What are you actually allowed to say about the test?(CompTIA

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I know you can't talk about specific questions, etc etc etc. What are you allowed to say? Like suggesting to someone that they should study nouns (on a english test). It's really difficult to determine from CompTIA's policy. It seems like as long as you don't talk about questions, answers, then you are fine. What is allowed?

Thanks,

kriscamaro68

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Slowhand

You're not allowed to say what you saw on the test. However, you are allowed to talk about things as they relate to the exam blueprint on the CompTIA website. You can say things like "make sure you know your underwater basket-weaving", but not "I saw four questions on underwater basket-weaving, I had to remember that they wanted the over-under technique, not the cross-stitch". It's fine to give advice on what to study or what books/study guides to recommend, but not to give away details of anything you didn't know before you sat for the exam.