Baseline diagnostic
This closed-book baseline samples issue-to-rule recognition across all nine curriculum subjects and produces a subject profile for the study planner. The 45 questions are drawn evenly across the curriculum, not weighted toward any one subject, so a low score in one area reflects that subject rather than the mix of the set. Results are saved on this device and broken down by subject, so you can see exactly where to spend the next study block instead of guessing from a single overall score. Retake it later in your preparation to see the same subject breakdown move, rather than relying on a feeling of readiness.
Measure issue-to-rule recognition before building your schedule.
This diagnostic samples five major frameworks in each of nine subjects. It is not a scaled score or a substitute for official questions. Its job is to expose where the legal structure is unavailable or confused.
- Allow about 55 minutes.
- Use no notes or outlines.
- Choose every answer; no penalty for guessing.
- Use the subject profile, not the total, as your study-plan input.
Why structure, not speed
A baseline should expose what is missing, not flatter you.
Most self-assessments measure speed or a raw percentage on questions you have not studied yet. This diagnostic asks a narrower question: for each of the nine foundational subjects, can you retrieve the controlling rule and its elements from memory before you ever see answer choices? A candidate who recognizes the correct choice after seeing it, but cannot state the rule cold, has a different problem than a candidate with no exposure at all, and needs a different first week.
Answer choices teach recognition, which is the weakest form of retrieval. Working from a blank prompt is the same demand the actual exam makes.
Guess every itemAn intentionally skipped item and a genuine knowledge gap look identical in a subject profile unless every item is attempted.
The output is a per-subject structure map, not a predicted score. Two candidates with the same total can need opposite study plans.
Feeds the planner directlySubjects flagged unstable here become the priority inputs for the study schedule calculator, so the diagnostic is a starting input, not a one-time score.
| Pattern | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Even, moderate misses across subjects | Broad foundation-building week, no single subject in crisis |
| One or two subjects far below the rest | Front-load those subjects in the study schedule |
| High score, low confidence | Recognition may be ahead of production; use the workbook to test writing the rule cold |
| Many skipped items | Retake later attempting every item; a skip and a real gap read identically otherwise |