What happens during reading time in exams?

Reading time commences at the published exam start time and is 10 minutes in duration for all exams.

During reading time, students may:

Read the exam question paper
Complete student details on the required attendance form(s) and any answer booklets issued
Make notes on the given scribble/scrap paper
Annotate* the exam question paper (only in the case where the exam question paper is not also the answer paper)
*Annotation may include highlighting and underlining. It does not allow for Post It notes to be used.
Open permitted books if it is an open book or part open book exam

During reading time, students are not allowed to:

Make any annotations* in an answer booklet, on a multiple choice answer sheet, or the exam question paper if it is also where answers are to be written
|* in a part open book exam, any allowed reference books are not to be annotated, including the use of Post It notes
Use their calculator
Get up from their desk
Lend or borrow items from other students (this is applicable for the duration of the exam)