PLAB 1 Child and Adolescent Health Practice Questions
One of the ten areas in your GMC result · 64 practice questions with answers
180 questions across all ten areas in 3 hours, with a score for child health so you know where you stand.
Free child health drillA 5-year-old boy has had a limp for 1 day. He had a cold last week. He is well and afebrile, can weight-bear with a limp, and has mild pain at the extremes of right hip rotation. Full blood count and CRP are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Child and Adolescent Health on PLAB 1
Child and adolescent health covers the sick child in the emergency department, the newborn on the postnatal ward and the teenager in general practice. Questions test assessment by age, the traffic-light system for fever in under-fives, and safeguarding.
- In your GMC result
- Your percentage correct in child and adolescent health, next to the average for all candidates
- On our mock exam
- 18 of 180 questions, with your percentage for this area in the result
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 64 child health questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What child health questions test
- The febrile child: the NICE traffic-light system, sepsis and meningitis
- Respiratory illness: bronchiolitis, croup, asthma in children and pneumonia
- Rashes and infections: meningococcal disease, measles, chickenpox, Kawasaki disease and scarlet fever
- The newborn: jaundice, feeding problems and developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Development and growth: milestones, faltering growth and referral
- Safeguarding and adolescents: signs of abuse, what to do when you suspect it, consent and confidentiality for young people
Sit the full 180 questions under the real clock
180 questions across all ten areas in 3 hours, with a score for child health so you know where you stand.
Free child health drillHow to revise it
- Learn the traffic-light features for fever in under-fives; many questions ask whether a child needs same-day assessment.
- Learn milestones by age in four groups (gross motor, fine motor, speech and social) and the age limits that need referral.
- Know the safeguarding steps: the child’s safety first, then documentation and referral.
Common questions
Does PLAB 1 test paediatric drug doses?
Questions can test first-line treatment choices for common childhood illnesses. Doses are weight-based and come from the BNF for Children, so learn the first-line drug for each condition.
What about consent for under-16s?
Questions test Gillick competence and the Fraser guidelines for contraception. They are in our ethics and other area as well as child health.
180 questions across all ten areas in 3 hours, with a score for child health so you know where you stand.
Free child health drillThe other PLAB 1 areas
Sources
- GMC: What is the PLAB 1 exam? (180 questions, three hours, five options)
- GMC: PLAB 1 results (scoring, ten feedback areas, Angoff pass mark, exam and result dates)
- GMC: When and where can I take PLAB 1?
- GMC: Booking a PLAB 1 place (eligibility, attempt limit)
- GMC: Fees for doctors (PLAB fees from 1 April 2026)
- GMC: Additional PLAB 1 attempt
- GMC: Recent pass rates for PLAB 1 and PLAB 2
- GMC: MLA content map (September 2026)
- GMC: Changes to PLAB 1 in 2027
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the GMC’s MLA content map (September 2026) and current UK guidance. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the General Medical Council (GMC). Follow current national and local guidance in clinical practice.