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Millicent
Hi All!
I'm wondering what the typical number of questions a test taker ACTUALLY sees when taking the exam. I'm confident people on these threads know they will see somewhere between 100 and 150 questions, but what's the typical number of questions most test takers have answer before seeing whether they've passed or failed? I've seen some people say they've passed in 100, I've seen some people say they saw all 150 questions and passed, and I've seen everything in between.
So what's the average number of test questions people actually see before their exam ends? This helps people understand how well they're doing during the exam. Is answering only 100 question unusual? How common is it to see 150? If your'e taking the exam, should you start getting concerned because you're at question 130 and you know most people pass by now, or should you feel OK since you know most people will see about that many questions?
For what it's worth, I passed the exam at 107 questions. I didn't know if I should be worried when I started answering questions in the 100+ range.
The CISSP exam is a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) that adjusts with the test taker along the way. As a candidate answers test questions correctly or incorrectly, it formulates whether to ask more or fewer questions within a domain to validate mastery of the concepts. If one proves mastery within a domain, the exam calculates proficiency for that domain. If all domains are scored proficient before the 150 question mark, the exam will end. Candidates are not required to have the same proficiency across all domains, but once the threshold is met for passing (700), the exam will end.
Candidates should not worry too much about approaching the 150 question mark, as there may only be a couple of domains the CAT is still calculating proficiency on. A candidate could test poorly in one domain but still pass the exam. There are a number of unscored questions on the exam that are evaluated statistically for quality and validity as part of the (ISC)2 continual improvement process. These items do not affect a candidate's score in any way. Including those unscored questions, the minimum amount of questions a candidate would see on an exam is 100, and the maximum would be 150.
100 question boundary and I was little bit relaxed that I am still in the race But I crossed 110 question , 120 question , 130 questions and I was almost running out of time and it was keep on going but as earlier someone mentioned on reddit that keep calm and keep focusing on right answer and I was exactly following the same. But My exam went till 150 question and my time was exactly over at 150th question. I felt very nervous since exam got ended due to time and I was not sure if I passed or Failed. The exam is 3 hours long and I finished with exactly at 3 hours.
I just passed today and I thought I was 100% positive I just answered question 94 and looked up at the time and it said 68 minutes and thought wow I better pick up the pace because I won't make 150, I clicked next and the screen changed to - You have completed the test.
Clearly there is not a "perfect" answer, as far as you managed to pass the exam. Actually, my experience and from what I read in forums, once you finish it, you do not know if you passed it or not until you get your printed results.
In my case, I took all the required time to complete the exam, and when I finished it, I still have 49 questions to the 150 and only 50minutes to go. But I was lucky and the exam just finished, at 101 questions... lucky me.
Hi @Jeroen_1 - having taken both CISSP and CCSP exams, I think that you are required to answer every question (although I could be mistaken). The reason is the computer-adaptive engine can only calibrate the band of difficulty by whether or not questions from the previous band were correct or incorrect. Granted, I never tried this on the actual exams I took, but from what I recall, the option to click "Next" didn't light up and become active until I put in an answer on the prior question.
On all of our exams, the CISSP computerized adaptive testing (CAT) exam AND all of the linear exams, you can't go back to a previous question. You can also see the same answer in our FAQ section, -Asked-Questions.
I nearly fell into the trap of responding with the same FAQ, but upon more careful reading, I realized the FAQ does not answer the question at hand. The FAQ answers skipping a question with the intent of answering later but does not answer the question of permanently skipping it. The frequent answer might be better phrased "...neither exam type allows for candidates to skip a question and or return to it later."
I think ISC2 set you up for failure on purpose for 3 reasons. To make sure most people do not pass the test. The reason is not that the person did not Study or study hard enough, but I think for these particular reasons below
1. Exam Type CAT. With the computerized random test, they make sure that you can't mark a question if you are unsure of the answer and come back to it later. Also, they add a fan to the flame by making sure that when you get a question wrong they ask you more of the same type of question wrong to lower your score
2. They give you an unreasonable time limit. The test comprises 100-150 questions because it is the CAT type of exam. However, you have approximately 1 Minute or so for each question. I say not enough time to read, and comprehend all the question and all the answers and comprehend it and be able to eliminate the wrong answers to pick the correct one. Especially when you are given a scenario-type question that is very tricky and uses tick words to try and confuse the exam taker.
3. They throw in 50 questions or so that are going to be on future exams. I say because of this, the test take is unable to evaluate how they are doing because We don't know which questions are the throwout questions. Therefore that adds to the stress of taking this exam. Also not know when the test ends so you don't know if the test will end at question 99 or question 150.
Therefore besides the exam itself being hard and filled with trick-type scenarios these 3 reasons in my opinion add to the stress of taking this exam and a higher chance of failure. If I am wrong tell me why please, and I will remove my article.
Honestly, this reads like you missed the exam and are just venting. I am not sure but I believe the use adaptive testing like everyone else nowadays. And with this kind of test the questions change based of your answer, this would be why you can't go back. With the time limit, if you answer right you get less questions, but when you answer wrong you get more, so it is very subjective. As for trick questions, welcome to the world! I have taken many tests by many different vendors and they all do it. You MUST always read carefully. The worst I have found is when they ask for "the best" answer when a few answer are right. Way back when I took the CISSP it was on paper and even then I left the room with no idea if I passed or failed...
Will agree with JKWiniger.
I had postponed my CISSP test several times. While I had been in the field for years I only used the office CBK book at the time, and a practice exam book. that's it.
I finally went in a took it. This was BEFORE the computer adaptive testing. I went thru, answered each question as best I could. I don't recall going back on any questions, but may have for 2-3.
I wasn't there very long.
I finished, and went out. The lady at the desk said I still had time, but I just said I'm done. She printed out the results and I had passed. Of course, if you pass you have no idea what your score is. But it was such a relief. There were a LOT of questions on encryption, and don't know if they were dummy questions.
The exams are highly instrumented. (ISC) knows exactly how long each person before you spent answering each question. They can measure how long is needed, with no speculation necessary. The best advice I can offer is to build an internal feel for how fast one must move by timing yourself during practice exams and to do many practice exams (even non-security) to develop the skill of quick comprehension.
Watching/worrying about progress risks becoming the hare in "The Tortoise and the Hare". The best strategy is to answer each question to the best of your ability, starting with the first question and continuing until the very last. If you were to learn you were 1% below proficiency, what would you do differently? I would hope nothing because you should be doing that already.
The CAT stops early if it is sure you will pass/fail. No need to waste time if you have already earned 700 points or have lost 300. I do agree though that uncertainty creates avoidable stress, particularly once one is asked question 126. One fix might be to ask fewer non-graded questions if the CAT believes the exam will go long, so that everyone ends up stopping at (e.g.) exactly 150 questions.
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