(Central News Agency reporter Chen Zhizhong, Taipei, 27th) The unified entrance test for technical colleges for the 113th academic year was launched today, with more than 75,000 candidates. The test center reminds candidates not to panic if there is an earthquake during the test, follow the instructions of the invigilator, and remember to turn off their mobile phones completely. Issuing a “national alert” is also considered a violation.
The unified examination will take the “Professional Subjects (2)” test this morning, and the Chinese and English tests in the afternoon. Affected by the trend of younger children, a total of 75,666 people registered this year, a decrease of more than 5,000 from the 2012 school year, setting a new record.
Earthquakes have been frequent in recent days. The Technical College Entrance Examination Center recently issued the “Three Principles for Handling Earthquake Situations”, which are divided into three situations: “Continue to take exams”, “Shelter in place”, and “Emergency evacuation” according to the intensity of the earthquake. According to the examination room division director Determine the handling method, and the candidate will cooperate with the invigilator’s instructions.
The first situation is that the earthquake is minor and the examination room is not in danger of collapse. The invigilators will maintain order in the examination room and allow candidates to continue taking the exam.
The second situation is when the shaking is violent. The invigilator will instruct the candidates to place the test question book, answer card, and answer sheet on the table, protect their head and neck with their arms, and “shelter in place” in the original examination room. They are not allowed to talk to each other during the process. Examinations will continue after the earthquake is over, and the exam time for the section affected by the interruption will be extended.
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The third situation is that the earthquake is serious and there is a risk of deformation or collapse of walls or beams. The district examination office will broadcast an announcement that “the examination is suspended for this section, candidates are requested to evacuate urgently, and please pay attention to the subsequent broadcast instructions.” At this time, candidates must cooperate The supervisor instructed to evacuate to a safe area. Subsequent enrollment remedial measures will be announced in a unified manner.
The test center also mentioned that when an earthquake occurs, if the earthquake intensity of the county or city government reaches magnitude 5 or above, earthquake warning messages will be sent to people with 4G mobile phones in areas with magnitude 4 or above. However, during the exam, in order to avoid violating the rules of the exam venue due to the sound of warning messages on mobile phones, candidates are requested not to carry their mobile phones with them into the exam venue. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1130427
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