RD Exam Practice Test

RD Exam Community Nutrition & Programs Practice Questions

Community Nutrition & Programs makes up 6 of every 50 questions on a Tigertest RD Exam practice test. Here are 10 of the 24 questions on it, each with the answer and the reason.

Updated 2026-11-10 by the Tigertest team. Based on the CDR Registration Examination for Dietitians test specifications. Original questions; 50 per test, weighted like the real exam. Not affiliated with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

1. 1. Which group is eligible for WIC if income and nutrition risk criteria are met?

   • A.A teen who is not pregnant
   • B.A 3-year-old child
   • C.A 7-year-old child
   • D.A man aged 70

   Answer: B. WIC serves pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children under 5 who are at nutritional risk and meet income rules. School-age children are served by school meal programs.

2. 2. A program provides meals at adult day care centers and child care homes. Which federal program reimburses them?

   • A.TEFAP
   • B.NSLP
   • C.SNAP
   • D.CACFP

   Answer: D. The Child and Adult Care Food Program reimburses meals and snacks in child care, afterschool programs and adult day care. NSLP covers lunches at schools.

3. 3. Congregate and home-delivered meals for people aged 60 and over are funded mainly under which law?

   • A.Older Americans Act
   • B.Affordable Care Act
   • C.Farm Bill nutrition title
   • D.Social Security Act

   Answer: A. Title III of the Older Americans Act funds congregate and home-delivered meals for adults 60 and older. The Farm Bill authorizes SNAP and commodity programs.

4. 4. Which national survey combines interviews with physical exams and lab tests?

   • A.YRBSS
   • B.American Community Survey
   • C.NHANES
   • D.BRFSS

   Answer: C. NHANES pairs interviews with exams and lab work in mobile centers, so it measures intake and status directly. BRFSS is a telephone survey of adults, and YRBSS surveys high school students.

5. 5. A county wants state-level data on adults' fruit and vegetable intake gathered by phone. Which system fits?

   • A.WIC records
   • B.Census of Agriculture
   • C.BRFSS
   • D.NHANES

   Answer: C. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a state-based telephone survey of adults on health behaviors. NHANES is national and does not give estimates for each state.

6. 6. In one year, 150 new diabetes cases are found in a town of 10,000 people. What does this figure describe?

   • A.Incidence
   • B.Mortality
   • C.Morbidity ratio
   • D.Prevalence

   Answer: A. Incidence counts new cases in a period (here 15 per 1,000 per year). Prevalence counts everyone who has the condition at a point in time, new and existing.

7. 7. Which Dietary Reference Intake is the level expected to meet the needs of half the healthy people in a group?

   • A.Tolerable Upper Intake Level
   • B.Recommended Dietary Allowance
   • C.Adequate Intake
   • D.Estimated Average Requirement

   Answer: D. The EAR meets the needs of 50% of a life-stage group and is used to judge the share of a group with inadequate intake. The RDA is set to meet the needs of 97 to 98%.

8. 8. A nutrient has too little evidence to set an EAR, so an observed intake level is used. What is that value?

   • A.Tolerable Upper Intake Level
   • B.Adequate Intake
   • C.Recommended Dietary Allowance
   • D.Daily Value

   Answer: B. An AI is set when an EAR cannot be determined, based on intakes of apparently healthy people. Fiber and potassium are examples. The Daily Value is a labeling figure, not a DRI.

9. 9. What is the adult Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for fat?

   • A.30 to 40% of energy
   • B.20 to 35% of energy
   • C.10 to 35% of energy
   • D.45 to 65% of energy

   Answer: B. The AMDRs for adults are carbohydrate 45 to 65%, protein 10 to 35% and fat 20 to 35% of energy. Intakes outside these ranges are linked to higher chronic disease risk or poor nutrient intake.

10. 10. The Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake for sodium for adults is set at which level?

    • A.2,000 mg a day
    • B.500 mg a day
    • C.1,500 mg a day
    • D.2,300 mg a day

    Answer: D. The 2019 sodium DRI set a Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake of 2,300 mg a day for adults: reducing intake above it is expected to lower chronic disease risk. The Dietary Guidelines use the same limit; 2,000 mg is the World Health Organization's figure.