Prep-ARE · PcM Mock Exam 1Practice Session

Note: This is a Prep-ARE draft practice exam -- not an official NCARB product. Questions are for study purposes only. We strongly recommend also completing the official NCARB ARE 5.0 Demonstration Exam to familiarize yourself with the real testing environment and official content before your exam appointment.

Practice Management

Mock Exam 1

Welcome to the Prep-ARE PcM Mock Exam 1. This exam includes 65 practice items covering Practice Management content areas including business operations, risk management, project delivery methods, and legal and regulatory requirements.

This practice exam is designed to simulate the experience of the real ARE 5.0 exam environment. The exam interface, tools, and timing are modeled after the actual testing experience you will encounter at the testing center.

Before this practice exam begins, you will see the ARE Candidate Agreement screen and the Testing Reminders screen, both of which mirror what appears before a scored ARE 5.0 divisional exam. You are advised to read those screens carefully.

Click the "Next" button to continue.

Prep-ARE · PcM Mock Exam 1Practice Session

Time Remaining

3:00

Before you can begin your real exam, you will be required to reaffirm your understanding and acceptance of the ARE Candidate Agreement. For this Practice Exam, please note that the terms of the agreement do not fully apply, leaving you free to discuss and disclose Practice Exam content with others as you prepare for your exam.

Summary of ARE Candidate Agreement

Amended February 2024

You must reaffirm your understanding and acceptance of the ARE Candidate Agreement within the allotted three minutes to test today. Below is a summary of key aspects of the Agreement, which you accepted when you scheduled this exam appointment.

I AGREE that I will always conduct myself appropriately and civilly throughout my test administration, I will follow instructions given by test administrators and staff, and I will act in an honest and reasonable manner.
I UNDERSTAND that all content of the ARE is confidential, the property of NCARB, and protected by US copyright laws.
I AGREE that I will not copy or attempt to reproduce ARE content for my own later use.
I AGREE that I will not disclose to anyone by any means – electronic, written, graphic, or verbal – the substance or details of any ARE content, including but not limited to questions, exhibits, resources, graphics, and/or alleged answers.
I UNDERSTAND that disciplinary action for violation of the ARE Candidate Agreement and/or the ARE Policies and Regulations may include, without limitation, suspension of my ARE test-taking privileges, cancellation of my ARE scores, a public reprimand, ethics education, and/or my potential inability to obtain future NCARB Certification or to become registered as an architect.

I REAFFIRM

Prep-ARE · PcM Mock Exam 1Practice Session

Time Remaining

2:00

Testing Reminders

If an error message appears on the screen, do not delete the message.
If you are taking an in-person exam, please raise your hand and notify the test center administrator if you receive an error, experience a problem with your computer, or need assistance for any other reason.
If you are taking an online-proctored exam, please use the onscreen tool to message your online proctor if you receive an error, experience a problem with your computer or the exam delivery, or need assistance for any other reason.

Click the "Next" button to start your exam.

Prep-ARE · PcM Mock Exam 1Practice Session

Time Remaining

2:40:00

Select Review All to return to your first unlocked question. You will be shown all Completed, Incomplete, and Unseen questions on your exam.
Select Review All Unanswered to return to your first Incomplete or Unseen question. You will be shown all Incomplete and Unseen questions on your exam.
Select Review Marked to return to your first Marked question. You will be shown all unlocked questions that are Marked on your exam.
Before you take a break, it is recommended that you complete any previously viewed questions. All questions listed below as Completed or Incomplete will be Locked when you return from your break. Once locked, you will not be able to view or edit them.
If you would like to review only your Incomplete questions on this screen by clicking the box to the left of each question number, then click Review Marked.

To end this exam, click End Exam in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.

Discrete Items(55 Questions)

Case Study 1 Items(5 Questions)

Case Study 2 Items(5 Questions)

Select Return to Exam to return to your first unlocked question. You will be shown all Completed, Incomplete, and Unseen questions.
Select Review All Unanswered to return to your first Incomplete or Unseen question.
Select Review Marked to return to your first Marked question.
Before you take a break, it is recommended that you complete any previously viewed questions.
Click any question number below to jump directly to that question.

To end this exam, click End Exam in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.

Break Time

Your exam clock is paused. You have up to 30 minutes of allowed break time. The break timer will count down below.

30:00

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Important — Real Exam Notice:
On the actual NCARB ARE exam, any questions you have already viewed will be locked when you return from a break. You will not be able to revisit or change your answers to those questions. Only questions you have not yet seen will remain accessible after the break.

This restriction does not apply in Prep-ARE practice mode — you may continue from any question after your break.