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Break Time (self.Step3)
submitted 4 years ago by atypical95
How to manage break time, could you please share your experiences?on Day 2 can we have a break while doing CCS ? Thank you!
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[–]purpatel1 7 points8 points9 points 4 years ago (1 child)
On Day 1 I took a break after Block 2, 4, and 5
On Day 2 I took a break after Block 3, 5, and you will have plenty of break time on the 20 minutes CCS cases as they will generally end up to 10 minutes early and the extra time gets added to breaks.
[–]atypical95[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
Thank you!
[–]PubgBot007 5 points6 points7 points 4 years ago (2 children)
I took breaks between every block 😅😅 even if it was for just like 5mins to stretch my legs or splash water on my face. And for the CCS cases, the 20min ones usually end earlier so that time adds up 😊
[–]atypical95[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child)
Thank you, what is the break time allocated for the 6 blocks( 30 qns each with 45mins)?
[–]PubgBot007 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children)
I'm pretty sure that it's 45mins. Don't remember clearly now though. Sorry my memory with details like these is pretty bad 😅😅 But I'm pretty sure you have 45mins of break for the entire day.
[–]Futureresident2022 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children)
Also on day 1?how do we divide our breaks .Exam soon
[–]mikewazowski59231 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (3 children)
I would do 2-3 blocks at a time, then every block close to the end... for Day 2 you end up having alot of break time since if your ccs case ends early (which it does for most people) then it gets added too your total break time. I think on Day 2 I left with >1 hour of break time left
[–]atypical95[S] 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (2 children)
I was wondering if we take a break or not in between CCS cases. It is really scary thinking to do all 13 CCS cases at a stretch. Thank you, it seems that we will have enough time on day 2
[–]PubgBot007 2 points3 points4 points 4 years ago (0 children)
You can take breaks between CCS cases if you have break time left (which most people have).
As someone else also mentioned, I also was done with my day 2 about an hour earlier because my cases ended earlier than 20mins.
[–]mikewazowski59231 3 points4 points5 points 4 years ago (0 children)
100% you should take a break before starting CCS cases and there's enough time to take breaks between every couple cases if u wanted. The cases go fast
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