Florida Bar Exam Multiple Choice Trends (2022-2025): High Tested Areas
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When I was studying for the Florida Bar Exam, the multiple-choice portion felt more confusing than it needed to be. I understood how essays were structured and how the MBE worked, but Florida multiple-choice felt harder to understand. I assumed that any Florida subject could appear in a meaningful way, and I tried to prepare accordingly.
Looking back, that assumption affected how I studied. I spread my time across too many subjects and did not prioritize certain areas that, in hindsight, deserved more focused attention. For example, I never made it to Business Entities during my multiple-choice review. Had that subject appeared as a standalone multiple-choice segment, it could have significantly impacted my overall score.
What I did not appreciate at the time was that Florida has, in practice, been fairly consistent in how it structures multiple-choice segments — a pattern that becomes visible not through released questions, but by reviewing scoring segment information reflected in examinees’ score reports. While that information is limited by design, it still provides meaningful insight into what Florida repeatedly chooses to test.
This article focuses on that information. If you’re also interested in how Florida structures the written portion of Part A, this analysis pairs with our Florida Bar Exam Essay Trends article, which examines subject patterns on the essay portion of the exam.
What the Data Shows (and How It Was Collected)
Florida multiple choice is divided into three scoring segments, commonly referred to as Segments 4, 5, and 6. After each administration, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases score reports identifying which subjects were assigned to each segment and the corresponding raw mean for that segment. These reports are provided to examinees but are not published in a centralized or searchable format.
The dataset summarized here was compiled from publicly available score reports that examinees have shared online. In reviewing those materials, I extracted the subject assignments and raw means reflected in the images that were available. The data therefore represents an aggregation of information that has already been made public by examinees themselves, rather than information obtained directly from the Board.
Because this information depends on what examinees chose to share, it is not perfectly complete. For example, Segment 6 data is missing for February 2022 because the publicly shared score report image for that administration did not include that portion of the report. Where information is unavailable, it is noted as such rather than inferred.
Even with these limitations, the dataset reflects the maximum publicly accessible information regarding how Florida has structured its multiple-choice scoring segments in recent administrations. The purpose is not to speculate or fill gaps, but to identify recurring patterns based on what Florida has actually disclosed.
The Released Scoring Segment Data (2022-2025)
Source: Compiled from publicly available Florida Bar Exam score reports shared online. Table structure and organization © 2025 Ameribrights, LLC.
This analysis is independent research and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.
Why the Raw Mean Data Is Included (and How to Read It)
For each multiple-choice scoring segment, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners reports several descriptive statistics on examinees’ score reports, including a raw mean, a raw score range, and a perfect raw score, before scaling is applied. These figures are provided for informational purposes and are not accompanied by guidance on comparative difficulty or weighting.
The raw mean is included here simply because it appears alongside the subject assignments for each scoring segment in examinees’ score reports and is part of the limited information Florida makes available. It reflects the average number of questions answered correctly within a segment, but it is not intended to be read in isolation or used to draw conclusions about subject difficulty.
What Is Always Covered: Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Judicial Administration
The Board’s website makes clear that procedural rules are a permanent feature of the Florida multiple-choice portion of Part A.Under the Florida Board of Bar Examiners’ published description of Part A, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, and Florida Rules of Judicial Administration comprise a single multiple-choice segment.
Although score reports typically label this segment as “Florida Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure,” Florida Rules of Judicial Administration are included within that segment, even when not expressly named. In other words, the absence of a separate “Judicial Administration” label on a score report does not mean the subject is excluded.
Florida has been explicit about the scope of Judicial Administration tested on multiple choice. Questions are limited to specific areas, including:
- Disqualification of trial judges
- Public access to judicial branch records
- Minimization of the filing of sensitive information
- Qualifications, restrictions, and conditions governing attorneys in their representation of clients in Florida courts
- Signature requirements for attorneys and parties on pleadings and other papers
These topics are tested as part of the procedural rules segment and should be prepared accordingly.
The released scoring data reinforces this structure. Across every administration reflected in publicly available score reports, procedural rules appear as a full multiple-choice scoring segment. No other subject — or group of subjects — shows the same level of consistency.
For examinees, the takeaway is straightforward: Florida civil procedure, criminal procedure, and judicial administration together form the most reliable and predictable component of Florida multiple choice. Even when Judicial Administration is not separately identified on score reports, it remains part of what Florida expects examinees to know.
Evidence as a Standalone Scoring Segment
When Evidence appears on Florida multiple choice, it frequently does so as a standalone scoring segment rather than being grouped with other subjects.
Evidence is not a subject that lends itself to being bundled or diluted. It operates through limits, exclusions, and protections that shape how a case is tried, not just how it is argued. That structure is reflected in the scoring data, where Evidence appears as its own segment across multiple administrations.
