Format of Step 1

[Roy7]

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Okay I dont know where to look, so I figured I'd ask here.

What's the structure of the test? I know it constists of individual blocks (of 50?), and you can take breaks in between.

Now, my test ticket says I've got 8 hrs for the test, how long can I take my breaks? How long is each block? Do I have a time limit for each block? Am I allowed to go outside to get a sandwich (or just breath)?

thanks in advance.

 

[Medikit]

First Aid describes it in the introductory section but personally I'd like to hear someone's testimony of how it went with all their breaks, eating lunch, injecting caffeine, smoking Salvia, etc.

 

[BDylan]

7 blocks of 50 questions

1 hr per block + 1 hr of break time = 8 hrs total

The break time is yours to divvy up as you please. You can't "pause" in the middle of a block, so realistically you can only take a break between blocks. If you finish a block with time to spare, that spare time is added to your break time.

I personally took 10min between each block to eat some powerbar, drink some diet coke, and occasionally skim FA to look up answers for the questions on which I was burned. I found this method very effective.

 

[merovingian]

Does that 1 hour break include your lunch break? And if so, did you not take a lunch break, just the 10 min breaks in between blocks?

 

[bluesdude]

Remember,the break is officially 45 minutes.It's 1 hour only if you skip the 15 minute introduction.