Should You Take a 50-Question or 100-Question EA Practice Exam?
Full practice exams have higher blank rates than half exams in all three parts. Part 1 rises from 7.3% blank on half exams to 13.9% on full exams; Part 2 rises from 8.5% to 20.6%; Part 3 rises from 8% to 12%.
What this result includes
- 875 completed half/full exams
- 213 part-type learner records
- Scores, answered accuracy, and blanks shown separately
Longer exams expose completion risk
Full exams record more blanks in every part, even before interpreting whether the cause is pacing, interruption, or deliberate submission.
Part 2 full exams have the largest gap
Their 20.6% blank rate is 12.1 points above Part 2 half exams.
Use each length for a different job
Half exams support faster checkpoints. Full exams are better suited to pacing and completion rehearsal.
Half and full practice-exam blank rates
Blank rate is the share of assigned answer slots left empty when an exam is marked complete.
Half and full exam results6 rows
Answered accuracy excludes blank slots; average score counts every assigned slot.
| Exam | Completed | Learners | Avg. score | Answered accuracy | Blank rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 Half | 450 | 84 | 58.5% | 62.4% | 7.3% |
| Part 1 Full | 108 | 42 | 54.4% | 61.2% | 13.9% |
| Part 2 Half | 144 | 30 | 57.7% | 62.5% | 8.5% |
| Part 2 Full | 34 | 16 | 44.5% | 55.1% | 20.6% |
| Part 3 Half | 106 | 28 | 59.7% | 64.6% | 8.0% |
| Part 3 Full | 33 | 13 | 56.5% | 60.9% | 12.0% |
What the data cannot establish
Candidates self-select half or full exams, and relatively few complete both formats. Differences may reflect readiness and persistence rather than exam length alone.
Turn the finding into a decision.
Use the report to choose a focused action, then test that decision with current material. The evidence should reduce uncertainty; it should never replace the complete exam outline or promise an official result.