NCE mixed practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Ten NCE questions drawn from all eight CACREP areas, for a quick check across the exam.

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Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to NBCC’s published NCE and NCMHCE content outlines, not NBCC exam questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Center for Credentialing & Education or Pearson VUE. NCE and NCMHCE are marks of NBCC.