Certification Test Preparation: How to pass every certification exam.

Dominic Carubba

Dec '24 • UNcertified

Can you answer all of the questions on a practice exam correctly?

Oh no.. don't do that.

Remember, the secret to passing your certification exam:

Don't Pick the Wrong Answers.

How to use a test dump?

Use it to develop 3 skills:

1.) Identifying the EXACT requirements of the Question (just the question); Nothing More; Nothing Less

2.) Categorize or Group Answers to help Eliminate INcorrect Variables within the answer and therefore Eliminate Multiple Answers as possibly correct.

3.) Picking the BEST right answer. That means understanding that just because something works, doesn't mean it works best or at scale: the scale of 1 to the scale of 1million transactions worth of effort.

What matters most is that you can tell why the wrong answers don't meet the requirements and THEN pick the best of the right answers.

What makes an Answer correct?

1.) The words match the words on the screen WITHIN the platform

2.) The effort makes sense

3.) The answer doesn't violate any best practices

Does the answer count if you get it partially correct? NO

WHY? Because that's how Salesforce tests the 'lesser known' features within the system by making sure you can eliminate the wrong features for that question.

Here's the BEST Test Taking Strategy

1.) Read each question and answer thoroughly and eliminate obviously wrong answers

2.) Pick the Best answer

3.) If you're 100% sure (and careful if you are), then mark the question for review: Go with your Gut

Learn how to use the Mark for Review:

a) quickly identify the topic or "item" you're not sure of

b) write it down on the paper or digital notepad provided

c) continue to take the test

Here's the part that's key: If you continue to take the test, and another question describes that "thing" you have marked for review (and you notice it), then take a quick peek at your notepad and see if the question and answers "teach you anything" that would help you with the question you have marked for review.

IF SO, then go and check out the question you had marked for review to determine if any new information would help you decide on the best right answer. If it does, Adjust your answer or not, and remove the Mark for review selection and MOVE ON to the next question in the exam.

IF NOT, then, leave the mark for review checked and MOVE ON to the next question in the exam.

Once you've gone through all 65 questions, then go back and Review all of the remaining questions you have "Marked for Review" until they are all unchecked.

Here's the controversial coaching question:

Do you go back and review all your questions/answers or do you just submit?

I don't know either. Decide. What's the worst that could happen?

Good luck.

Here's the Admin Practice test of 134 Questions from me

Here's one that will have 30 questions from Salesforce (the q/a changes each time you take the exam)

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