Kaplan Professional Licensure Prep 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A licensed social worker (LCSW) candidate must typically complete which requirement AFTER passing the licensure exam?
- An additional written thesis
- Supervised clinical hours (Correct answer)
- A background check only
- A second national exam
Correct answer: Supervised clinical hours
Most states require LCSWs to complete 2–3 years of post-degree supervised clinical experience in addition to passing the ASWB exam.
Question 2: On the bar exam, the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) covers seven subject areas. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
- Contracts
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law (Correct answer)
- Real Property
Correct answer: Administrative Law
Administrative Law is not tested on the MBE; the seven subjects are Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes the purpose of a 'grandfather clause' in professional licensing?
- It waives the exam requirement for all new applicants
- It allows practitioners already working in the field to remain licensed under old rules (Correct answer)
- It raises the educational requirement retroactively
- It grants licenses to family members of licensed professionals
Correct answer: It allows practitioners already working in the field to remain licensed under old rules
A grandfather clause exempts existing practitioners from new licensing requirements, preserving the status of those already in practice.
Question 4: For the USMLE Step 1, what is the primary focus of the exam?
- Clinical patient management skills
- Basic biomedical science foundational knowledge (Correct answer)
- Pharmacology brand-name drug recognition
- Hospital administration and billing
Correct answer: Basic biomedical science foundational knowledge
USMLE Step 1 emphasizes the basic biomedical sciences underlying medicine, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology.
Question 5: In the context of the NCLEX-RN, 'Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)' items primarily test which skill?
- Recall of anatomy terminology
- Clinical judgment and decision-making (Correct answer)
- Speed of medication calculation
- Knowledge of hospital administrative policies
Correct answer: Clinical judgment and decision-making
NGN items assess clinical judgment, requiring candidates to recognize cues, analyze information, and make sound nursing decisions.
Question 6: A Kaplan 'Predict the Answer' technique advises test-takers to do what before reading answer choices?
- Guess randomly to save time
- Formulate a likely correct answer in their own words (Correct answer)
- Read all choices simultaneously
- Skip the question and return later
Correct answer: Formulate a likely correct answer in their own words
Predicting the answer before reading the choices prevents attractive wrong answers from influencing reasoning.
Question 7: The Uniform CPA Examination is developed and scored by which organization?
- American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and NASBA (Correct answer)
- IRS and Department of Treasury
- FASB and SEC jointly
- State Boards of Accountancy independently
Correct answer: American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and NASBA
The AICPA develops and scores the CPA Exam, while NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) administers candidate eligibility and score reporting.
Kaplan Professional Licensure Prep 3
A licensed social worker (LCSW) candidate must typically complete which requirement AFTER passing the licensure exam?