Best Practice Tests?

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February 17, 2026 15:15

Any good practice tests out there for PPD?? I have Elif's ARE questions but after failing PPD once I didn't think her questions for this test in particular were as helpful as the other sections.

Thanks!

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rdwoods February 22, 2026 14:56

The official tests are good on the website, along with Amberbooks. I'm curious as to what others think, though. As I have now taken PPD a few times.

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pschamberger February 28, 2026 19:20

I just passed PPD this week which was my final division. What worked for me because this one’s a beast is taking mock exams for both PA and PDD on top of PPD of course. I took all three mock exams from Elief, NCARB and Amberbook. Also supplemented weakness areas with Hyperfine questions. The key for me was getting my hands on as many questions as possible leading up to exam day. In my experience there is more PA overlap than PDD. Protip - don’t get into the minutiae of heavily tested topics in the adjacent divisions. I’ve found that if they pop up on PPD they’re typically pretty high level and if you have a general grasp of the topic it’ll be sufficient to answer correctly on exam day.

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prithwi2012 February 28, 2026 23:06

I just got this arequestions by Elif. Was hoping to have more than just 1 test for PDD. I thought the bundle would have exam and also multiple quiz sections. Any idea if and where I can find that? I am currently using Black Spectacles as a second source and the free Amber Book videos on Youtube.

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pschamberger February 28, 2026 23:39

What you’re looking for should be included in Elifs package. Reach out to her.

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prithwi2012 March 01, 2026 01:15

pschamberger i did reach out, but i also located the quiz. Informed her about my find. Thanks for response.
What are you all using for books and chapters?

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pschamberger March 01, 2026 13:50

I wouldn’t recommend reading anything cover to cover. The only thing I’d really read is FEMA 454 ch 4,5 and 9…maybe 8 too. Seismic is becoming more important. With Amberbook I didn’t need to read anything else. If you need to shore anything up elif and hyperfine provide book/ch references on their questions. Except for AGS most are free online. Goodluck.

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pencilbroke March 17, 2026 15:52

I use the Ballast exam and practice questions booklet. I find that the Ballast questions are particularly difficult and help to fill in any gaps. Like others, I also use Elif, Amberbook and NCARB.

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