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Arkansas Real Estate Salesperson — State Portion Practice Exam

What This Practice Exam Covers

The Arkansas Real Estate Salesperson state portion exam contains 30 questions, which you must complete in 60 minutes. A score of 70% (21 out of 30) is required to pass. The state portion is distinct from the national portion and tests exclusively Arkansas license law, regulations, and agency rules.

This practice exam gives you two options:

• Free practice exam — 10 questions per attempt, drawn from a limited pool. There's no limit on retakes, so you can use it to get comfortable with question style and pacing before committing to full preparation.
• Full practice exam (paid) — mirrors the real exam exactly: 30 questions, 60-minute time limit. Questions are pulled from a pool of 183+ items, so each attempt presents a unique set — you won't see the same exam twice. Every question maps to the official topic areas provided by the Arkansas exam provider.

Start with the free exam to get your bearings, then use the full exam for serious, timed preparation.

What You'll Be Tested On

The state portion covers five topic areas. Knowing exactly how many questions come from each area helps you prioritize your study time.

Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission — 4 items

This topic carries more weight than Licensing Requirements but less than Agency or Statutory Requirements. Questions focus on what the Arkansas Real Estate Commission can actually do: its general powers, its authority to examine records, and how investigations, hearings, and appeals work procedurally. Expect scenario questions about the complaint process — who files, what triggers a hearing, what the timeline looks like. The Recovery Fund is a reliable exam target: know the eligibility requirements, the claim limits, and what happens to a licensee's license after a Recovery Fund payment is made on their behalf. License suspension, revocation, sanctions, and monetary penalties round out this section — know the difference between a suspension and a revocation, and the Commission's authority to impose fines.

Licensing Requirements — 2 items

Only two questions come from this area, but don't skip it entirely. The key distinctions are which activities require a license versus which are exempt, and the types of licenses Arkansas issues (salesperson, broker, etc.). Know the eligibility requirements — education hours, age, application steps — and what triggers a change in license status or assignment, such as moving to a different principal broker. Questions about updating licensee information (name changes, address changes) appear here and are straightforward if you've read the statute.

Statutory Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees — 14 items

This is the heaviest section and where most candidates either win or lose the exam. Nearly half of all state-portion questions come from here. Subtopics include:

• Dealing independently of a principal broker — a salesperson cannot operate outside their broker's supervision; know what this prohibition actually covers.
• Expiration dates for agency contracts — Arkansas requires that listing agreements and buyer-agency contracts contain a definite expiration date. Know the rule and what happens if one is missing.
• Broker responsibilities; executive and part-time brokers — the principal broker retains general responsibility for all business the firm conducts, even when executive brokers are designated. Regulation 10.4(a)(3) is directly testable here.
• Advertising — who must appear in ads, what disclosures are required, and the prohibition on advertising property without authority or at a price other than the one agreed upon with the owner.
• Knowledge of property — licensees have affirmative obligations to be informed about properties they represent.
• Handling of funds and maintenance of records — trust account rules, commingling prohibitions, recordkeeping requirements, and how long records must be retained.

Other Statutory Requirements — 2 items

Two questions cover a range of miscellaneous but testable rules: reporting violations, criminal convictions and disciplinary actions (what a licensee must disclose and when), violation of law or regulations, and time-shares. Arkansas has specific time-share provisions that show up periodically. Membership in a trade organization is also listed — know that Arkansas law does not require it as a condition of licensure.

Agency Relationships and Disclosures — 8 items

The second-largest section. Arkansas agency law distinguishes clearly between seller/lessor agents, buyer/lessee agents, and dual agency. Know the consent requirements for dual agency — it must be informed and in writing. The exam tests failure to disclose agency representation as a violation, not merely a procedural oversight. Study the difference between required duties (those that cannot be waived) and waivable duties (those a client can choose to forgo in writing). Fidelity and honest dealing obligations apply regardless of agency type.

