Did a full timed practice test today and ran out of time with 13 questions left. Definitely have a time management problem.
The Dog Training exam has 134 questions and the time limit is 142 minutes by my understanding. That works out to roughly 63 seconds per question — which should be doable except I keep stopping on "DOG exam" type questions.
My bad habit: I over-analyze questions I'm unsure about rather than making a best guess and moving on.
Any strategies that worked for you? Specifically:
- Do you go through once and skip hard questions to come back to?
- How many questions on "DOG" should I expect — is it worth the time investment?
- Is the real exam usually easier to pace than practice tests, or harder?
I'm good enough on the content, I think — it's purely pacing that's failing me.
Went through this exact question when I was prepping. The DOG material on "DOG" is actually not as bad as it looks — once it clicks it clicks.
What helped me was finding one resource that explained it from first principles instead of just giving me the "right answer." Made a huge difference on the scenario-based questions.
Also: don't underestimate the importance of reviewing your wrong answers more than your right ones. I learned more from 20 wrong answers than 200 correct ones.
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