Idaho Real Estate Practice Test (Free)
The Idaho real estate salesperson exam has 120 questions and a 4 hours limit. Below are the exact numbers the ID exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.
The Idaho exam at a glance
- License
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Administered by
- Pearson VUE, under contract with the Idaho Real Estate Commission
- Total questions
- 120 (80 national and 40 Idaho-specific)
- Time limit
- 4 hours
- Passing score
- Idaho reports a scaled score on a 0 to 100 scale, not a percentage. The passing point is a scaled score of 70 for the salesperson exam (75 for the broker exam). The exam is two separately scored sections and a candidate must pass each one: the general (national) section and the Idaho state law section, each at scaled 70. The scaled score is explicitly not the percentage or number of questions answered correctly. The scored items are 80 national plus 40 state, 120 in total, each worth the same and each section scored apart.
- How it is taken
- In person at Pearson VUE test centers; candidates may test at any US test center. Idaho publishes no remote or online proctored option. Report to the test center 30 minutes before your appointment.
- If you fail
- A candidate who passes one section and fails the other retakes only the failed section, as long as they pass the failed section within one (1) year of the date of the passed section, and file the completed license application within one (1) year of the date of the first passed section. Miss either deadline and both sections must be retaken. There is no limit on the number of attempts, but candidates must wait 24 hours before making a reexamination reservation, and the full exam fee is required each time, even when retaking only one section.
What Idaho requires before you can sit the exam
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Pre-license education
- 90 hours
- Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 (45 hours): fundamental real estate concepts.
- Salesperson Prelicense Module 2 (45 hours): the knowledge and applied skills involved in listing, selling, buying, and closing real property transactions. Both modules must be completed within the 3 years immediately preceding the license application date, with 100 percent attendance and a final course exam score of 70 percent or higher in each.
- Exam / application fee
- $83
- License term
- 2 years
- Background check
- Fingerprints and a criminal history check are required.
Free Idaho practice questions
10 questions written for the Idaho exam, drawn from 12 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.
1. How many members serve on the Idaho Real Estate Commission?
- A. Three
- B. Five ✓
- C. Seven
- D. Nine
Why: Idaho Code 54-2005 creates the Idaho Real Estate Commission with five members, all appointed by the governor, to administer the state real estate license law.
2. Of the five members of the Idaho Real Estate Commission, how many must be actively licensed Idaho designated or associate brokers?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four ✓
- D. Five
Why: Idaho Code 54-2006(1) requires four of the five commissioners to be actively licensed Idaho designated real estate brokers or associate brokers with at least five years of active license experience in Idaho. The remaining member is a public member from the state at large.
3. How long is a regular appointment to the Idaho Real Estate Commission?
- A. Two years
- B. Three years
- C. Four years ✓
- D. Six years
Why: Under Idaho Code 54-2006(2), each regular appointment begins on July 1 of the year of appointment and runs for a term of four years, and a commissioner holds office until a qualified successor is appointed.
4. Under Idaho license law, when must a licensee give a prospective buyer or seller the agency disclosure brochure?
- A. At the first substantial business contact ✓
- B. At the signing of the purchase and sale agreement
- C. Within three days after closing
- D. Only if the buyer or seller asks for it
Why: Idaho Code 54-2085(1) requires a licensee to give the agency disclosure brochure to a prospective buyer or seller at the first substantial business contact, and each brokerage must keep a signed and dated record of the buyer or seller's receipt of the brochure.
5. In Idaho, a brokerage agency representation relationship is created:
- A. Orally when the licensee agrees to help the buyer
- B. Automatically when a licensee shows a property
- C. Only by a separate written document signed by the buyer or seller and the brokerage ✓
- D. Whenever a commission is paid to the brokerage
Why: Idaho Code 54-2084(1) provides that no type of agency representation may be assumed or created orally or by implication; a separate written document between the buyer or seller and the brokerage is required. Idaho Code 54-2089 adds that payment of compensation alone does not create an agency relationship.
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the brokerage relationship types recognized by Idaho law?
- A. Nonagency
- B. Agency representation
- C. Limited dual agency with assigned agents
- D. Subagency ✓
Why: Idaho Code 54-2084(2) lists the recognized brokerage relationships as nonagency, agency representation, limited dual agency representation, and limited dual agency with assigned agents. Idaho law does not list subagency among its recognized brokerage relationship types.
7. An Idaho brokerage may represent both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction only:
- A. After notifying the buyer's lender in writing
- B. As a limited dual agent and only with the express written consent of all other clients involved ✓
- C. As an agent for the seller while treating the buyer as a customer
- D. If both parties are related by family
Why: Idaho Code 54-2088(1) permits a brokerage to represent both buyer and seller in the same transaction only as a limited dual agent, and only with the express written consent of all other clients involved in the transaction.
8. If more than one party demands the same earnest money held by the broker, Idaho law requires the broker to:
- A. Release the funds to the buyer immediately
- B. Notify each party in writing of the other party's demand and keep all parties informed, and the broker may hold the funds until a court orders disbursement ✓
- C. Return the disputed funds to the seller
- D. Forward the dispute to the buyer's lender for a decision
Why: Idaho Code 54-2047 requires a broker facing competing demands on entrusted funds to notify each party in writing of the other party's demand and to keep all parties informed of the broker's actions, and it permits the broker to hold the funds until a court of proper jurisdiction orders disbursement when the dispute cannot reasonably be resolved.
