RBT exam format and task list
Lesson 4 of 36 in RBT Exam Prep. The start plays free here.
- Tasks technicians should perform
- Content described in the outline
- Questions on the RBT exam
- 3rd edition: 43 tasks, 6 areas
- 85 questions: 75 scored, 10 unscored
- 90 minutes; 4 options, 1 correct
- A: 13 (17%); B: 8 (11%)
- C: 19 (25%); D: 14 (19%)
- E: 10 (13%); F: 11 (15%)
- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
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How the lesson starts
The RBT exam asks questions about tasks a behavior technician should be able to perform. Your guide to that content is the RBT Test Content Outline.
Check your study guide. Beginning January 1, 2026, the third-edition RBT Test Content Outline replaces the second-edition Task List. It covers 43 tasks across six content areas.
Then, in the full lesson
- Question count
- Time and choices
- Areas A and B
- Areas C and D
- Areas E and F
- 2 questions along the way
A question from this lesson
You plan a practice session matching the full exam's question count and time. Which setup matches?
- 75 questions in 90 minutes
- 85 questions in 90 minutes
- 43 questions in 90 minutes
Show the answer
B. 85 questions in 90 minutes. 85 questions in 90 minutes matches the full exam. The 75 count includes only scored questions. The 43 count refers to outline tasks, not exam questions.
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- All 43 outline tasks
- 85 questions, 90 minutes
- Explains each wrong answer
Passing isn’t guaranteed. Not affiliated with the BACB. Questions are original, written to the published outline.