How is the Clinical Problem Solving paper scored?

There are 88 items in the CPS paper. Around half of the items are Extended Matching Questions (EMQ) and the other half are Single Best Answers (SBA), including a few Multiple Best Answers (MBA).

EMQs can cover more than one clinical topic and refer to multiple clinical scenarios that are linked to the same set of response options.

For each item in the CPS test, 1 mark is awarded for choosing the correct response. For each MBA item, multiple marks are awarded for each correct response you select (up to a maximum of 3 marks). There is no negative marking.