- Official section
- Illinois broker state portion
- Broker weight
- 40 scored-equivalent questions with a 75% official raw standard
- Expected scored items
- Exact simulation counts are 4 Licensing Requirements, 16 Illinois Real Estate License Act, 10 Additional Illinois Laws and Regulations, and 10 Disclosures
Illinois state simulation guide
Simulate the exact 4, 16, 10, 10 state blueprint
A state simulation should feel mixed. A sponsorship question can be followed by a radon form, a transfer-tax fact, a Human Rights Act scenario, and an escrow dispute. That switching is part of readiness. Keep the source hidden during the test, preserve the 90-minute clock, and wait until all 40 answers are locked before opening explanations.
Last updated: August 1, 2026
40-question Illinois simulation
Run the state blueprint under one clock
This original practice form uses the exact current scored blueprint: 4 Licensing Requirements, 16 Illinois Real Estate License Act, 10 Additional Illinois Laws and Regulations, and 10 Disclosures questions. It is not a PSI form, and its result cannot guarantee an official outcome.
- 40 original questions, 90 minutes.
- Explanations stay hidden until you submit or time expires.
- You may move backward, leave an item blank, or flag it for review.
- Use no notes if you want the result to reflect current recall.
What skill does this practice set measure?
Short answer: Build the simulation from the current 4, 16, 10, 10 allocation. Use original source-mapped scenarios and hide feedback. Work closed-book for 90 uninterrupted minutes, make a provisional first-pass choice, flag genuine uncertainty, and reserve 10 to 15 minutes for review. Thirty of 40 is the official raw line, while 34 on multiple fresh forms is a readiness gate. Keep area counts visible and repair uncertainty through fresh transfer questions. Because official experimental items are unidentified, answer every visible item as if it counts.
This guide follows the Illinois broker outline effective June 24, 2026, not the managing-broker outline. The 40-item design models scored blueprint counts and cannot predict a specific PSI form or identify experimental questions. The official passing standard is 30 of 40 scored points. Suggested 34-point and area-floor targets are preparation benchmarks only. Primary sources were checked through August 1, 2026.
Ready to work the set?
These questions are original study items aligned to the published outline. They are not copied, recalled, or predicted PSI questions.
1. What is the exact current allocation for a 40-question Illinois broker state simulation?
- 4 Licensing, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Laws, and 10 Disclosures
- 10 questions in each of four areas
- 16 Licensing, 4 License Act, 10 Laws, and 10 Disclosures
- 40 License Act questions
Show answer and explanation
Answer: 4 Licensing, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Laws, and 10 Disclosures
Those counts exactly express the current 10%, 40%, 25%, and 25% state blueprint on 40 scored questions.
2. What is the current official raw passing line for Illinois?
- 30 of 40
- 28 of 40
- 34 of 40
- 40 of 40
Show answer and explanation
Answer: 30 of 40
Illinois requires 75% raw, which is 30 scored points. Thirty-four is the suggested higher practice gate, not the official standard.
3. How long should the full state simulation run?
- 90 minutes
- 35 minutes
- 150 minutes
- No timer
Show answer and explanation
Answer: 90 minutes
The current PSI booklet allocates 90 minutes to the Illinois state portion, averaging 135 seconds per scored question.
4. A candidate scores 35 of 40 but gets 5 of 10 in Disclosures. What is the strongest study conclusion?
- The total is strong, but the disclosure area needs repair and fresh resampling
- The candidate should ignore Disclosures because the total exceeds 30
- The result guarantees an official pass
- The blueprint should remove disclosure questions
Show answer and explanation
Answer: The total is strong, but the disclosure area needs repair and fresh resampling
Area floors keep a strong total from masking concentrated risk. Five of 10 falls well below the suggested eight-point readiness floor.
5. How should possible experimental questions be handled on the official exam?
- Answer every visible item as if it is scored
- Skip any question that feels unfamiliar
- Assume the last five items are experimental
- Ask the proctor to identify them
Show answer and explanation
Answer: Answer every visible item as if it is scored
Experimental questions are unidentified, so candidates cannot reliably separate them from scored items.
