Is K&B self tests really hard or.....

[Jerry Ragland]

I K&B self tests are really hard or am I the only one in this world feeling it hard. On an average I can get only 4 out of 10 questions right....


-Jerry

[Faisal Ahmad]

If you are getting such results in the beginning of youre preparation, it is quite ok. Do not worry. If 4/10 are correct, then you have already walked 4 steps, just think about walking the remaining 6 steps. Believe me, after some period, you will get 100% results. Just prepare well.
Good luck!

[David A. Scott]

4/10 isn't bad for a first pass.

They are (deliberately) fiendishly hard!

Hang in there!

[victor kamat]

In my opinion you have work to do to pass the exam. Once your pass rate is 8/10 you are ready

[Richard Parker]

I was getting 3 or 4 correct on every self test too.

But then after I completed a chapter, I would go back and re-do the self tests from all the previous chapters... not just for the answers, but for the UNDERSTANDING.

Each time I got better and better!

But yes, I think the tests are very difficult during the first pass. (sometimes the second pass too )

Don't give up!

[Bert Bates]

Our goal was to make the self tests / mock exams, a tiny bit harder than the real exam. While this is a subjective question, we have received a lot of feedback indicating that we acheived this goal.

We are very open to hearing what people think!

[Louis Moloney]

I am also preparing for the SCJP. I agree the questions are difficult in the book. the ones that give me the most trouble are those that say 'choose all that apply' (but dont say how many to pick).

does the SCJP tell you how many to pick ? or is it the same as the K&B book?

[Priya Viswam]

does the SCJP tell you how many to pick ? or is it the same as the K&B book?

For the SCJP exam they will specify the number of answers that we should choose.