[maw428]

Has anyone else had the same question multiple times on the exam? I feel like this happens to me every time on all four parts of the exam. Do they do that on purpose?

[Anonymous]

Yes! Happened to me with AUD and FAR.

This is sooo stupid and should be forbidden. I mean if I don't know it in Testet 1 I probably will also don't know it in Testlet 3 or vice versa.

[Zaq]

Definitely happened to me on AUD. Thankfully, I knew it, so I was stoked. But I was reading it extra carefully to make sure there wasn't a trick that changed the answer. I vividly remember the answer choices being in the same position, too.

FAR: 50, 76!
REG: 74... (ouch baby, very ouch), 76!
AUD: 65, 91!?
BEC: 80! Aaaand doneskies!

May 2012 to August 2013. Can't believe it's over.

[smp73]

Yes!

I thought I was going crazy! I either got them all wrong or all right. 🙂

NYS CPA License # 113563
CIA: Done as of 2/15/14

Training for a half marathon post studying!

[ColoradoCPA]

I believe that some questions might sound the same but they are different. All words in the questions may be the same except one. It would change the answer. I think it is especially true for Auditing. You have to read every question very careful.

FAR 81 ✓
AUD 97 ✓
BEC 75 ✓
REG 84 ✓

[Anonymous]

This issue seems to resurface every few months. Recurring questions aren't a mistake, and they really are identical each time they appear (though the answer order usually changes). This is done as a confirmation technique–to provide the assessment algorithm with some certainty that you actually knew the answer when you got it right the first time. If you choose a different answer the second time, you lose (at least some) of the credit for your first correct answer. This is standard assessment stuff and nothing to worry about or be annoyed by.

[SeattleAccountant]

One of the same questions was posted for me second time with a qualifier, which changed the answer completely!!!! Basically, same facts, same answer options but something different was inserted into question itself, like one or two words that differed from the option one seen earlier in previous testlet.

People, read them questions carefully 🙂

Becker Class of Jan - Aug 2013: FARB DONE!!!!
CPA license pending 🙂

[Kenada]

I saw that too in the AUD exam I took. I read the words carefully and the answer was the same as the first testlet.. yes they changed the question a bit but it still had the same answer as both circumstances would result in X. So i really hope i make it this in AUD… Invested so much studying going in for a 4th time 🙁

FAR 05/27/14; 786/110 - Done !

[Jennifer241]

I had the same thing in Audit, I came home and looked it up and was right!

AUD - Jan 9,13 Pass
REG - Aug 30,13 Pass
BEC - Oct 26,13 Pass
FAR - Dec 4,13 Pass

Licensed CPA in the state of Oregon

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