BONUS SECTION: AWS DVA-C02 Question and Answer Structure

After solving 100s of questions in preparation for the AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) exam, I identified a consistent pattern I would like to share.

This structure isn’t unique to AWS—you may notice it in other exams as well.

Question Format

Most questions follow this format:

1. Background /Context:
2. Constraints/ Requirements
3. What the question WANTS YOU TO DO.

Example

This is an example from AWS Certified Developer - Associate (DVA-C02) Sample Exam Questions

A developer is working on an application that stores highly confidential data in a database. 

The developer must use AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) with envelope encryption to protect the data.

How should the developer configure the data encryption to meet these requirements?

As you can see, 

• The green section gives you context, 
• The blue section tells you the requirements, 
• The red section tells you what the question expects from you.

Response structure

There are 2 main response types:

• Multiple choice: Has one correct response and three incorrect responses

(distractors)

• Multiple response: Has two or more correct responses out of five or more

response options