AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder Exam Feedback September 2019

09 September 2019 — Written by Eddy

Hi everyone,

I just passed the AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder Exam and would like to give you a quick rundown of the material I used to study and the areas that I focused on.

The exam consisted of 65 questions, not 80 as I suspected so it's more than enough time to go through all the questions multiple times.

The level of difficulty varies greatly during the exam, from the simplest questions to super-specific in-depth questions.

If you have taken other AWS exams you will find 5-6 questions related to your knowledge, the rest is Alexa specific. Have a look at Lambda, DynamoDB, S3 (permissions), CloudFront and Cloudwatch and your all set to go. So here are my exam tips:

Study material

Whizlabs: Training set, great to find areas that you haven’t studied
Alexa FAQ
Alexa Cakewalk tutorial series
AWS Exam Readiness on-demand video training
Alexa study guide
Official Example questions: Gives you a good idea on the type of questions
If you have a voucher for the official practice test it’s well spent, if not I wouldn't spend the money.

AWS Areas

Lambda, DynamoDB, S3 (permissions), CloudFront and Cloudwatch
Focus Areas
Audioplayer interface, at least 3–4 questions
Slot Types, Search Query, Elicit Slots
Alexa for Business high level
Valid Invocation names
Alexa Analytics
Progressive response
Audio responses in SSML
Manage Sessions in Alexa: Do the cakewalk example skill tutorial
Certification Policy Examples
Dialogue delegation
Custom web endpoint requirements
Test your Skill

I hope that this rundown helps you with your preparation, have success and let me know if you have any questions.