Exam format

CAT - Introductory level
Each exam is of two hours' duration; contains 50 questions; is out of 100 marks with a pass mark of 55%; and contains two-mark MCQ's only
CAT - Intermediate Level
Each exam is of two hours' duration; contains 50 questions; is out of 100 marks with a pass mark of 50%; and contains questions types: MCQ's, multiple response questions, multiple response matching questions, and number entry questions - all worth two marks
ACCA Qualification (F1-F3)/MSER exams MMA and MFA
Each exam is of two hours duration; contains 50 questions (40 two-mark questions and 10 one-mark questions); is out of 90 marks with a pass mark of 50%; and contains questions types: one and two mark MCQ's, one and two-mark multiple response questions, two-mark multiple response matching questions and two-mark number entry questions.

CBE question types

Multiple choice (MCQ) (two marks) - where you are required to choose one answer from four options by clicking on the appropriate ‘radio button'.
Multiple choice (MCQ) (one mark) - where you are required to choose on answer from either two or three options by clicking on the appropriate ‘radio button'.
Multiple response (two marks) - where you are required to select more than one response from the options provided by clicking the appropriate tick boxes (typically choose two options from four).
Multiple response (one mark) - where you are required to select more than one response from the options provided by clicking the appropriate tick boxes (typically choose two options from three).
Multiple response matching (two marks) - where you are required to indicate a response to a number of related statements by clicking on the 'radio button' which corresponds to the appropriate response for each statement.
Number entry (two marks) - where you are required to key in numerical responses to a question shown on screen.

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