# Applied AI Foundations · Mock Exam 2

A second, harder 50-item independent mock exam for the Applied AI Foundations track, with new items, multi-constraint stems and a readiness indicator.

import PracticeExam from '../../../../components/PracticeExam.astro';

This is **Mock Exam 2** for the Applied AI Foundations track: 50 new items across the six domains, none repeating Mock Exam 1 or the domain-page questions. It is an **independent mock exam** built from publicly available OpenAI learning objectives — not an official OpenAI assessment and not endorsed by OpenAI. Mock Exam 2 is deliberately **harder**: more multi-constraint stems and more `FIRST` / `BEST` / `MOST cost-effective` / `TWO` qualifiers, so you must weigh competing considerations rather than spot a single keyword. Use it as your **readiness gate**: reach 80%+ here, timed, before you take the real [OpenAI Academy assessment](/openai/assessment-model/).

## Instructions

- **Time:** 60 minutes; sit it timed, under mock conditions, once you have cleared [Mock Exam 1](/openai/applied-ai/practice-exam/) and revised your weak domains.
- **Items:** 50, single-response and multiple-response. Each item states how many answers to select.
- **Selection:** for a select-one item choose exactly one option; for a select-two item you must choose both correct options and no incorrect one to score the item.
- **No guessing penalty:** answer every item — an unanswered item scores the same as a wrong one.
- **Target:** aim for **≥ 80% raw** (≈ 40/50) before you take the real Academy assessment, which itself passes at 80%. Because this mock runs harder, a comfortable pass here is a stronger readiness signal than the same score on Mock Exam 1.

## Domain distribution

| # | Domain | Weight | Items here |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Finding and Scoping Opportunities | 16% | 8 |
| 2 | Decomposing Work into Steps | 18% | 9 |
| 3 | Inputs, Outputs and Contracts | 16% | 8 |
| 4 | Choosing the Right Capability | 20% | 10 |
| 5 | Review Points and Human Oversight | 16% | 8 |
| 6 | Repeatability and Improvement | 14% | 7 |

Total: 8 + 9 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 7 = **50 items**.

## Readiness interpretation

This is an independent readiness indicator, never an official score.

| Raw score (of 50) | Band | Interpretation |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 40+ (80%+) | Assessment ready | On the harder mock this is a strong signal you are ready for the Academy assessment |
| 35–39 (70–79%) | Building confidence | Nearly there; target the domains where you lost the most marks |
| under 70% | Keep learning | Return to the domain pages, especially D2 and D4, before re-attempting |
| 45+ (90%+) | Strong readiness | Excellent margin on the harder items |

## Take the mock exam

Two ways to use the questions below: the **interactive mode** runs a timed sitting one question at a time and ends with your score, a per-domain breakdown and a full correction; the **review mode** underneath lists every question with its options one per line and the answer hidden until you ask for it. Compare your per-domain results with Mock Exam 1 — a domain strong on Mock 1 but weak here signals shallow understanding worth revisiting.

<PracticeExam exam="openai-applied-ai" set={2} />