RBT Behavior Assessment Practice Questions
Behavior Assessment is 8 of the 75 scored questions on the RBT exam. It tests how you run preference assessments and your part in skill assessments and functional assessment. Practice it free, with an explanation for every answer.
85 questions across all six content areas in 90 minutes, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
Free behavior assessment drill- 42 original behavior assessment questions, every answer explained
- 8 of the 75 scored questions on the exam (11%)
- 3 tasks in the 3rd-edition outline
Why are brief preference assessments often run at the start of sessions?
Behavior Assessment on the RBT exam
Behavior Assessment is 8 of the 75 scored questions (11%), up from 6 in the 2nd edition. It has only three tasks, so each one carries weight: running preference assessments, helping with skill assessments, and taking part in functional assessment. The questions test whether you know how each procedure runs and where the RBT’s role stops: your supervisor designs the assessment and interprets the results.
- Share of the exam
- 8 of the 75 scored questions (11%) in the official content outline, across 3 tasks
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 42 behavior assessment questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
The 3 behavior assessment tasks in the 3rd edition
- B.1 Conduct preference assessments (e.g., multiple stimulus, paired stimulus, free operant).
- B.2 Participate in assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills).
- B.3 Participate in components of functional assessment procedures (e.g., descriptive assessment, functional analysis).
Sit the full exam under the real clock
85 questions across all six content areas in 90 minutes, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
Free behavior assessment drillWhat the questions look like
- Preference assessments: paired stimulus presents two items at a time; multiple stimulus with or without replacement presents an array; free operant lets the client move freely among items while you record time with each.
- Reading preference results: which item was chosen most, and what to do when a client chooses nothing or picks the same item every time.
- Skill assessments: following the assessment protocol exactly, presenting items as written, and recording responses without coaching.
- Functional assessment: indirect methods (interviews, rating scales), descriptive assessment (ABC recording in the natural setting) and functional analysis (test and control conditions set up by the supervisor). The RBT collects data and runs conditions as directed.
How to study it
- Practice describing the steps of each preference assessment out loud, then check them against your 40-hour training notes.
- Write ABC data for a short video or a scene you observe; record what happened, not why you think it happened.
- For each scenario question, ask whether the action belongs to the RBT or the supervisor before you choose.
Common questions
Do RBTs conduct functional behavior assessments?
RBTs participate in components of functional assessment, as task B.3 says: collecting descriptive ABC data, running functional analysis conditions exactly as the supervisor designed them, and recording the data. The supervisor designs the assessment, interprets the results and decides on the function and the intervention.
How many behavior assessment questions are on the RBT exam?
8 of the 75 scored questions, or 11% of the exam, under the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.).
85 questions across all six content areas in 90 minutes, with a score for behavior assessment so you know where you stand.
Free behavior assessment drillThe other RBT content areas
Sources
- BACB: RBT Handbook (updated 10/2026): examination, fees, retakes and results
- BACB: RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.): 43 tasks in 6 content areas
- BACB: Examination Information (scoring, rescheduling fees and RBT pass rates)
- BACB: RBT Ethics Code (2.0)
- BACB Newsletter, December 2023: the 2026 RBT examination and the 2nd-to-3rd edition crosswalk
- BACB: RBT certification overview
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.); they are not questions from the real exam. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). RBT® and BACB® are registered trademarks of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.