| The most important advice we can give you about taking any test is this: Read each question carefully. Some questions are deliberately ambiguous, some use double negatives, and others use terminology in incredibly precise ways. We've taken numerous practice tests and real tests, and in nearly every test, we've missed at least one question because we didn't read it closely or carefully enough. Here are some suggestions on how to deal with the tendency to jump to an answer too quickly: Make sure you read every word in the question. If you find yourself jumping ahead impatiently, go back and start over. As you read, restate the question in your own terms. If you can do it, you should be able to pick the correct answers more easily. When returning to a question after your initial read-through, reread every word again; otherwise, your mind can fall quickly into a rut. Sometimes, seeing a question afresh after turning your attention elsewhere lets you see something you missed, but the strong tendency is to see what you've seen before. Avoid that tendency at all costs. If you reread a question more than twice, articulate to yourself what you don't understand about the question, why the answers don't appear to make sense, or what appears to be missing. If you chew on the subject for a while, your subconscious might provide the details that are lacking or you might notice a "trick" that points to the right answer.
Above all, deal with each question by thinking through what you know about being a Cisco administrator commands, characteristics, behaviors, facts, and figures. By reviewing what you know (and what you've written down on your information sheet), you can often recall or understand things sufficiently to determine the answer to the question. |
