How to Pass the SAP ABAP Certification Exam

2.1   Question formats

Here’s an example question, which we have taken from the world of pub trivia. The format is identical to that of SAP certification questions.

1.   What does ‘Para’ stand for in the word ‘Paralympics’?

Please choose the correct answer.

a)   Parachute

b)   Parabola

c)   Parallel

d)   Paralytic

No surprises here. A straightforward interrogative question followed by four possible answers, of which exactly one (1) is correct.

If only one answer is correct, four possible answers will be listed, marked with the letters a to d.

Here’s the next, slightly more complex, question format:

2.   In which two countries is divorce still illegal?

Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

a)   Saudi Arabia

b)   Vatican City

c)   Iran

d)   The Philippines

e)   Ireland

In this case, you must select 2 correct answers. Note that if you do not select exactly two correct answers, you will get zero points for the question. There are no half marks!

Questions with two correct answers may be presented with either four or five possible answers.

Finally, you may also encounter questions with three (3) correct answers, as shown below.

3.   Which of the following famous people died on 22 November 1963?

Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

a)   C. S. Lewis

b)   Eleanor Roosevelt

c)   Aldous Huxley

d)   Ernest Hemingway

e)   John F. Kennedy

Again, you must select exactly 3 correct answers to have the question marked correct.

And that’s it—there are no other question formats in the ABAP Associate exam. In particular, you will not encounter:

1.   Programming exercises

2.   Essay / short-answer questions

3.   True / False questions

4.   ‘All of the above/None of the above’ answer options

So be warned: if you purchase a study book, or ‘dumps’ from the Internet, you should be skeptical of any question sets that contain the above formats. They are either fake or old (or both).