Time pressure in real exam

[Bryon]

So ,on average, we have 2.4 minutes for each question (240/100). I'm struggling to finish BT mocks within this time. I'm wondering how's it like in the real exam. Do we have easier questions to allow for more involved ones? I don't think I can finish 100 questions with 4 hours at this level of difficulty (BT mocks).

Anyone care to share?
Maybe you could make reference to the CFA level 1 (180 minutes/120 questions) and level 2( 180 minutes/60 questions) if possible.
Thanks

 

[David Harper CFA FRM]

Hi Bryon, frankly our mocks should take a little more time (they would be a struggle to finish in the exam time). I think timing is a good idea, but given the significant degree of variability (both breadth and depth) of the exam, we deliberately write +1/+2 notch tougher questions to "build resistance," see http://forum.bionicturtle.com/threads/frm-l2-mock-a-b-exams.6506/

 

[LuDuBa]

Hi Bryon, I feel like you, I will take the following strategy:

Read the question, solve it if I know how and directly guess if do not know. Mark it to be reviewed in the case I have time, but I am going to try to avoid wasting time in difficult questions as all of the mark the same (but I want to answer them all, so I guess).

 

[ShaktiRathore]

Hi all,
I think the best strategy would be to scan through all the Questions and first solve the ones you find easy or are able to solve. Than on second go try to solve those which you find difficult to solve or were time consuming. Remember to keep aside a buffer time of at least 30 mins for third go.Than in buffer time on the third go again solve the difficult left out Qs and make intelligent guessing in the last half an hour weeding out unreasonable options and left no Qs unanswered as there is no negative marking and mark all the Qs even if they are guesses to improve your chances of scoring well or passing.

thanks

 

[Bryon]

Sounds like a good strategy, Shakti. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks