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I have a general question about the official GMAT practice tests. I know you are able to take a practice test and then restart it, with the possibility that you might get repeat questions. Does each exam have its own unique pool of questions from which it pulls? Or does exam pack (the first 2 free, Exam pack 1, and Exam pack 2) pull from their own respective pools of questions?

If it is the latter case, can you "over-reset" and effectively ruin the possibility of having a fully "clean" second test?

So for example, if I take the first free practice test then reset it 3 times, is there a possibility that when I take the second practice test it could give me a question I've already seen?

Thanks in advance!
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I have a general question about the official GMAT practice tests. I know you are able to take a practice test and then restart it, with the possibility that you might get repeat questions. Does each exam have its own unique pool of questions from which it pulls? Or does exam pack (the first 2 free, Exam pack 1, and Exam pack 2) pull from their own respective pools of questions?

If it is the latter case, can you "over-reset" and effectively ruin the possibility of having a fully "clean" second test?

So for example, if I take the first free practice test then reset it 3 times, is there a possibility that when I take the second practice test it could give me a question I've already seen?

Thanks in advance!
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Hi jra558 ,

Yes, the moment you will reset your exam the chances are you will see the repeat questions in whichever set you give.

Also, all the exam packs (Free version, Pack 1 and Pack 2) have their own set of practice questions. It will not happen that you will see the questions of exam pack 1 in free version or vice versa.

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If it is the latter case, can you "over-reset" and effectively ruin the possibility of having a fully "clean" second test?

So for example, if I take the first free practice test then reset it 3 times, is there a possibility that when I take the second practice test it could give me a question I've already seen?

Thanks in advance!
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Don't press reset after taking the first test. Take the second test after taking the first. Discount (or better still, don't consider) the scores you see on "repeated" tests.
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I have a general question about the official GMAT practice tests. I know you are able to take a practice test and then restart it, with the possibility that you might get repeat questions. Does each exam have its own unique pool of questions from which it pulls? Or does exam pack (the first 2 free, Exam pack 1, and Exam pack 2) pull from their own respective pools of questions?

If it is the latter case, can you "over-reset" and effectively ruin the possibility of having a fully "clean" second test?

So for example, if I take the first free practice test then reset it 3 times, is there a possibility that when I take the second practice test it could give me a question I've already seen?

Thanks in advance!
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I think each package (free, exam packs 1 and 2) come with their own pool of questions. Ideally, you would want to take both exams of each package then reset the questions.
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I have a general question about the official GMAT practice tests. I know you are able to take a practice test and then restart it, with the possibility that you might get repeat questions. Does each exam have its own unique pool of questions from which it pulls? Or does exam pack (the first 2 free, Exam pack 1, and Exam pack 2) pull from their own respective pools of questions?

If it is the latter case, can you "over-reset" and effectively ruin the possibility of having a fully "clean" second test?

So for example, if I take the first free practice test then reset it 3 times, is there a possibility that when I take the second practice test it could give me a question I've already seen?

Thanks in advance!
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Let me simplify what one of the GMAC moderator in gmatclub said in a thread..

Every exam pack comes with a definite number of questions. So, let us say that Exam Pack 1 has 240 questions each of Quant and Verbal. These 240 Q and 240 V questions are not divided into 120 Q & 120 V for Exam 2 and 120 Q & 120 V for Exam 3. The questions in the practice test are picked according to the algo from this pool of 240 Questions. The only limitation on this sequence of questions is that you will not encounter the same question twice in 2 exams unless you reset the pool.

I hope this is clear.
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