Which answer habits should you watch for?
- Trap
- A 40-question simulation may use any topic mix if the total is correct.
- Correction
- Use exactly 4 Licensing, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Laws, and 10 Disclosures questions.
- Trap
- Thirty correct on practice proves the official exam will be passed.
- Correction
- Thirty is the official raw line, but practice should build a repeatable margin on fresh forms.
- Trap
- The License Act area means 16 agency questions.
- Correction
- The area includes sponsorship, agreements, advertising, teams, compensation, money, documents, discipline, and other named topics.
- Trap
- Managing-broker-only material should fill gaps in a broker simulation.
- Correction
- Use the broker outline as the boundary and include management duties only where the broker outline makes them relevant.
- Trap
- Immediate explanations improve a timed simulation.
- Correction
- Feedback changes later performance. Lock all 40 answers before review.
- Trap
- Every question deserves exactly 135 seconds.
- Correction
- Use flexible pacing, secure quick points, flag time-heavy items, and preserve review time.
- Trap
- Leave difficult questions unanswered for the second pass.
- Correction
- Make a provisional answer before flagging so time expiration does not guarantee a miss.
- Trap
- The total score can hide a failed disclosure area.
- Correction
- Use the 3, 13, 8, 8 practice floors alongside the 34-point total gate.
- Trap
- Only incorrect answers need review.
- Correction
- Review flags, guesses, low-confidence corrects, and unsupported answer changes too.
- Trap
- Repeating one form measures continued improvement.
- Correction
- Use fresh equivalent forms to reduce memory for wording and option positions.
- Trap
- An experimental item can be identified because it feels unfamiliar.
- Correction
- Experimental items are unidentified. Answer every visible question as if it counts.
- Trap
- A strong practice result guarantees the official outcome.
- Correction
- Simulation provides evidence, not certainty, and must be combined with current knowledge, timing, and test-day execution.
How should you reason through a difficult item?
Licensing sample: authority after sponsorship ends
Scenario: An Illinois broker's sponsorship ends Monday. The broker plans to continue showings Tuesday while a new sponsor processes paperwork.
- The broker's license status and sponsorship determine authority to perform licensed activity.
- There is no automatic practice grace period merely because a new affiliation is expected.
- The broker must obtain lawful sponsorship and active authority before resuming licensed work.
Answer: The broker should stop licensed activity until proper sponsorship and active status are established.
License Act sample: buyer agreement timing
Scenario: A sponsored broker performs an initial licensed activity intended to help a buyer purchase property and plans to wait until after the offer is submitted to obtain the written agreement.
- Current Illinois law requires brokerage agreements to be written.
- The buyer or tenant agreement is due before licensed activities intended to assist with a purchase or lease, or as soon as reasonably practical after those activities are performed.
- Waiting until after an offer is submitted is not a prompt response to the initial activity on these facts.
Answer: Obtain the written brokerage agreement as soon as reasonably practical now, not after submitting the offer.
License Act sample: disputed earnest money
Scenario: Buyer and seller give conflicting written demands for earnest money. The sponsoring broker believes the seller's breach argument is stronger.
- The broker knows disbursement is contested.
- Escrow custody does not authorize adjudication of the parties' contract claims.
- The funds remain protected until all-party written authority, court process, or another lawful route applies.
Answer: Hold the funds pending a lawful resolution path.
Additional Laws sample: voucher refusal
Scenario: An Illinois landlord rejects all Housing Choice Voucher applicants before reviewing any neutral screening criteria.
- Lawful source of income is protected under the Illinois Human Rights Act.
- A blanket category rejection differs from reasonable, lawful, consistently applied screening.
- Administrative program steps do not create a general exemption.
Answer: The blanket source-of-income exclusion is improper. Give the applicant a fair opportunity under lawful consistent criteria.
Disclosure sample: report sent before signing
Scenario: The seller emails a completed residential property report at noon. The buyer signs at 12:10 p.m., and the report arrives at 12:20 p.m.
