Episode 4: How to Think Like a Test Writer — The Anatomy of a CompTIA Question
This episode reveals a powerful mindset shift: learning to think like a test writer. Understanding how CompTIA constructs its questions can help you eliminate wrong answers, avoid traps, and improve your odds of success on even the most confusing items. We dissect the structure of multiple-choice and performance-based questions, from how stems are phrased to how distractors are designed to look correct but aren’t.
You'll learn how to approach questions logically, spot misleading wording, and detect subtle qualifiers that often change the meaning of the entire question. We also cover test psychology—why CompTIA frames questions a certain way and how you can reverse-engineer them to your advantage. If you've ever second-guessed your answers, this episode will sharpen your exam instincts.
