CXC CSEC English A exam - Time Management in the exam

 

Suggested time management for answering papers 1, 2 and 3 of the CXC CSEC English A exam (2018)

 

Here is the time allowed for the three papers of the CXC CSEC English A exam.
Here we also give you some suggestions about how to manage your time in the exam room.

Paper 1

Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Note: The time allowed for this exam paper in minutes = 90 minutes.
This mean you have 90 minutes to complete 60 multiple choice questions.

 

Paper 2

Time allowed: 2 hours 55 minutes.
Note: The time allowed for this exam paper in minutes = 175 minutes.
This means you have 10 minutes at the start of the exam to plan your essay answers and 165 minutes

to write 4 essay answers.

 

Paper 3

Time allowed: 2 hours.
Note: The time allowed for this exam in minutes = 120 minutes.
This means you have 120 minutes to plan and write 2 short answer questions and 1 extended creative piece.

 

 

Time management in the CXC CSEC English A exams

 

Paper 1

Given that you have 90 minutes to answer 60 multiple choice questions, this gives you an average time of 1 1/2 minutes to read and answer each question.

You will need to budget your time accordingly.

CXC CSEC English A Exam
Exam time allowed
Exam time in minutes
Number of exam questions
Time to
check answers
at the end
of the exam
Time to answer each question
Paper 1
1 hour
30 minutes
90 minutes
60
5 minutes

1 min. 25 seconds
(85 seconds)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper 2

We have revised our time management table for the CXC CSEC English A exam, paper 2 to keep more closely to the suggested time that CXC gives on its exam paper to answer each section. Here is CXC's recommended time to answer each section in paper 2 of the English A exam.

 

CXC suggested time to answer each section
on Paper 2 of the CSEC English A exam
 
CXC CSEC English A paper 2 exam
Answer planning
 
Section 1
Summary writing
 
Section 2
Expository essay
 
Section 3
Short story
essay
 
Section 4
Argumentative essay 
 
Total
 
CXC suggested time
10 min
40 min
35 min
45 min
45 min

175 min

 
Exam mark
 
25 mks
30 mks
25 mks
25 mks
105 mks

 

 

In the table below, we take CXC's suggested time for answer planning at the start of the exam and adjust it to leave time for answer checking at the end of the exam.

Recommended time to answer
each section of paper 2 in the
CXC CSEC English A exam

 

 

CXC CSEC English A exam: Paper 2

 
Exam marks
 
CXC suggested time
 
CaribExams suggested time

Time to write quick essay points

 
10 min
5 min

Section 1
Summary writing

25 mks
40 min
40 min

Section 2
Expository essay

30 mks
35 min
35 min

Section 3
Short story essay

25 mks
45 min
45 min
Section 4
Argumentative  essay

 
25 mks
45 min
45 min

Time to check answers at the end of the exam

 
0 min
5 min

Total

105 mks
175 min
175 min

 

 

 

 

Paper 3

In the table below you will find that we have organized the time for the exam so that time is set aside for you to plan your answers at the start of the exam and time set aside for you to check your answers at the end of the exam.

 

Time management suggestion for CXC CSEC English A exam Paper 3/2
CXC CSEC
English A exam
Paper 3/2
Answer planning
Short answer
question 1
Short answer question 2
Extended creative piece
Answer checking
Total
Total exam time
2 hours or 120 minutes
 
Caribexams suggested time plan for the exam
5 minutes
35 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
5 minutes
120 minutes
Exam marks  
15
15
15
 
45

 

 

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