- The covered report must reach the prospective buyer before contract signing.
- Delivery is effective on receipt, not transmission.
- The report was therefore late, even though the seller pressed send earlier.
Answer: Treat delivery as late and apply the precise statutory remedy conditions from the receipt event.
Disclosure sample: four packages on one house
Scenario: A 1970 Illinois home has a current elevated-radon report, a buried fuel tank, and a mine-subsidence insurance claim paid to the seller.
- Pre-1978 target housing raises the federal lead disclosure process.
- Illinois radon materials and known records form a separate package.
- The mine paid claim and tank awareness raise additional disclosure and records lanes.
Answer: Stack the applicable general and hazard-specific disclosures instead of choosing one form to replace the others.
The STATE simulation protocol
- Structure: Build exactly 4 Licensing, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Laws, and 10 Disclosures items, all original and source-mapped.
- Test conditions: Shuffle the 40, hide feedback, work closed-book for 90 uninterrupted minutes, and answer every item provisionally before flagging.
- Area and total scores: Report correct out of 40 and raw counts in all four categories, plus time, confidence, guesses, and changes.
- Trace errors: Review every miss and uncertainty through its actor, trigger, rule, deadline, exception, distractor, primary source, and error cause.
- Alternate repair: Relearn weak boundaries, answer focused fresh questions, and use a new equivalent 4-16-10-10 form rather than repeating the same test.
- Evidence gate: Seek at least 34 of 40 twice with the 3, 13, 8, 8 area floors, controlled timing, and explained guesses before concluding that state preparation is strong.
- Area
- Licensing Requirements
- Exact count
- 4 questions
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 9 minutes equivalent; target at least 3 correct
- Area
- Illinois Real Estate License Act
- Exact count
- 16 questions
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 36 minutes equivalent; target at least 13 correct
- Area
- Additional Illinois Laws and Regulations
- Exact count
- 10 questions
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 22.5 minutes equivalent; target at least 8 correct
- Area
- Disclosures
- Exact count
- 10 questions
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 22.5 minutes equivalent; target at least 8 correct
- Area
- Total official line
- Exact count
- 30 of 40
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 75% raw passing standard
- Area
- Suggested practice gate
- Exact count
- 34 of 40
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- 85% on at least two fresh forms
- Area
- First pass
- Exact count
- All 40 answered
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- Aim to finish initial work in 75 to 80 minutes
- Area
- Review reserve
- Exact count
- Flagged items
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- Use remaining 10 to 15 minutes with a specific issue
- Area
- Experimental items
- Exact count
- Possible and unidentified on official test
- Time-equivalent share and readiness floor
- Answer every visible item as if scored
Which outline areas does this set sample?
- Topic
- Matching state format and scoring
- What to know
- 40 scored questions, 90 minutes, 75 percent, 30 correct, separate portion, national result, experimental item, unidentified, raw score, pass, fail, score report, retake, and current booklet
- Best exam move
- Simulate Illinois independently under the full clock and keep the official line distinct from the higher practice target.
- Topic
- Allocating Licensing Requirements
- What to know
- 4 questions, 10 percent, license types, qualifications, 75-hour education, examination, sponsorship, active status, inactive status, renewal, restoration, exemptions, and authorized activity
- Best exam move
- Use four direct but scenario-based broker-outline items and avoid surrendering this small, learnable area.
- Topic
- Allocating the License Act
- What to know
- 16 questions, 40 percent, purpose, licensed activity, unlicensed activity, sponsorship, DMB, agency, brokerage agreement, purchase agreement, lease, advertising, team, compensation, CMA, BPO, money, document, interference, discipline, and unprofessional conduct
- Best exam move
- Give the largest area broad internal coverage rather than writing 16 variations of one agency rule.
- Topic
- Allocating Additional Illinois Laws
- What to know
- 10 questions, 25 percent, ownership, homestead, tenancy by entirety, land trust, title, legal description, Plat Act, property tax, transfer tax, Human Rights Act, fair housing advertising, assistance animal, landlord tenant, commercial broker lien, and named state law
- Best exam move
- Map each question to a law or framework the broker outline actually names.
