university exam - reading time?

i have a psychology exam on wednesday im in the first year and im reading past papers. however it says candidates have 5 minutes reading time :confused:

as far as i know we are not allowed to take notes in or anything :confused:

so what are we supposed to read in the 5 minutes? it just says answer 2 questions in 2 hours

thanks

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saturn

i have a psychology exam on wednesday im in the first year and im reading past papers. however it says candidates have 5 minutes reading time :confused:

as far as i know we are not allowed to take notes in or anything :confused:

so what are we supposed to read in the 5 minutes? it just says answer 2 questions in 2 hours

thanks

You have a choice of questions perhaps ? Answer 2 from 3 or similar ?

So they are giving you some time to read the questions available to choose from.

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saturn

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You have a choice of questions perhaps ? Answer 2 from 3 or similar ?

So they are giving you some time to read the questions available to choose from.

ahh yea ok i didn't know they did that. Its a choice of 2 out of 6 so you'l be right :cool:

cheers

Reply 3

trev

Why are there reading time anyway?

Reply 4

AT82

I find reading time really useful, it allows you to read the exam through slowly so you understand all the questions. It also helps you to balance the questions better.