Understanding Your Quiz Results
How to read your score, what it means for exam readiness, and how to study smarter from wrong answers.
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How your score is calculated
Your score is the percentage of questions you answered correctly. There is no negative marking — skipped or incorrect answers simply don't add to your total.
Example calculation
Your score appears on the results screen immediately after completing a quiz. In Practice Mode, you can also track your running score as you go.
What your score means
Microsoft certification exams are scored on a 1–1000 scale. Most certifications require 700 to pass — roughly equivalent to 70%. Here is how to interpret your MSCertQuiz percentage:
Several key topics need more study. Review the explanations for missed questions and focus your reading on those exam domains.
You have a solid foundation but are below the Microsoft passing threshold. Target the specific domains where you are losing marks.
You are near the Microsoft passing score. Our questions are calibrated slightly harder than the real exam, so this is a reasonable zone — but push for higher before booking.
You are scoring above the pass mark with a comfortable margin. You have a good chance on exam day. Address any remaining weak spots.
Excellent. You are well above the passing threshold even accounting for the harder difficulty of our questions. You should be ready to sit the exam.
Am I ready for the real exam?
Our questions are deliberately calibrated slightly harder than the actual Microsoft exam. The goal: if you can score well here, the real exam should feel manageable.
Our recommended readiness threshold
- Score 80%+ consistently across multiple quiz sessions
- No single exam domain where you are scoring below 65%
- Complete at least one timed Exam Mode session without running out of time
Microsoft publishes the official exam objectives on Microsoft Learn. Cross-reference your weak topics with the official domain weightings to prioritise your remaining study.
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Go to DashboardLearning from wrong answers
Wrong answers are the most valuable part of a practice quiz. Here is how to get the most out of them:
Read the full explanation, not just the correct answer
Every explanation covers why the correct answer is right and why the other three options are wrong. The distractors are written to expose common misconceptions — understanding why they are wrong is as important as knowing the right answer.
Identify the pattern, not just the fact
Microsoft exam questions test understanding, not memorization. When you miss a question, ask: "What concept am I misunderstanding?" rather than "What is the correct fact?" This helps you handle unfamiliar phrasings on the real exam.
Group misses by exam domain
Your results screen shows performance by topic area. If you are consistently missing questions in, say, "Configure and manage virtual networks" for AZ-104, that entire domain needs focused study — not just the specific questions you missed.
Re-quiz after focused study
After studying a weak domain, retake a quiz session. If your score in that area improves, your studying is working. If not, try a different study resource or approach.
Retaking the quiz
You can retake a quiz for any certification at any time. A new session will be created with a freshly randomized question order.
- Go to the Dashboard and click the certification you want to retake.
- If you have an existing in-progress session, you'll be prompted to resume or start fresh.
- Your previous completed sessions are saved in your quiz history.
- Exam Mode always starts a fresh session — it will end any existing in-progress session for that certification.