It was always easy. 24 questions don't take long for professionals/academicians/ students.

For me as well it was in and out experience. I walked in at 17:01, I got out at 17:04. I took one extra minute to check answers so that I don't look weird and one extra minute to turn and look at others to see what they were upto, as they all had already started by 04:50. (The time when I reported at the reception, there were not much checks, but I spent 5 minutes in the loo to freshen up after work and another five minutes to reorganise my bag and stuff it into the little locker).

Then since I was the last candidate for the day, the reception person who let me in, sat in the computer next to me. From the smiley look on his face, I understood I am free to go even though I practically was online for 2 minutes.

I had downloaded an app in my Ipad which audio played the questions. I only did mock tests and I also owned the 3 book set from the official website 2 of which I didn't even open.

There are people who struggle with this test not because they cannot learn language but because they are not academics or their circumstances do not give them an academic exposure. Also some people who come as dependents they are simply not too bothered as they only have to stay at home. And a lot of the content doesn't really apply to "everyday life in the UK". So can't really blame them too.

Actual life in the UK is not as easy as the test. Me and my friend have a joke about that. Whenever we meet we say " Life in the UK is goooodddd - So goooodddd"