Which items contribute to the total ARE score?

• A. Items that are not pretest items.
• B. All items, including pretest items.
• C. Only the pretest items.
• D. No items contribute; scores are assigned randomly.

Answer: (A)

Non-pretest items contribute to the total ARE score. In many ARE exams, some questions are pretest (experimental) items used to evaluate their performance for future use. They’re included to gather data but are not counted toward your final score. Only the non-pretest items are scored, so your score reflects those items, not the experimental ones. This setup prevents untested questions from affecting your result and ensures the scoring remains consistent.