This pattern reinforces Evidence’s role as a core Florida multiple-choice subject.
How the Remaining Subjects Are Grouped
Outside of procedural rules and standalone Evidence segments, Florida has grouped the remaining multiple-choice subjects in several recurring ways. The released data reflects the following patterns:
- Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates, typically tested together as a combined estates segment
- Business Entities tested as a standalone subject
- Wills tested by itself
- Business Entities together with UCC Articles 3 and 9, combining corporate law with negotiable instruments and secured transactions.
These groupings reflect Florida’s approach to rotating substantive subjects while preserving procedural rules as a constant feature of the multiple-choice exam. While the specific combinations vary, the pool of subjects remains relatively consistent.
Florida’s test specifications list Trusts and Wills & Administration of Estates as subjects that may be tested on Part A multiple choice, and the Board has indicated that Trusts and UCC Articles 3 and 9 will be tested primarily by multiple choice going forward. The scoring segment data reflects how Florida has exercised that discretion in recent administrations.
Reconciling Florida’s Official Guidance with the Released Data
Florida’s published description of Part A multiple choice is broad by design. According to the Board, aside from the procedural rules segment, the remaining multiple-choice segments may be selected from a wide pool of subjects — including Family Law, Real Property, Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, and others.
Read in isolation, that description can make Florida multiple choice feel unpredictable. On paper, it appears that Florida could select any subject, in any combination, for a multiple-choice segment.
The released scoring data tells a more structured story.
While Florida’s subject list defines what may be tested, the scoring segment data reflects what Florida has actually chosen to test in recent administrations. Across the administrations reflected here, Florida has consistently selected a narrower subset of subjects for multiple-choice scoring segments, with procedural rules appearing every time and a relatively stable rotation among Evidence, Business Entities, UCC Articles 3 and 9, and Wills/Trusts.
This does not mean Florida is prohibited from testing other subjects on multiple choice. It does mean that, in practice, Florida has exercised its discretion in a relatively consistent way.
Florida Multiple Choice Is Not Entirely Unpredictable
Although Florida does not release full multiple-choice exams, the Board has released a limited set of Florida multiple-choice questions over time, typically appended to released essay examinations and compiled in official Florida Bar Exam study guides.
Those questions provide insight into how Florida writes multiple-choice questions and the level of rule application expected. Compared to the MBE, Florida multiple choice generally reflects a more direct testing style, emphasizing rule recognition and application rather than layered trick questions.
How to Use These Trends When Studying
Florida’s published guidance and the scoring segment data are not in conflict — they serve different purposes. Florida’s subject list defines the outer boundaries of what may be tested. The scoring segment data shows how Florida has actually structured multiple-choice testing in recent administrations.
Taken together, that distinction supports a more focused approach to studying.
Florida Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure — along with the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration — should remain the highest priority, as they are always tested. Evidence deserves targeted attention because it frequently appears as a standalone scoring segment. Business Entities, UCC Articles 3 and 9, and Wills and Trusts should all be prepared, even though they rotate across administrations.
Other subjects, including Family Law and Constitutional Law, should not be ignored. But the data suggests they carry a different risk profile based on how Florida has historically allocated multiple-choice segments. Study time should reflect that reality, rather than the assumption that every subject is equally likely to appear.
Not everyone has unlimited time, and not every examinee will be able to cover every subject in equal depth. The value of this data is not certainty, but clarity — helping examinees make more intentional choices about how to allocate limited study time.
Bringing It Together
The data summarized here does not eliminate uncertainty, and it was never meant to. Florida does not release full multiple-choice exams, detailed question breakdowns, or complete scoring methodologies.
But within those limits, the scoring segment data shows a clear and consistent structure: procedural rules are always tested, Evidence frequently stands alone, and the remaining substantive subjects rotate within a relatively stable pool.
That structure matters. It provides a framework for prioritization — not by guessing what Florida might test, but by understanding how Florida has actually allocated its multiple-choice scoring in recent administrations.
For examinees preparing now, Florida multiple choice does not need to feel like a guessing game. With a clearer view of how Florida has structured its scoring, preparation can be more focused, more efficient, and grounded in what Florida has done — rather than evenly spread across every theoretical possibility.
For a forward-looking view of how these multiple-choice trends fit alongside Florida’s essay testing patterns, see our Florida Bar Exam Essay Predictions Feb 2026 article — and if you come across additional publicly available score report data that would help refine this analysis, feel free to reach out through our contact page.
If you’re studying for the February Florida Bar Exam and aren’t sure how Florida multiple choice fits into your overall study plan, the Florida Bar Exam Roadmap organizes our Florida-specific articles and resources in one place.
