The wording of the actual exam

[h21]

Is that me or it is slightly different than anything we have seen? The emphasis of the sentence was a bit different from other tests, I got tricked by one simplest FI question and one FRA related question and changed to the wrong answer the last min before submitting, I have known those two concepts really well and thoughti got it right only rethinking and realize I made error, I know it is not a big deal but thinking all the hours I spent on those two concepts only to got in wrong in the end still burns.

 

[Moey]

Hm, I thought the wording was clear and the vignettes were short (thankfully, hate reading lengthy ones). I have to believe that the CFAI takes extra steps to ensure greater clarity and clarification on the actual exam rather than mocks or 3rd party prep material.

 

[Anbu]

After getting used to the topic tests wording, the actual exam wording threw me off a little, especially with Ethics. I totally forgot that the exam is worded in a much clear and plain language to allow non-native english speakers a fair chance. But it felt it was a bit vague at some points and as if some additional info were missing.

 

[Burnoutmode]

Anbu_ wrote:
After getting used to the topic tests wording, the actual exam wording threw me off a little, especially with Ethics. I totally forgot that the exam is worded in a much clear and plain language to allow non-native english speakers a fair chance. But it felt it was a bit vague at some points and as if some additional info were missing.

I have to agree. I went so intense on the topic tests that the real thing just threw me off. I was expecting a certain structure to questions but the real thing was structured in a different way and thew me off. Dropped some marks this way when I should have nailed them.
I almost feel like I overprepared which is a wierd feeling.