built: multiple-choice questions, integrated question sets, performance tasks, timing and scoring.
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- What are the three broad question types on the NextGen UBE?
- Standalone multiple-choice questions, integrated question sets and performance tasks.
- In which two formats do the standalone multiple-choice questions come?
- Select one of four options, and select two of six options.
- How many standalone multiple-choice questions are on the exam?
- 40 per section, 120 in total.
- About how long should one standalone multiple-choice question take?
- About 1.8 minutes.
- What share of the total score comes from standalone multiple-choice questions?
- 49%.
- What is an integrated question set?
- A group of questions built on one common fact scenario, sometimes with legal resources or documents such as a deposition excerpt.
- What are the two formats of integrated question sets?
- Drafting sets, with medium-answer questions, and counseling sets, with multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
- How many integrated question sets are there, and how long does each take?
- Two per section, six in total, about 24 minutes each.
- What share of the total score comes from integrated question sets?
- 21%.
- How does every performance task begin?
- With a memo that introduces the client and the matter and lists every document in the file and every resource in the library.
- What are the two kinds of performance tasks?
- Standard performance tasks, with one longer writing assignment, and legal research performance tasks, with short questions plus a medium-length writing assignment.
- How many performance tasks are there, and how long does each take?
- One per section, three in total, about one hour each.
- What share of the total score comes from performance tasks?
- 30%.
- How is the NextGen exam laid out in time?
- Three sessions of three hours each over one and a half days: six hours on day one and three on day two.
- When were the July 2026 and February 2027 exams held?
- July 28-29, 2026, and February 23-24, 2027.
- On what scale are official NextGen UBE scores reported?
- A single number from 500 to 750; each jurisdiction sets its own passing score in that range.
- How many points is a select-two multiple-choice question worth?
- 0 to 2 points, with partial credit available.
- Who grades the written answers?
- Graders appointed by each jurisdiction, using NCBE's uniform rubrics; every response is graded twice.
- On what computer is the NextGen exam taken?
- On the examinee's own laptop, using a secure testing browser.
- Name three tools built into the exam software.
- A countdown timer with a five-minute warning, highlighting in four colors and a notepad that is not graded.
Official sources
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
NextGen UBE Sample Questions
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
NextGen UBE Blueprint, July 2026-February 2027 (June 2, 2025)
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
NextGen UBE Performance Tasks
National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
NCBE Announces NextGen Exam Structure, Sunset of Current Bar Exam (August 28, 2023)
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