- Topic
- Allocating Illinois Disclosures
- What to know
- 10 questions, 25 percent, agency disclosure, no-agency notice, dual consent, contemporaneous offers, licensee interest, compensation source, residential seller report, material defect, radon, lead, mine subsidence, underground tank, landlord flooding, recipient, and timing
- Best exam move
- Vary the disclosure actor, property, document, knowledge standard, delivery event, and consequence.
- Topic
- Writing representative Licensing items
- What to know
- Broker, managing broker, residential leasing agent, sponsoring broker, qualification, education completion, attorney path, endorsement, examination, license status, sponsorship change, renewal, exempt activity, compensation, and unauthorized practice
- Best exam move
- Test the person's route and activity rather than asking four isolated definition recitations.
- Topic
- Writing representative License Act items
- What to know
- Client, customer, designated agency, dual agency, no agency, written agreement timing, minimum services, advertising identity, team name, compensation amendment, special account, next business day, reconciliation, document copy, interference, discipline, and sponsor consequence
- Best exam move
- Use current rule details and effective dates, especially where older course notes may be stale.
- Topic
- Writing representative Additional Laws items
- What to know
- Protected class, source of income, steering, blockbusting, accommodation, modification, support dog fee, actual damage, homestead, ownership, conveyance, tax unit, landlord duty, Plat Act, and transfer rule
- Best exam move
- Pair the legal subject with a real estate action and reject broad statements that ignore a statutory qualifier.
- Topic
- Writing representative Disclosure items
- What to know
- Actual knowledge, no special inquiry, receipt before signing, written supplement, five business days, broker latent fact, pre-1978 target housing, radon before obligation, mine paid claim, tank awareness, flood zone, 10-year lower-level history, and separate packages
- Best exam move
- Require candidates to route the correct form and timeline rather than recognize only the hazard name.
- Topic
- Mixing and shuffling
- What to know
- Random order, no area heading, no predictable answer letter, no repeated template, varied scenario length, direct item, application item, document item, timing item, exception item, calculation, current source, Form A, Form B, and equivalent coverage
- Best exam move
- Hide the category while preserving an auditable blueprint map outside the test view.
- Topic
- Running the 90-minute clock
- What to know
- 135 seconds average, first pass, 75 to 80 minutes, review reserve, 10 to 15 minutes, quick item, long item, flag, provisional answer, no pause, unanswered item, warning time, and submission
- Best exam move
- Secure clear answers on first pass and return to flagged items with a defined issue and remaining budget.
- Topic
- Scoring total and areas
- What to know
- Correct out of 40, official 30, practice 34, Licensing out of 4, License Act out of 16, Additional Laws out of 10, Disclosures out of 10, percentage, denominator, time, unanswered, guess, confidence, and answer change
- Best exam move
- Display raw area counts beside the total so a strong License Act score does not hide disclosure risk.
- Topic
- Applying readiness floors
- What to know
- 34 of 40, two fresh forms, Licensing 3 of 4, License Act 13 of 16, Additional Laws 8 of 10, Disclosures 8 of 10, within time, no blind-guess cluster, explained flags, stable result, practice benchmark, and no guarantee
- Best exam move
- Require the total, every area floor, timing, and understanding before treating the simulation as green evidence.
- Topic
- Reviewing every uncertain item
- What to know
- Miss, flag, guess, low-confidence correct, high-confidence miss, area, distinction, trigger, actor, rule, exception, deadline, source, distractor, error cause, changed fact, and fresh transfer
- Best exam move
- Review uncertainty, not only wrong letters, and make every correction survive a new scenario.
- Topic
- Building alternate forms
- What to know
- Form A, Form B, same 4-16-10-10 counts, different subtopics, changed roles, changed numbers, equivalent difficulty, no copied scenario, current source date, question version, answer-key audit, and trend
- Best exam move
- Use fresh forms to separate real improvement from memory for prior wording and option positions.
