Ughhh THE PENCIL PERSON!!! MY WORST NEMESIS. I had a girl sitting beside me who was going to WAR with her paper during LG section. It was so distracting that I just wanted to yell at her.
Hi @brna0714. The Staedtler pencils write very clearly and have good erasers that erase cleanly. They are easy to sharpen to a very fine point, and the tips are strong and don't break easily.
i write my BR answers in pencil on my test sheet so it's easier to input the scores and to see the comparison of what i originally thought during the timed process and what i thought afterwards.
When I took it last September, they actually kicked someone out for not putting her pencil immediately down after the first section. I can't even describe the look of shock on that girl's face. Very sad.
I don't know for me I rather have that then they taking it on a little college desk where you don't have space for anything other than the test and a pencil.
I do 99% of RC with the highlighter, but just for extra assurance that I don't skim over it I'll quickly note "M.P." in pencil when, and only when, I've decided that I've found the main point. Otherwise, strictly highlighter.