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Exam success:E3 exam techniques
Presented by Jenny Hughes from HTFT Partnership
www.htftpartnership.co.uk
Questions
Time
Allocation
60 questions of varying types
90 minutes
60 questions, 90 minutes = 1.5 minutes (90 seconds) per question
Presented uniquely to each student on a random basis
Overview of the E2 exam
Time breakdown
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Round 1
Round 2
Flagging
Quick wins: short questions you feel confident about and flagging
Longer questions: where you feel confident in the approach required and flagging
Less preferred or detailed/complex questions
Keep moving through
Effective use of time during the exam
Round 3
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Attempt all Don’t leave any questions unanswered
Multiple choice
Multiple answer
One from four
Select stated number option
Matching
Key Question types
Drag and drop
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Select ALL that apply No indication of number that are correct
Questions
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According to Lewin, establishing new patterns of behaviour, creating new incentive schemes and setting up new reporting relationships are all part of which stage?
A. Unfreeze
B. Change
C. Re-freeze
D. These would not be included within the model
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In Lewin’s three-step change model, the introduction of new logos and uniforms for staff would be considered to be an element of which step?
A. Unfreeze
B. Change
C. Re-freeze
D. These would not be included within the model
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P is currently implementing a major change to its organisational structure.
It is currently training its employees about the new roles that will be implemented under the revised business structure.
According to Lewin’s three-stage model of change, which stage of change is P currently undertaking?
A. Refreezing.
B. Change.
C. Unfreezing.
D. Paradigm shift.
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NSO is a privately owned company which manufactures engineering equipment NSO has always tried to maintain an excellent health and safety record, but recently there has been a number of accidents which NSO’s safety manager thinks were due to operator error. A health and safety advisor has recommended to NSO that they implement a stricter health and safety policy, but NSO’s staff are not reacting well to the idea. The majority feel that the health and safety rules are a waste of time and that management is trying to intrude into an area which should “just be common sense”. The advisor has recommended that the management of NSO communicate with the workforce and attempt to explain to them the important reasons for the proposed new health and safety policy.
Which of the following options correctly identifies the stage of change (as popularised by Lewin in his Three Stage model of change) that the advisor is describing?
A. Refreeze
B. Movement
C. Unfreeze
D. Change
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P is a company that retails fruit and vegetables through a chain of stores across country F.
Which THREE of the following would be classified as business level strategies by P?
A. Decisions on P’s pricing of fruit and vegetables
B. Decisions on the opening of stores in new towns or cities in country F
C. Decisions on which types of fruit and vegetables to stock in P’s stores nationwide
D. Decisions on where to site new stores in a town or city to maximise sales
E. Decisions on how many units of each type of fruit and vegetables should be stocked in each of P’s stores
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A Company has five factories. Due to falling profits the decision has been made to close one of the factories immediately.
Which of the following forms of organisational change best describes this decision?
A. Evolution
B. Adaptation
C. Revolution
D. Reconstruction
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A is a charity. It uses the balanced scorecard to monitor and evaluate its performance. It presently collects data on the following four key performance indicators (KPIs).
1. A’s investment in new research facilities
2. Average time between donation arrival and its efficient use
3. % increase in donations year on year
4. The average hours of training A’s staff underwent in the last year
Which of the following perspectives is NOT represented in the key performance indicators monitored by A?
A. Customer
B. Internal business process
C. Financial
D. Learning and growth
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A Ltd has a small workforce that is highly skilled and would be difficult to replace.
A is about to implement a major series of changes and is concerned about employee resistance.
The changes will involve the minimum number of redundancies that are needed to enable A to avoid insolvency and the employees are not heavily unionised.
The redundancies will need to be made over the next eighteen months.
Which ONE of Kotter and Schlesinger leadership style would be most appropriate for A to adopt?
A. Power and coercion
B. Negotiation
C. Manipulation and co-optation
D. Education and communication
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