What should you sort out before you begin?
- Terms
- Official passing line vs. practice readiness gate
- Difference
- Thirty of 40 is the current official raw passing line. Thirty-four of 40 on repeated fresh simulations is a suggested preparation margin, not another official standard.
- Question cue
- Administrative result versus study evidence.
- Terms
- Scored blueprint vs. visible item count
- Difference
- The blueprint allocates 40 scored questions. An official form may also contain unidentified experimental items that do not affect the score.
- Question cue
- Treat every visible item as if it counts.
- Terms
- Broker outline vs. managing-broker outline
- Difference
- The broker outline defines this simulation. A related management duty belongs only when the broker outline includes the relationship or rule, not merely because it appears elsewhere in the Act.
- Question cue
- Which examination are you preparing for?
- Terms
- Total score vs. area floor
- Difference
- The total measures all 40. Area floors check whether one category is being masked by strength elsewhere.
- Question cue
- Overall margin and balanced competence.
- Terms
- Direct rule item vs. scenario item
- Difference
- A direct item asks for a definition, number, or requirement. A scenario item requires classification of facts before applying the same rule.
- Question cue
- Recall alone or recall plus application?
- Terms
- Primary source vs. test explanation
- Difference
- A primary source controls the current rule. A practice explanation teaches how that rule applies to the item's facts and must remain traceable to the source.
- Question cue
- Authority versus instruction.
- Terms
- Flagged answer vs. unanswered item
- Difference
- A flagged answer preserves a provisional choice for review. An unanswered item has no chance of credit if time expires.
- Question cue
- Choose, flag, and move.
- Terms
- Knowledge miss vs. source miss
- Difference
- A knowledge miss means the current rule was not recalled. A source miss means the candidate learned an outdated, generic, or wrong-jurisdiction rule.
- Question cue
- Did you forget the rule or learn the wrong one?
- Terms
- Fresh simulation vs. repeated simulation
- Difference
- A fresh form measures transfer to new facts. A repeated form includes memory for wording, numbers, and answer locations.
- Question cue
- Applied knowledge or item memory?
- Terms
- Simulation result vs. pass guarantee
- Difference
- A strong simulation result is evidence from one practice form under one set of conditions. It cannot guarantee an official result on different questions and test-day conditions.
- Question cue
- Evidence, not certainty.
How should you review your results?
- Session
- 1. Build the source map
- Focus
- Current PSI outline, four state areas, broker boundary, statutes, Part 1450, IDFPR, IDHR, official forms, federal lead rule, source date, and amendment
- Proof you are ready
- Map every subtopic to a current primary source before writing or selecting questions.
- Session
- 2. Build Form A
- Focus
- 4 Licensing, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Laws, 10 Disclosures, original scenarios, direct items, application items, timing, exceptions, one best answer, and answer-key audit
- Proof you are ready
- Verify all 40 items for outline mapping, source, difficulty, option equality, and no duplicated rule pattern.
- Session
- 3. Run 90 minutes
- Focus
- Closed-book, no pause, mixed order, first pass, provisional answer, flag, 75 to 80 minutes, review reserve, confidence, and final submission
- Proof you are ready
- Complete Form A in one sitting and preserve the untouched answer and timing record.
- Session
- 4. Score and repair
- Focus
- Total out of 40, four area counts, time, miss, flag, guess, fragile correct, trigger, rule, deadline, exception, distractor, primary source, and error cause
- Proof you are ready
- Complete a full review log and score at least 90% on fresh focused repair sets.
- Session
- 5. Build and run Form B
- Focus
- Same 4-16-10-10 blueprint, new subtopics, changed roles, new facts, equivalent difficulty, source check, no repeated questions, same 90-minute conditions, and trend
- Proof you are ready
- Compare Form A and B by total, area floors, timing, confidence calibration, and repeated error categories.
