Free DHA Sports Medicine mock test
12 original exam-style questions from our Sports Medicine bank, timed at the exam’s own pace, scored against the 55% DHA pass mark. They span 6 of the 8 blueprint domains, so you will see exactly where you are weakest - free, no sign-up.
Sit 12 original exam-style questions at real exam pace
These are 12 original questions taken from our Sports Medicine bank, spread across 6 of the 8 domains of the published blueprint. You get 72 seconds per question, which is exactly the pace of the real SPM5792 exam (14 minutes for 12). At the end you will see which domains you are weakest in, and the full worked reasoning for every question.
- 12
- questions
- 14:24
- time limit
- 55%
- DHA pass mark
A short diagnostic cannot predict whether you will pass - only the real exam does that. It will show you, honestly, where you currently stand.
What the real Sports Medicine licensing exam looks like
Candidates for a Sports Medicine licence in the UAE sit a computer-based multiple-choice examination - DHA exam code SPM5792, delivered through Prometric for DHA, MOHAP and SHA, and through Pearson VUE for DOH Abu Dhabi. The DHA pass mark is 55% (DHA CBT Guideline, Sep 2026); other authorities set their own, so confirm yours before booking. The result is reported to you as pass or fail only - your score is never released.
Pass marks at a glance: DHA exam codes and pass marks for all written exams in one sourced table.
The paper is built to a published blueprint, which is why a domain-by-domain diagnostic is more useful than a raw percentage. Your questions above were drawn from across Concussion and Head and Neck Injury, Lower Limb Sports Injuries, Medical and Environmental Problems in Athletes, Sports Cardiology and Pre-participation Screening and 2 more - the same areas the real paper weights.
Before you can book the exam at all you need Dataflow primary source verification of your degree, licence and experience, which typically runs several weeks. Candidates routinely underestimate this and end up sitting the exam sooner after study than they planned. Check where you stand with our free eligibility checker or confirm whether your title even requires an exam using the Prometric exam checker.
You get three attempts in total across all UAE authorities - not three each - under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements. At roughly AED 1,030 per attempt, plus the licensing delay each failure adds to your visa and start date, the cost of going in underprepared is not really the exam fee.
What is on the Sports Medicine exam: the full blueprint
The published blueprint splits into 8 domains and 50 testable sub-topics. The diagnostic above samples across them, which is why its breakdown maps onto the structure the real paper is built from.
- Lower Limb Sports Injuries~20%8 topics
- Upper Limb and Spine Injuries~14%6 topics
- Sports Cardiology and Pre-participation Screening~12%6 topics
- Concussion and Head and Neck Injury~10%5 topics
- Exercise Physiology, Prescription and Special Populations~12%7 topics
- Medical and Environmental Problems in Athletes~10%6 topics
- Anti-Doping, Pharmacology and Sports Nutrition~10%6 topics
- Rehabilitation, Field Care and Professional Ethics~12%6 topics
- Questions
- 150 multiple-choice (DHA SPM5792)
- Duration
- 3 hours, including registration
- DHA pass mark
- 55% - reported as pass or fail only
Figures for the DHA exam, from the DHA CBT Guideline, Sep 2026. DOH, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB set their own length, timing and pass mark. See the DHA exam guide and pass marks for every DHA exam.
A worked Sports Medicine exam question
Every question in the diagnostic and in the paid bank is written to this standard: a clinical stem, four plausible options and the reasoning for the answer, with its source.
Concussion and Head and Neck Injury
A rugby player is briefly dazed after a tackle and now reports headache, but feels fine 10 minutes later. What is the correct decision?
- AReturn if symptoms settle within 15 minutes
- BRemove from play; no return that dayCorrect
- CReturn after a sideline balance test
- DReturn after oral analgesia
Why: Any athlete with suspected concussion should be removed and not return to play on the same day. Rapid symptom resolution does not exclude concussion, and same-day return risks further injury.
Source: Patricios JS, et al. Amsterdam Consensus on Concussion in Sport, Br J Sports Med 2023
Sports Medicine sample questions with answers
4 more original exam-style Sports Medicine questions, worked in full. They are not real or recalled exam questions, and none of them is in the diagnostic above, so sit that first if you have not.
Question 1 · Anti-Doping, Pharmacology and Sports Nutrition
An endurance athlete in heavy training asks about daily protein needs. What range is generally recommended?
- A0.4-0.6 g/kg/day
- B1.2-2.0 g/kg/day
- C3.5-4.5 g/kg/day
- D5.0-6.0 g/kg/day
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day
Joint ACSM, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietitians of Canada guidance recommends 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day for athletes to support adaptation and repair. The lowest range is below the general adult requirement of about 0.8 g/kg.
Reference: Thomas DT, et al. ACSM/AND/DC Position Statement: Nutrition and Athletic Performance 2016
Question 2 · Concussion and Head and Neck Injury
An adolescent has symptoms 5 weeks after a concussion, which worsen on exertion. Which test is used to set an individual sub-symptom-threshold aerobic exercise programme?
- ABuffalo Concussion Treadmill Test
- BWingate anaerobic power cycle test
- CBalke treadmill protocol
- DSix-minute walk test
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test
The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test finds the heart rate at which symptoms worsen; exercise is then prescribed just below that threshold. The Wingate test measures anaerobic power and has no role here.
Reference: Leddy JJ, et al. JAMA Pediatrics 2019
Question 3 · Exercise Physiology, Prescription and Special Populations
A 20-year-old with type 1 diabetes on insulin checks his glucose before football training: 4.6 mmol/L. What is the most appropriate advice?
- ATake 10-20 g carbohydrate, start above 5 mmol/L
- BTrain now as planned and check glucose afterwards
- CInject an extra 2 units of rapid-acting insulin first
- DCancel exercise for the next 24 hours
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Take 10-20 g carbohydrate, start above 5 mmol/L
With pre-exercise glucose below 5.0 mmol/L, consensus advises 10-20 g of glucose and delaying exercise until glucose rises above 5.0 mmol/L. Extra insulin would raise the risk of hypoglycaemia during exercise.
Reference: Riddell MC, et al. Exercise Management in Type 1 Diabetes, Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2017
Question 4 · Exercise Physiology, Prescription and Special Populations
Using the Karvonen formula, what is the 60% target heart rate for an athlete with a maximum heart rate of 180 per minute and a resting heart rate of 60 per minute?
- A108 per minute
- B120 per minute
- C132 per minute
- D144 per minute
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 132 per minute
Karvonen: target = (HRmax - HRrest) x intensity + HRrest = (180 - 60) x 0.6 + 60 = 132. The value 108 is 60% of maximum heart rate, which ignores heart rate reserve.
Reference: ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th ed.
How to use this diagnostic properly
- 1Sit it cold, once. Do not look anything up. A diagnostic you help yourself through tells you nothing. The number you get is only useful if it is honest.
- 2Read every rationale - especially the ones you got right. Getting a question right by elimination is not the same as knowing it. The worked reasoning is free above, whether or not you buy anything.
- 3Work weakest domain first. The breakdown orders your domains worst-first for exactly this reason. Studying what you are already good at feels productive and moves nothing.
- 4Re-sit under full exam conditions later. The real paper is far longer than this and stamina matters. Full-length timed papers are what the paid bank is for.