QBank Filters and Custom Exam Troubleshooting

Custom exams let you choose the topic, length, and question pool you want to practice. The number of questions created can be smaller than the number initially selected when filters overlap or the available pool has already been used.

If your exam contains fewer questions than expected

Review every active filter, including:

• Blueprint, organ system, task, rotation, or category
• Answered, unanswered, correct, or incorrect status
• Previously used or unused questions
• Difficulty or other advanced filters
• Any setting that excludes completed questions

The QBank can only build an exam from questions that satisfy all selected conditions. For example, choosing one topic plus unanswered-only may produce a smaller set than the total number shown for that topic.

Try a clean exam build

1. Clear all filters
2. Select one broad category
3. Choose a modest exam length
4. Create the exam
5. Add one additional filter at a time if you need a narrower set

If you want to retake questions

Change the answered/unused filter so previously seen questions are eligible. Keeping old results can be valuable for analytics, so a full account reset is usually unnecessary.

If the count still looks wrong

Contact support and include:

• A screenshot of the complete filter screen
• The number of questions requested
• The number actually created
• The email address used in the QBank
• The exam or rotation you are preparing for

Those details let us distinguish an expected filter result from a question-pool or account-access problem.

Last reviewed: August 2026