Worked Sample Questions

Question 1

You are a principal broker who has designated an executive broker to supervise several salespersons. One salesperson makes a serious error at closing that harms a client. Who bears general responsibility for all real estate business conducted by the firm?

• A. Only the executive broker, since they were designated as supervisor
• B. Only the salesperson who made the error
• C. The principal broker retains general responsibility for all business conducted by the firm
• D. The Arkansas Real Estate Commission assumes responsibility once an executive broker is designated

Correct Answer: C

Designation of an executive broker does not shift liability away from the principal broker. Per Ar Re Regulations, Regulation 10.4(a)(3), the principal broker retains general responsibility for all real estate business conducted by the firm, including specific responsibility for the activities of all executive brokers. Exam writers test this because candidates instinctively think delegation transfers accountability.

Question 2

Under Arkansas regulations, a licensee shall not offer or advertise property without authority, and the price quoted in any offering or advertisement must be:

• A. The appraised market value
• B. No more than 10% above the agreed-upon offering price
• C. The price agreed upon with the owners as the offering price
• D. The price recommended by the licensee's broker

Correct Answer: C

The rule is straightforward but the wrong answers are plausible. Per Ar Re Regulations, Section 8.5(b), the price in any offering or advertisement must not be other than the price agreed upon with the owners. The licensee's broker recommendation and the appraised value are both irrelevant — only the owner-agreed price controls.

Question 3

A complainant filed a verified complaint, the Executive Director dismissed it, and the complainant filed a timely written appeal. The Commission reviews the appeal and orders a hearing. What happens to the filing fee and the cost of preparing the record?

• A. Both costs are permanently forfeited to the Commission
• B. Only the filing fee is refunded
• C. Both the filing fee and the cost of preparing the record shall be refunded to the appellant
• D. The costs are credited toward future damages

Correct Answer: C

Per Ar Re License Law, § 17-42-313(a)(3)(B), if the Commission's review results in a hearing being ordered, both the filing fee and the cost of preparing the record are refunded to the appellant. This is a detail candidates miss because they assume fees are never returned.

How to Read Your Score

The passing score is 70%, which means 21 correct out of 30. On a practice exam, treat your first attempt as a diagnostic, not a judgment. A cold score tells you where your knowledge gaps are, not whether you're capable of passing.

If you score 85% or above, your understanding is solid — use remaining attempts to confirm consistency across different question draws. If you score 75–84%, you're close but not safely above the margin; a bad draw on exam day could still catch you. If you're scoring near 70%, that's a warning sign — the real exam adds time pressure and unfamiliar phrasing that typically pull scores down, not up.

Use the topic-by-topic breakdown after each attempt. If you're missing questions in Statutory Requirements (14 items) or Agency Relationships (8 items), those losses compound fast. Two missed questions in a 2-item section hurts less than two missed questions in a 14-item section. Prioritize accordingly.

Where Candidates Lose Points

Misreading the agency question type. The Agency section (8 items) rewards precision. Candidates confuse required duties with waivable duties, or miss that dual agency consent must be both informed and written — not just verbal.

Principal broker vs. executive broker responsibility. Many candidates assume delegation transfers liability. The exam tests this repeatedly under Statutory Requirements, and the wrong answer (executive broker or salesperson bears responsibility) is always tempting.

Advertising rules. Candidates know that advertising without authority is prohibited but forget the price restriction — the listed price must be the owner-agreed offering price, nothing else.

Recovery Fund procedural details. The Commission section (4 items) includes Recovery Fund questions that hinge on specific procedures: who can file, what the caps are, and what happens to the licensee's license afterward. Candidates who only know that the Fund exists — not how it works — miss these.

Running out of time. Sixty minutes for 30 questions is two minutes per question. The Statutory Requirements section demands careful reading of fact-heavy scenarios. Candidates who spend too long on hard questions early don't reach easier questions at the end.

Expiration date rules on agency contracts. Arkansas requires a definite expiration date in agency contracts. Candidates who treat this as a technicality rather than a hard rule miss scenario questions where the contract's validity turns on whether that date exists.

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