Did a full timed practice test today and ran out of time with 5 questions left. Definitely have a time management problem.
The (CBSA) Certified Blockchain Solution Architect exam has 100 questions and the time limit is 121 minutes by my understanding. That works out to roughly 74 seconds per question — which should be doable except I keep stopping on "CBSA exam" type questions.
My bad habit: I over-analyze questions I'm unsure about rather than making a best guess and moving on.
Any strategies that worked for you? Specifically:
- Do you go through once and skip hard questions to come back to?
- How many questions on "CBSA" should I expect — is it worth the time investment?
- Is the real exam usually easier to pace than practice tests, or harder?
I'm good enough on the content, I think — it's purely pacing that's failing me.
If you're looking for a starting point, the free cbsa blockchain architecture design principles is worth trying — the questions closely match what you'll see on test day.
Went through this exact question when I was prepping. The CBSA material on "CBSA" is actually not as bad as it looks — once it clicks it clicks.
What helped me was finding one resource that explained it from first principles instead of just giving me the "right answer." Made a huge difference on the scenario-based questions.
Also: don't underestimate the importance of reviewing your wrong answers more than your right ones. I learned more from 20 wrong answers than 200 correct ones.
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