[jimboace88]

Is it common on an exam to be given one fact pattern and then have several multiple choice questions asking you to come up with different information based on that fact pattern?

For example, in the Becker supplemental questions for F8, there is a massive amount of data related to several funds and their activity throughout the year. There are a good 15+ questions in a row that all use the same exact data but are asking for different things–one might ask for beginning of year appropriations for the general fund, another might ask for amounts reported as other financing sources. I actually love questions like this because they go pretty quick once you notice the facts are all the same–has anyone seen this kind of thing on an actual exam?

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[Anonymous]

Hope this isnt a violation, if so nuke this post Jeff—but I've never seen it presented that way on the exam. It is my understanding that Becker does this to give you a feel for various questions that one might receive. These kind of questions are good practice, but don't expect to see it look like this on the exam. If anything, these might prepare you for some of the sims that you will see.

[kb24]

I assumed that most of those questions were from the paper and pencil days. The text is different, and they usually have a ton of answer choices – I've seen over 15 on some of those problems. The MCQ on the exam all have 4.

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[anonymous]

In BEC Becker tells you that while many of the MCQs they give use “one common fact situation” that it is “unlikely that your exam will contain such questions”.

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[jimboace88]

Thanks…I knew I couldn't be that lucky!

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