9. How long must an Idaho broker keep accepted, countered, or rejected offers and trust account records?
- A. One year
- B. Two years
- C. Three calendar years ✓
- D. Five years
Why: Idaho Code 54-2049 requires the listed records, including offers accepted, countered or rejected, brokerage representation agreements, trust account ledgers, and reconciliation records, to be kept for three calendar years after the year in which the event occurred, the transaction closed, all funds were disbursed, or the agreement and any written extension expired.
10. Under Idaho license law, all moneys a broker receives for another in a real estate transaction must be deposited into the real estate trust account:
- A. Within seven calendar days
- B. On or before the banking day immediately following the day of receipt, unless written instructions from an interested party direct otherwise ✓
- C. Within one business day after closing
- D. At the broker's sole discretion
Why: Idaho Code 54-2045(1) requires all moneys received by a broker for another in a real estate transaction to be deposited on or before the banking day immediately following the receipt day, unless written instructions signed by the party or parties having an interest in the funds direct the broker to do otherwise.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is the Idaho real estate exam split into a national portion and a state portion?
- Yes. Unlike Florida, Idaho scores two separate sections. The general (national) section has 80 scored items delivered in 150 minutes, and the Idaho state law section has 40 scored items delivered in 90 minutes, for a four-hour appointment in total. You must pass each section at a scaled score of 70, and each section has its own unscored pretest items mixed in.
- What score do you need to pass the Idaho real estate salesperson exam?
- A scaled score of 70 on each section. Idaho reports scores on a 0 to 100 scale, and the handbook states the scaled score is not the percentage or the number of questions answered correctly, so a 70 is not 70 percent of 120 items. Because the exam is scored by section, failing one section while passing the other means you retake only the failed section.
- What happens if you pass one part of the Idaho exam but fail the other?
- You retake only the section you failed, provided you pass it within one (1) year of the date you passed the other section, and you submit your completed license application within one (1) year of the first passed section. If either deadline passes, you must retake both sections. There is no cap on attempts, but you must wait 24 hours before rebooking and you pay the $83 fee each time.
- How much prelicense education does Idaho require before the exam?
- 90 hours, split into two 45-hour modules: Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 and Module 2. You must complete both within the three years immediately before your license application date, attend 100 percent of each course, and pass a final course exam with 70 percent or higher in each module before the Commission will accept your application.
- How much does it cost to get an Idaho salesperson license?
- The Pearson VUE exam fee is $83 per sitting, paid when you book; the test center does not take payment. The Idaho DOPL individual broker or salesperson application fee is $135. A separate $20 recovery fund fee applies to the original license under Idaho Code 54-2070. License renewals are currently $0 under a DOPL fee holiday that began January 1, 2026, but the initial application fee is not waived. Errors and omissions insurance is also mandatory before you can be licensed active.
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- Pearson VUE, Idaho Real Estate Candidate Handbook #091300 (July 2024): exam fee $83; four-hour appointment with the general portion at 150 minutes and the Idaho state portion at 90 minutes; passing point a scaled score of 70 for salespersons on a 0 to 100 scale (75 for brokers); two separately scored sections; retake only the failed section within one year of the passed section and file the application within one year of the first pass; 24-hour wait before rebooking; no attempt limit; report 30 minutes early; personal calculators prohibited; pretest items are unscored; out-of-state waiver of the general portion (verified 2026-10-03)
- Pearson VUE, Idaho Real Estate Content Outlines #091306 (state outline effective July 15, 2017; national outline effective April 1, 2025): the national/general portion is 80 scored items plus 5 unscored pretest items; the Idaho state portion is 40 scored items for salesperson candidates (50 for brokers) plus 5 to 10 unscored pretest items (verified 2026-10-03)
- Pearson VUE, Idaho Real Estate licensure examinations page (vendor scheduling and resources page: links to the candidate handbook and content outlines; states that out-of-state licensees may waive the general portion and the prelicense education; general-portion practice test $19.95, no state-specific practice test) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, Real Estate Commission fees effective January 1, 2026 (Individual Broker/Salesperson initial $135; renewal $0 under the fee holiday; late renewal $25; printed certificate $15; certified license history $10) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Idaho DOPL, Real Estate Commission Education for Applicants (salesperson prelicense is 90 hours in two 45-hour modules, Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 and Module 2; complete within the three years immediately before the application; 100 percent attendance and a 70 percent course final) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Idaho Real Estate License Law and Rules booklet, July 2025 (Idaho Code Title 54 Chapter 20): 54-2005 five commissioners appointed by the governor; 54-2006 four broker commissioners with five years active experience plus one public member, four-year terms; 54-2012 age 18, high school or GED, fingerprint criminal history check, mandatory errors and omissions insurance, association with only one broker at a time; 54-2018 license periods, initial one year plus months to the birth date not to exceed two years then two-year renewals; 54-2020 license fee capped at $150 per year; 54-2022 ninety prelicense hours; 54-2023 continuing education; 54-2041 through 54-2049 trust accounts and three calendar year record retention; 54-2053 advertising; 54-2054 fee splitting and kickbacks; 54-2084 through 54-2091 agency representation; 54-2070 twenty dollar recovery fund fee (verified 2026-10-03)
- Idaho Legislature, Idaho Code Title 54 Chapter 20, Idaho Real Estate License Law (54-2012 minimum qualifications for an individual primary license; 54-2022 prelicense education requirements; 54-2014 license exams) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Idaho DOPL, Real Estate Commission FAQs and Consumer Information (fingerprint results are valid for six months once received by the Commission; electronic fingerprinting at Boise, Pocatello and Spokane Valley; ORI code ID920050Z with reason IDC 54-2012-Real Estate License) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Exam details are checked against the Idaho Real Estate Commission (IREC), a commission within the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.