WorksheetsCambridge Exam Invigilation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What's the correct minimum distance between desks in the examining room?
1.25 meter in each direction from the center of the desk of one candidate's chair to another. A greater distance may be needed for multiple choice examinations (Candidates must not be able to see the work of others)
3 meters in each direction from the center of the desk of one candidate's chair to another. A greater distance may be needed for multiple choice examinations (Candidates must not be able to see the work of others)
2 meters in each direction from the center of the desk of one candidate's chair to another. A greater distance may be needed for multiple choice examinations (Candidates must not be able to see the work of others)
You have a Cambridge IGCSE English exam that is 1 hour and 45 minutes long. It's scheduled to be held in the afternoon. You plan to start it at 2 : 30 PM. Your key time is 2 : 00 PM. Which of the statements apply?
At the key time, candidates are taking their exam. They can leave the room at the end of the exam. They do not need further supervision.
The key time falls before the start of the exam. Keep the candidates under full center supervision from the key time until the start of the exam. They can leave the room at the end of the exam, they do not need any further supervision.
The exam finishes before the key time. Supervise candidates as they leave the exam room and keep them under full center supervision until the key time passes.
Your center has a Cambridge IGCSE History exam that is two hours long and is scheduled to be held in the morning. You want it to start at 09.00. Your key time is 10.00. Which of the statements apply?
At the key time, candidates are taking their exam. They can leave the room if they finish the exam after the key time. They do not need further supervision.
The key time falls before the start of the exam. Keep the candidates under full center supervision from the key time until the start of the exam. They can leave the room at the end of the exam, they do not need any further supervision.
The exam finishes before the key time. Supervise candidates as they leave the exam room and keep them under full center supervision until the key time passes.
What's the correct ratio of invigilator to candidates in a written exam?
1 invigilator to 30 candidates
2 invigilators to 30 candidates
1 invigilator to 20 candidates
In full center supervision, which of the following applies?
A student can use an electronic device to access a website as long as it is unrelated to the examination subject.
No student may have or use an electronic device while under full center supervision.
Students may use a supervisor's phone to make phone calls. The supervisor should monitor student phone calls to make sure they do not discuss exam material.
What is wrong with this exam room?
A) Incomplete information on the board!
B) Potentially helpful display material on the wall
C) Notice to candidates and candidate warning posters not displayed
D) Bright sunlight coming through the windows
E) Rubbish on the floor
F) No clock
All of the above
ONLY A, B, & C are correct
None of the above
If there is an emergency (ie. A fire alarm)
What should the invigilator do?
If a fire extinguisher is available on site, the invigilator should reassure students they are safe and allow them to finish the exam.
Evacuate the room and make sure all students take the examination materials with them.
Evacuate the room, leaving the exam papers in the room. Lock the door to the examination room.
Which statement below correctly describes how an invigilator should manage seating arrangements
Students can sit wherever the choose.
Invigilators should follow a seating plan and help students locate the desk marked with the appropriate candidate number.
Invigilators must ensure that students are arranged in alphabetical order as they enter the examination room.
If a student arrives late...
He/She cannot take the exam under any circumstance.
The invigilator can allow the student to take the exam if he/she arrives before the key time.
The invigilator should have the student fill out a makeup test request form.
During a Combined Science exam, the invigilator sees a student take out a cheatsheet...
All students caught cheating should be asked to leave the room immediately.
Quietly remove the cheatsheet from the student's possession. Allow the student to continue the exam, but report the incident to the exams officer. Cambridge will later decide whether or not the student should be disqualified based on the report.
The student should be removed from the exam room and allowed to finish the exam in the hallway with the exams officer.
