And how does this relate to the difficulty of the questions that will appear in the test?
When composing a test, you can select the exam type you wish to simulate. From the -Please Select Competition- drop-down list you can either choose "Compose Custom Test" or the EPSO competition type you are undertaking: Generalist (AD5) / Specialist / CAST / Assistant / Secretary.
Each simulation test contains a mix of questions of varying difficulty, just like in the real EPSO exam. A few easier questions to build confidence, a number of mid-level difficulty questions that make up the bulk of the test, and a few hard questions to differentiate between really strong-performing candidates and those with a more average level of performance.
The exam type you select will affect the mix of questions that will be included in the test. For example:
- AD practice questions will have a pre-set of 10% easy questions, 40% regular difficulty questions and 50% hard/complex questions for each test type.
- AST practice questions will have a pre-set of 20% easy questions, 50% regular difficulty questions and 30% hard/complex questions for each test type.
The exam EPSO profile type applied does not depend on the package you purchased. You can change the exam profile of your test any time you start a new test. If you feel that a particular pre-set is more or less challenging than you expected, we encourage you to experiment with the other presets as well.
The type of questions you would like to practice and the quantity of questions for each can be set manually for each simulation exam separately. OR, when using the quick EPSO profile selector feature ('Please Select Competition' drop-down menu), it is set automatically for each test type by the system.