CIVIL online vs in-person exam — any difference in difficulty?

Same boat a few months ago. Here's what I'd tell myself:

The CIVIL exam is more application-focused than the study guides suggest. They test whether you understand CIVIL, not just whether you can define it.

My tip: when you see a scenario question, mentally walk through it step by step before looking at the answers. The wrong answers are designed to catch people who jump to conclusions.

Good luck — the fact that you're doing this level of prep means you're going to be fine.

Appreciate everyone sharing their experience here. I'm 6 weeks out from my civil-service-supervisor-exam exam date and feeling more confident after reading this. The consensus on study guide being the hardest section matches what I'm seeing in my practice scores — going to put extra time there this week.

Failed first attempt, came back to this thread. The consensus on civil-service-supervisor-exam practice test being the make-or-break area is right. Focusing almost exclusively on applied questions this time around.

I went with the testing center and honestly I think it helped me focus, but I don't think that's the real factor in how well you do. What actually moved the needle for me was obsessing over the wrong answers during practice. Like, I'd get a question wrong and instead of just noting the right answer and moving on, I'd sit there and figure out exactly why each wrong choice was wrong. That part takes more time but it's worth it.

Once you understand why the distractors are distractors, the actual exam format barely matters because you're not guessing anymore. You're reasoning through it. So whether you're at home or in a testing center, spend less time drilling correct answers and more time tearing apart the wrong ones. That's what got me through it.