RD exam practice test
10 questions per round from the 18-question free bank, weighted toward your weaker topics and questions you have not seen recently.
Want more practice? Compare Web Pro question coverage and access plans.
1/10 · Nutrition Care for Individuals and Groups · difficulty 3/5
Which PES statement is correctly constructed?
Practice by topic
- Principles of Dietetics 21%
- Nutrition Care for Individuals and Groups 45%
- Management of Food and Nutrition Programs and Services 21%
- Foodservice Systems 13%
Free RD exam practice questions, answers explained
About these questions
18 of the free questions have their own page with the correct answer, why each other choice is wrong, and the primary source it was checked against. They are original items written against the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)'s published blueprint, not recalled exam questions.
Principles of Dietetics (21% of the RD exam)
- Which reference value should be used to assess whether an individual's usual nutrient intake is likely adequate?
- A cohort study reports a strong association between a dietary pattern and lower disease risk. What is the appropriate conclusion?
- A client says they know they should cut sodium but cannot see how to do it with their family's cooking. Which counselling approach fits best?
- Which factor most increases non-heme iron absorption when eaten at the same meal?
Nutrition Care for Individuals and Groups (45% of the RD exam)
- Which PES statement is correctly constructed?
- A malnourished patient who has eaten almost nothing for ten days is started on nutrition support. Which laboratory change signals refeeding syndrome?
- A patient with a functioning gastrointestinal tract cannot meet needs orally after a stroke. What is the appropriate nutrition support?
- Which assessment finding most directly supports a diagnosis of malnutrition rather than simple underweight?
- Which outcome belongs in the monitoring and evaluation step for the PES statement 'inadequate oral intake related to nausea as evidenced by intake at 50% of estimated needs'?
- A patient on haemodialysis has a serum potassium of 6.1 mEq/L. Which dietary change is most appropriate?
Management of Food and Nutrition Programs and Services (21% of the RD exam)
- What distinguishes a job description from a job specification?
- Meals produced fall by 12% while labour cost falls by 4%. How should this variance be interpreted?
- A department wants to reduce late tray delivery. Which action best reflects continuous quality improvement?
- A manager compares actual meal service times against the department standard and corrects deviations. Which management function is this?
Foodservice Systems (13% of the RD exam)
- In which order are the first three HACCP principles applied?
- A cycle menu produces consistent leftovers on the same day each cycle. What is the most appropriate first response?
- Which cooling method meets staged cooling requirements for a large batch of hot soup?
- Which inventory practice best reduces spoilage in a foodservice operation?