The Skill Atlas

Contest CraftCFT12 skills

How to take the exam: triage, back-solving, bounding, and never leaving a blank.

• FoundationAssumed by everything above it.

  • ○Not startedCFT-01Find what is actually being asked4
  • ○Not startedCFT-02Draw the diagram5
  • ○Not startedCFT-09Never leave a blank — there is no penalty3
  • ○Not startedCFT-10Check units and re-read before bubbling6

• CoreThe working middle of the exam.

  • ○Not startedCFT-03Try small cases first7
  • ○Not startedCFT-04Back-solve from the answer choices3
  • ○Not startedCFT-05Eliminate impossible choices by bounding4
  • ○Not startedCFT-06Estimate to the nearest choice2
  • ○Not startedCFT-11Sanity-check with a second method9

• GatewayWhat the 5-point questions actually ask for.

  • ○Not startedCFT-07Spot the trick vs. decide to grind1
  • ○Not startedCFT-08Time triage: now, later, or guess3
  • ○Not startedCFT-12Managing the 5-point block2