Mock Vs. Real Exam, How close are we talking? different, reference, structure, previous, question

jlg1982

Just wondering, from previous takers,, How close is the mock compared to the real exam?

Difficulty, Im sure is equal, but what about questions? Are they similar with different number sets? Do they reference the same ideas but structure the question different?

Or are they a totally new set of random questions about LOSs?

Im almost 100% sure it's the latter, but I'm looking for a glimmer of hope.

studyn

Well the difficulty level is about the same. If you get lucky, you might even see questions way easier than the mocks. But there could be questions tougher than mocks too but i guess 1-2 max.

But yes don't depend on mock questions as any indicator of what is to be expected on the real exam.

Penny-wenny

From last June Level 1, there were few questions that were very similar, i.e. regarding same LOSs that were in the mock.

jim8z3

The mock is pretty indicative of the real thing. I thought last year's mock was fairly balanced whereas the real exam had one session that was more difficult than the other. The CFAI mocks and the real exam focus much more on conceptual understand than plug and chug calculator stuff i.e. Schweser.

btcapital

Some sections were harder and some were easier. For instance, I found Quant and Econ harder and FSA easier. Overall about the same