Exam Admin (Tara)

Question 1

How many scenarios are in the exam? How many questions per scenario and how many answers for each question?

Answer 1

9 scenarios
5 questions per scenario
Multi choice of 4 answers each question.

Question 2

How long is the exam?

Answer 2

75 mins to do 45 questions

Question 3

What do you need to pass?

Answer 3

Roughly 65% to pass

Question 4

Will there be mathematics in the exam?

Answer 4

Only very basic maths as a calculator is not allowed.

Question 5

If you need to answer 65% correct, how many questions out of the 45 can you get wrong/not answer?

Answer 5

29. 25 need to be correct
30. 85 of the 9 scenarios

Or

15.75 questions wrong.

Question 6

What should you do if you don’t know the answer to a question in the exam?

Answer 6

Place your head between your knees and brace for impact.

Jks, you can answer 15.75 wrong so don’t stress. Nicole says your instincts will guide the way and are usually correct. So go with your gut and note it down to come back to.

Question 7

How fast should you be answering the scenarios?

Answer 7

8 minutes per scenario (With only 75 minutes to complete 9 scenarios).

So the time stamps will be:

1 - 1 hour 15 minutes
2 - 1 hour 7 minutes left
3 - 59 minutes left
4 - 51 minutes left
5 - 43 minutes left
6 - 35 minutes left
7 - 27 minutes left
8 - 19 minutes left
9 - 11 minutes left
Revision - 4 minutes

Question 8

What are the implications of answering wrong.

Answer 8

Nothing. You will not lose marks. You obviously just wont get it right.

Question 9

Is there allocated reading time in the exam?

Answer 9

no. Once it starts its on like donkey kong!

Question 10

What does it mean when Nicole says that don’t be creative during the exam and ‘architects like to find unicorns’?

Answer 10

It means that we like to try and make wrong answer right, read our own conclusions from questions, get creative and find a way to make a wrong answer seem right. Dont do this. Dont get creative.