- Session
- 6. Make the exam decision
- Focus
- 30 official line, 34 practice gate, 3-13-8-8 floors, two fresh forms, pace, guesses, source currency, readiness, targeted repair, retake rule, booking, and no guarantee
- Proof you are ready
- Write the decision and cite the exact performance evidence supporting the next action.
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Questions students ask about 40-Question Illinois Real Estate State Exam Simulation: 2026
How many scored questions are on the Illinois state portion?
The current PSI broker outline lists 40 scored Illinois questions. PSI may also include unidentified experimental questions that do not affect the score. A practice simulation should use 40 original scored-equivalent items without claiming to reproduce an official form.
How is the 40-question Illinois exam divided?
Use 4 Licensing Requirements, 16 License Act, 10 Additional Illinois Laws and Regulations, and 10 Disclosures questions. These counts express the current 10%, 40%, 25%, and 25% scored weights.
What score is needed to pass the Illinois state portion?
The current raw passing standard is 75%, which corresponds to 30 of 40 scored questions. Passing national cannot offset an Illinois failure because the portions are scored separately. For practice, target at least 34 of 40 on more than one fresh representative simulation to create a reasonable margin.
How much time is allowed for the Illinois state portion?
The current booklet allows 90 minutes for the 40 scored-question Illinois portion. That averages 135 seconds per scored question. A simulation should use one uninterrupted 90-minute clock, a two-pass strategy, and a review reserve rather than forcing exactly 135 seconds on every item.
What area appears most on the Illinois real estate exam?
The Illinois Real Estate License Act area is largest at 40%, or 16 of 40 scored questions. It includes more than the Act's title. The current outline covers licensing conduct, sponsorship, agency, brokerage agreements, advertising, teams, compensation, money, documents, discipline, and other rules within that allocation.
What should be included in the 10 Additional Illinois Laws questions?
Use subjects named by the broker outline, including Illinois ownership and title, legal descriptions and the Plat Act, taxes, the Human Rights Act, assistance animals, landlord-tenant law, and transfer rules. Avoid unrelated managing-broker material.
What should be included in the 10 Illinois Disclosures questions?
Include agency and no-agency notices, licensee-interest and compensation disclosures, residential property condition, and named environmental topics such as radon, lead, mine subsidence, underground tanks, and landlord flooding. Test actor, property, recipient, knowledge, and timing.
Should a practice simulation show explanations after every answer?
Not during timed mode. Immediate feedback changes pacing and reveals whether a line of reasoning was correct before later questions. Finish all 40, lock the result, and then review every miss, flag, guess, and low-confidence correct response with full explanations and primary sources.
What practice score shows Illinois state readiness?
A useful gate is 34 of 40 or better on at least two fresh timed forms, with suggested area floors of 3 of 4 Licensing, 13 of 16 License Act, 8 of 10 Additional Laws, and 8 of 10 Disclosures. Also require controlled pacing and explained guesses. This is a study benchmark, not an official guarantee.
Are these official PSI Illinois state questions?
No. All samples and simulation-design recommendations are original and mapped to the public outline effective June 24, 2026. They are not copied, reconstructed, or recalled live items. The PSI booklet, Illinois statutes and rules, and cited federal sources were checked through August 1, 2026.
Primary sources
- PSI Illinois Candidate Information Booklet dated June 24, 2026
- IDFPR Division of Real Estate licensing resources
- 225 ILCS 454, current Illinois Real Estate License Act
- 68 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1450, current Illinois real estate rules
- Illinois General Assembly Property chapter index
- 775 ILCS 5, current Illinois Human Rights Act
- 765 ILCS 77, Residential Real Property Disclosure Act
- 420 ILCS 46, Illinois Radon Awareness Act
- 40 CFR Part 745 Subpart F, federal lead disclosure rule
- 765 ILCS 95, Mine Subsidence Disclosure Act
The current official outline controls the tested scope. Statutes, regulations, and official agency materials control when a general study rule and a jurisdiction-specific rule differ.
Editorial status
Checked against primary sources
The Pass Illinois editorial team last checked this guide on August 1, 2026. Every practice question is an original study item, and the source links above let you verify the rules that support the lesson.