Study Smarter Method – Practice Questions for the RD Exam 2026 – Study Guide
How can you improve the popularity of a puzzle menu item? - correct answer ✔✔ Feature it as
a special
A group of RDs meet with their local legislators to encourage support of a state licensing law.
This political activity is an example of? - correct answer ✔✔ Lobbying
Your counseling patient expresses anxiety over having enough food to feed herself and her
family before receiving her next paycheck. According to the established categories of food
security status, you would classify her family as having: - correct answer ✔✔ Marginal food
security
According to systems theory, which of the following statements about organizations is NOT
true? - correct answer ✔✔ Organizations are self-contained
Which of the following are the Nutrition Assessment domains? - correct answer ✔✔ Food and
nutrition-related history; anthropometric measurements; biochemical data, medical tests,
procedures; nutrition-focused physical findings; client history
For children over the age of 2, a BMI-for-age above the _______________ indicates obesity. -
correct answer ✔✔ 95th percentile
The ___________ step of ___________________ involves a small-scale intervention or pilot
study. - correct answer ✔✔ D (Do); the PDSA Cycle
Marketing lifestyle groups are described based on: - correct answer ✔✔ Motivations and
resources
,What are the 3 core management resources central to all management principles? - correct
answer ✔✔ Human, physical, financial
Adding salt will ____________ the freezing point and __________________ the boiling point of
water. - correct answer ✔✔ Lower, raise
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Therapeutic
lifestyle changes for a patient with diagnosed coronary heart disease
A restaurant manager conducted a profitability analysis on all menu items and classified the
supreme pizza as popular but not profitable. What would be the best way for the manager to
try to increase this item's profitability? - correct answer ✔✔ Use cheaper ingredients
Which of the following is commonly referred to as "spoon nail?" - correct answer ✔✔
Koilonychia
Which of the following factors can be used to mitigate nutrient losses when processing fruits
and vegetables? - correct answer ✔✔ Blanching to deactivate plant enzymes
Which of the following management tools would be useful to identify the root cause of a
problem? - correct answer ✔✔ Fishbone diagrams
A manager has created an efficient work schedule to ensure she is utilizing all available FTEs.
Next, she has a list of tasks to delegate to the assistant director. Delegating is an example of
what management function? - correct answer ✔✔ Organizing
When planning a community nutrition program, what should be done before conducting a
community needs assessment? - correct answer ✔✔ Identify a target population
, Which of the following meals follows proper menu planning principles? - correct answer ✔✔
Porkchop with fruit glaze, sauteed broccoli, risotto, lemon sorbet
Which of the following does NOT occur as fruit ripens? - correct answer ✔✔ Pectinic acid breaks
down into pectin
A colon cancer screening test has a negative predictive value (NPV) of 90%. Which of the
following is a correct interpretation of the NPV? - correct answer ✔✔ There is a 90% probability
that patients with a negative test result do not have colon cancer
Which management skill is particularly important in directing? - correct answer ✔✔
Interpersonal
A child with phenylketonuria requires specialty food products fortified with which amino acid? -
correct answer ✔✔ Tyrosine
Which kitchen area should have the most amount of light? - correct answer ✔✔ Butcher station
Which of the following sweeteners contains both glucose and fructose in their monosaccharide
forms? - correct answer ✔✔ Invert sugar
A report states that among mothers with confirmed Zika virus, the RR for infants having Zika-
related birth defects is 0.5 for infants born outside the US compared to infants born in the US.
This RR can be interpreted as: - correct answer ✔✔ Infants born to mothers with Zika virus
outside the US are half as likely to have Zika-related birth defects than those born in US.
A nursing home patient with COPD is on oxygen and has experienced involuntary weight loss
over the past month. The patient has poor intake at meals. What should the Dietitian do first? -
correct answer ✔✔ Observe the patient at meal time
How can you improve the popularity of a puzzle menu item? - correct answer ✔✔ Feature it as
a special
A group of RDs meet with their local legislators to encourage support of a state licensing law.
This political activity is an example of? - correct answer ✔✔ Lobbying
Your counseling patient expresses anxiety over having enough food to feed herself and her
family before receiving her next paycheck. According to the established categories of food
security status, you would classify her family as having: - correct answer ✔✔ Marginal food
security
According to systems theory, which of the following statements about organizations is NOT
true? - correct answer ✔✔ Organizations are self-contained
Which of the following are the Nutrition Assessment domains? - correct answer ✔✔ Food and
nutrition-related history; anthropometric measurements; biochemical data, medical tests,
procedures; nutrition-focused physical findings; client history
For children over the age of 2, a BMI-for-age above the _______________ indicates obesity. -
correct answer ✔✔ 95th percentile
The ___________ step of ___________________ involves a small-scale intervention or pilot
study. - correct answer ✔✔ D (Do); the PDSA Cycle
Marketing lifestyle groups are described based on: - correct answer ✔✔ Motivations and
resources
,What are the 3 core management resources central to all management principles? - correct
answer ✔✔ Human, physical, financial
Adding salt will ____________ the freezing point and __________________ the boiling point of
water. - correct answer ✔✔ Lower, raise
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔ Therapeutic
lifestyle changes for a patient with diagnosed coronary heart disease
A restaurant manager conducted a profitability analysis on all menu items and classified the
supreme pizza as popular but not profitable. What would be the best way for the manager to
try to increase this item's profitability? - correct answer ✔✔ Use cheaper ingredients
Which of the following is commonly referred to as "spoon nail?" - correct answer ✔✔
Koilonychia
Which of the following factors can be used to mitigate nutrient losses when processing fruits
and vegetables? - correct answer ✔✔ Blanching to deactivate plant enzymes
Which of the following management tools would be useful to identify the root cause of a
problem? - correct answer ✔✔ Fishbone diagrams
A manager has created an efficient work schedule to ensure she is utilizing all available FTEs.
Next, she has a list of tasks to delegate to the assistant director. Delegating is an example of
what management function? - correct answer ✔✔ Organizing
When planning a community nutrition program, what should be done before conducting a
community needs assessment? - correct answer ✔✔ Identify a target population
, Which of the following meals follows proper menu planning principles? - correct answer ✔✔
Porkchop with fruit glaze, sauteed broccoli, risotto, lemon sorbet
Which of the following does NOT occur as fruit ripens? - correct answer ✔✔ Pectinic acid breaks
down into pectin
A colon cancer screening test has a negative predictive value (NPV) of 90%. Which of the
following is a correct interpretation of the NPV? - correct answer ✔✔ There is a 90% probability
that patients with a negative test result do not have colon cancer
Which management skill is particularly important in directing? - correct answer ✔✔
Interpersonal
A child with phenylketonuria requires specialty food products fortified with which amino acid? -
correct answer ✔✔ Tyrosine
Which kitchen area should have the most amount of light? - correct answer ✔✔ Butcher station
Which of the following sweeteners contains both glucose and fructose in their monosaccharide
forms? - correct answer ✔✔ Invert sugar
A report states that among mothers with confirmed Zika virus, the RR for infants having Zika-
related birth defects is 0.5 for infants born outside the US compared to infants born in the US.
This RR can be interpreted as: - correct answer ✔✔ Infants born to mothers with Zika virus
outside the US are half as likely to have Zika-related birth defects than those born in US.
A nursing home patient with COPD is on oxygen and has experienced involuntary weight loss
over the past month. The patient has poor intake at meals. What should the Dietitian do first? -
correct answer ✔✔ Observe the patient at meal time
