Test Taking Tips: Cert Prep For Autodesk Certified Professional Exams

Test taking tips
Cert Prep for Autodesk Certified Professional exams

We have collected some best practices and tips to help you prepare for the Autodesk Certified
Professional exam. You will not have access to the software when taking the Autodesk
Certified Professional exam. The exam questions are based on selective response question types.
The steps below provide you with a few recommendations on how to prepare for the exam and
includes a review of the selective response question types so you know what you can expect on the
day of your exam.
Step 1. Know what you need to know.
Knowing what the Autodesk Certified Professional exam is going to cover is essential when
preparing. Exam objectives for each certification exam are offered online
[https://home.pearsonvue.com/autodesk] to give you insight on the topics covered in the exam and
minimum candidate qualifications. Use this information as your study guide. Make sure that you
understand each skill and subskills included on the list.
Step 2. Focus. Practice.
When preparing for any exam, the tendency is to try to learn everything and you can easily find
yourself overwhelmed. When preparing for the Autodesk Certified Professional exam, study only the
topics mentioned in the exam objectives. Don’t distract yourself by trying to learn everything.
Get some practice. This course can help. The course instruction aligns specifically to the exam
objectives. Whether you’re refreshing your knowledge or learning skills for the first time, this
course will help you successfully prepare for the exam. Don’t take any short cuts. Complete the
practice exercises and challenge assignments and re-review the videos if you need to.
Step 3: Develop a test-taking strategy.
Don’t take the test without a strategy. It’s important to develop test-taking skills and have some
understanding of what to expect when taking an exam.
The Autodesk Certified Professional exams include a series of selected response question
types for completion in a 120-minute testing time limit. Note that you will not have access to
the software for which you are taking the exam. Instead, you will be asked questions that test
your comprehension based on your experience and knowledge without using the software as an
aid as you complete the exam.
Question types
The exam questions are a mix of a variety of question types. Let’s review a sample of each
question type included in the exam.
Page 1
Multiple Choice/Multiple Select: In this question type, you select one or more correct answers
from a list of provided answers.
Example:
Active Screen: This question type prompts you to select the correct options from a dialog box.
Example:
Build List: This question type tests your knowledge of a sequence of actions. There is always a
correct order. A Build List question typically includes four or five steps.
Example:
Drag and Drop: This question type includes a list of options on the left and target areas on the
right. For example, you might be asked to drag labels to a part of a photograph that illustrates a
design concept. This question type may also instruct you to match terms to definitions or
examples. This question type may also instruct you to match specific tools to examples of how
the tools are used. In the answer area, the options are on the left and target areas are on the
right.
Example:
Graphic Interpretation: This question type presents an exhibit, embedded graphic, or code
block, and asks a series of multiple-choice questions about it.
Example:
Hot Area: This question type allows you to answer the question by selecting one or more areas
of an image.
Example:
Click the current layer.
Input Number/Text: This question type asks you to enter a number or text in the answer area.
Example:
Statement Analysis: This question type presents a situation or exhibit and asks a series of
True/False or Yes/No questions. Typically, there are three to four answer statements included in
this question type.
Example:
Answering questions
During the exam period, you have the option to mark questions and revisit them later. A time
marker is visible during the testing period to help keep time.
As a test taker, it’s important to know what each question is asking. Evaluate each answer
option carefully before responding. Being careless or reading through questions quickly nearly
always results in an incorrect answer.
It’s OK not to know the correct answer, or to be unsure of an answer. It happens. Try not to get
flustered. Eliminate any clearly wrong answer first to narrow down your options and then pick
the answer(s) you think best. Mark the question so you can review it later and move along.
Once you’ve gone through all the exam questions, go back and review answers to your marked
questions. Don’t hesitate on changing answers. Contrary to populate belief, your first instinct
might not always be correct.
Step 4: Manage your time.
One of the most important tips when taking a timed test is knowing how much time you have to
answer each question. When you start the exam, you’ll be given the total number of questions
and the amount of time available. Do a quick calculation and figure out how much time you have
per question. Keep this in mind and use it as a guide when answering questions. Answer the
easy questions first and then move on. Don’t forget to breathe.
Step 5: Remediation
If you pass the first time, congratulations! If you didn’t pass the exam the first time, take the
steps to review the topics areas that you fell short on and revisit the exam objectives and the
cert prep course offered by Autodesk. You can contact designacademy@autodesk.com for
more information. With additional practice, you’ll be more prepared the second time.
Good luck!

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Step 2. Focus. Practice.

Step 3: Develop a test-taking strategy.

Step 4: Manage your time.

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