&gt; Getting comfortable with these types of questions is very important.<p>It <i>is</i> important, but I think that a question is whether it <i>should</i> be important.  That is, what is the value of a test that only, or even just primarily, evaluates how well you&#x27;ve prepared for it?  One (or at least I) would like a test that somehow evaluated only actual knowledge &#x2F; skill, so that one&#x27;s score couldn&#x27;t be improved by drilling.  (As showerst (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11067591" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11067591</a>) points out, the <i>reason</i> one wouldn&#x27;t like drilling to improve the score is because it&#x27;s the rich kids who are able to afford the time and resources to drill, and so you&#x27;re testing the wrong thing entirely.)