Exam scoring
I want you to get the most out of this book and your preparation. You will need to really invest time in the critical scoring element. The following sections will cover basic scoring and domain scoring to help you really understand where to invest more time for better understanding and preparation. Also, consider the time it took to complete the examination. If you could not complete the exam in 53 minutes, consider the questions and domains that gave you problems and study those chapters further.
Basic scoring
Each question is worth 25 points, which comes out to a total of 1,000 points for the total exam. To get 25 points, you need to get the entirety of the answer correct. This is difficult for multiple-choice questions, but all the correct selections must be made – there is no partial credit for having one correct answer to a two-part question. For example, if the answer is A, C, and D, 25 points is only scored if all selections were made – any other...
