RBT Documentation and Reporting Practice Questions
Documentation and Reporting is 10 of the 75 scored questions on the RBT exam. It tests what to tell your supervisor, how soon, and how to write objective session notes. Practice it free, with an explanation for every answer.
85 questions across all six content areas in 90 minutes, with a score for documentation and reporting so you know where you stand.
Free documentation and reporting drill- 45 original documentation and reporting questions, every answer explained
- 10 of the 75 scored questions on the exam (13%)
- 4 tasks in the 3rd-edition outline
A parent tells the RBT that the client started a new medication yesterday. What should the RBT do?
Documentation and Reporting on the RBT exam
Documentation and Reporting is 10 of the 75 scored questions (13%), the same count as in the 2nd edition. The four tasks are about communication: what to tell your supervisor, how soon, and how to write down what happened in a session so that someone who was not there can rely on it.
- Share of the exam
- 10 of the 75 scored questions (13%) in the official content outline, across 4 tasks
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 45 documentation and reporting questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
The 4 documentation and reporting tasks in the 3rd edition
- E.1 Communicate concerns and suggestions from the intervention team (e.g., caregivers, teachers, service providers) with a supervisor in a timely manner.
- E.2 Seek and prioritize clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner (e.g., training needs, data irregularities, following chain of command).
- E.3 Report/document variables that might affect client progress in a timely manner (e.g., illness, medication, schedule changes).
- E.4 Communicate objectively what occurred during the session in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements.
Sit the full exam under the real clock
85 questions across all six content areas in 90 minutes, with a score for documentation and reporting so you know where you stand.
Free documentation and reporting drillWhat the questions look like
- A caregiver or teacher asks to change the program or shares a concern: you pass it to your supervisor promptly instead of changing the plan yourself.
- Unclear instructions, a new skill you have not been trained on, or data that look wrong: you ask your supervisor for direction before going on.
- A client is ill, starts a new medication, missed sleep or has a schedule change: you report and document it because it can explain changes in the data.
- Session notes: objective, specific, factual and written promptly, without opinions, labels or guesses about a client’s feelings or motives.
How to study it
- Practice rewriting subjective notes ("he was in a bad mood and acted out") as objective ones ("he cried and pushed his workbook off the table three times between 2:10 and 2:25").
- For every scenario, ask who should hear about it (your supervisor first, following the chain of command), and how soon.
- Remember the limit of the role: RBTs report and document, supervisors make clinical decisions.
Common questions
What makes a session note objective?
It describes what was seen and heard in observable, measurable terms (what happened, when, how often, what came before and after) and leaves out opinions, diagnoses, labels and guesses about thoughts or feelings. Another person reading it should be able to picture the same session.
How many documentation and reporting questions are on the RBT exam?
10 of the 75 scored questions, or 13% 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 documentation and reporting so you know where you stand.
Free documentation and reporting 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.