19 Aug Tips #22 :: Exam Techniques -1
(Do Not Bother About “Non-scoring” Questions., Be The Project Manager In The Question)
How much ever you have prepared for the PMP® exam, unless you do your best during the examination, that preparation is not going to help you get that coveted PMP® certification. You should practice the techniques used for answering questions in an objective examination typically, the PMP® exam.
Following simple tips will help you face the examination confidently. Do keep them in your mind while you are preparing for the PMP® exam.
Do Not Bother About “Non-scoring” Questions.
Yes, we all know that there are 5 “non-scoring” questions in the examination. In simple words, only 175 out of 180 questions are used for checking your score and deciding whether you have passed the examination or not. Even if you answer all the 5 “non-scoring” questions correctly or miss all of them, it has no impact on your score.
I know, everyone out there would say, “why should we waste our time in answering those questions? We can use that time to answer the questions that matter!” True, you could do that only if you knew which questions were actually “non-scoring”. The non-scoring questions are distributed all across the examination randomly and on top of it, they are not marked so that you would realize that they are non-scoring questions. There is no way of identifying these questions. Please treat every question as a scoring question and answer all the questions equally seriously, thinking that each of them can impact your result
Be The Project Manager In The Question
Almost all the questions in the PMP® exam are situational ones. Each of them describes a situation on a project. Each question explains what is happening on a particular project. You have to realize what inputs the question is giving you.
Think that you are the project manager on the project which the question is describing. If you stand in that project manager’s shoes, you know what an experienced project manager with a good understanding of the project problems will do in such situations. You know what the project manager would plan and what decisions would be taken under that situation. The options will help you narrow down your choice.
If you think of the problem as your own, you usually arrive at the right solution more easily.
Check for a few more Exam Techniques in the coming week to help you pass the PMP® Exam with full confidence
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