How we write our practice questions
Where our exam-prep questions come from, what we will not use, and how to tell us when we have something wrong.
Last reviewed September 2026
Original questions, written to published blueprints
Every question in our banks, mock tests and worked examples is original. Each bank starts from the exam blueprint for that profession: the content areas the health authorities and testing bodies publish, and the weight each area carries. Questions are then written for every domain in proportion to that weighting, as single-best-answer items with four options, the format the computer-based exams use.
The blueprint for each profession is shown on its question bank page, so you can see exactly which areas the questions cover.
No recalled or leaked exam items, and why
We do not use, buy or sell questions remembered from a real sitting, leaked papers or so-called past papers. Candidates agree to the testing bodies' confidentiality rules before they sit a Prometric or Pearson VUE exam, and sharing or using live exam content breaks those rules. It can lead to results being cancelled and to a ban from future attempts, which for a licensing exam can end a move abroad.
Recalled items are also poor study material. They are written down from memory after a stressful exam, often with the wrong answer attached, and they go out of date as guidelines change. When a site promises “real” or “actual” exam questions, treat it as a warning sign.
How rationales and references are produced
Each question is written together with its rationale. The rationale explains why the keyed answer is the best one and why each of the other options is not, so a question you get right by elimination still teaches you something. Each question also carries a reference to the clinical guideline or standard textbook the answer rests on, for example a named society guideline with its year, or a textbook with its edition.
The worked questions shown on our pages are checked before they are published: exactly four distinct options, one keyed answer, a rationale and a reference present, and a stem that stands on its own without an image. They are kept separate from the 25 questions in each free mock test, so reading them does not spoil the diagnostic.
How pass marks were sourced
The DHA pass marks and exam codes on our pages are taken from the exam specification slides in the DHA CBT Guideline, May 2026, published on the Sheryan portal. Where no figure is printed for an exam we say the pass mark varies, rather than repeating the flat 60% often quoted online. The free mock tests are scored against the same DHA figure.
Other authorities set their own pass marks, and SCFHS uses scaled scores rather than a percentage, so always confirm the figure for your own authority before booking. The full list is in our DHA pass mark table.
How to report an error
If you think a question, answer, rationale or pass mark is wrong, email support@neelim.com with the page address, the question text and what you believe is correct, with a source if you have one. We check every report and correct the page and the bank when a question is wrong.
Neelim is independent of Prometric, Pearson VUE and every health authority. Our material is a study aid and cannot guarantee a result.