Features:

• Completely Silent
• Alerts with a Flashing Light
• Stands Up on Desk or Lays Flat
• Preset Test Buttons
• Memory Buttons
  

• Count Down and Count Up
• Calculate Time per Question
• Auto Mode
• Passage Mode
• Clock
  

THE SILENT TIMER™ is incapable of emitting sound. You can use THE SILENT TIMER™ knowing that it will not distract others or create disturbances.

Because of its inability to make noise, THE SILENT TIMER™ is perfect for studying in the library or for test day. Some tests, however, do not allow timing devices into the testing centers. Learn the rules of your test before test day so you know what to expect.

THE SILENT TIMER™ is an invaluable practice tool, allowing you to become familiar with the restraints you'll face on test day. Even if you can't bring it into your test, you'll have months of studying with it under your belt.

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THE SILENT TIMER™ has a tiny, red LED light in the upper left-hand corner. This LED light flashes to alert you instead of emitting sound. The light flashes at three preset intervals: halfway through your test, after each question time is up, and from one minute down to zero continuously.

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On the back of THE SILENT TIMER™ is an extendable kickstand. When extended, the kickstand sits the timer upright on the desk or table, at a slight angle. You can also close the kickstand and lay it flat on your desk.

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To make THE SILENT TIMER™ easier and quicker to use, we added four preset test buttons for the major tests: ACT, LSAT, MCAT, and SAT. Each button stores the times that are on that test. These buttons are used to quickly enter the correct time for your test. So, if you are taking one of these exams, you will never have to use our keypad to enter in your test time, or remember how much time you should enter. Your test times are stored in our memory!

The times stored into the timer's memory are the following:

To recall the times from memory, all you need to do is press "TIME", then press your corresponding test's memory button. By pressing the test button repeatedly, you rotate through each time for your test.

Remember, you can also store special times into memory for easy recall.

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THE SILENT TIMER™ also comes with two fully programmable memory buttons: MEM1 and MEM2. For each button you can store a test time and number of questions combination. So, if you know your test will be 1 hour long and have 70 questions, you can easily program this custom information into the timer. The timer remembers this information, so next time you sit down to take your test, you can recall from memory without re-entering!

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Unlike some kitchen timers and other digital timers, THE SILENT TIMER™ can be set to count up or count down. Some students like to know how much time they have remaining, while others want to see how far they've gone. You can easily switch modes while time is running, depending on which view you want.

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One of the most unique features of THE SILENT TIMER™ is its ability to display the time per question. The timer takes the total time you have to take your test and divides it by the number of questions you have. It arrives at your "average time per question". This value tells you that if you spent that exact amount of time on EACH question, you will finish answering your questions on time. When working through your test, you press the red button on top of the timer, to tell the timer that you have moved on to the next question.

Its easier to explain with an example:

Let's say you have 35 minutes to answer 25 questions. You input these values into the timer, and it computes that, on average, you have 1:24 to answer each question. If you finish all 25 questions in 1:24 or less - you will finish the test on time. But what if you come across a really difficult questions? Harder questions might take longer than 1:24. Say that on the first question, you spend 3 minutes answering - a full 1:36 seconds longer than the allotted 1:24. After you press the red button, the timer now reads that you have 1:20 to answer each question. The extra 1:36 seconds is subtracted from the total time, and then divided among the remaining 24 questions.

This means that the longer you take on questions, you will lose time on the rest. It also works in the reverse. Going faster than the initial average time per question will increase the time you have on the remaining questions.The point of this feature is to give you an idea of how your time should be spent throughout your test.

Using this feature in practice will prepare you for the time pressures of test day.

Learn more about this on our detailed features page.

Check out our online demo to see how THE SILENT TIMER™ works for yourself!

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Auto Mode is an advanced mode that is related to the time per question. When Auto Mode is activated, the timer automatically advances to the next question, so you do not have to press the red button. This mode is really great for students who are generally very comfortable with their time, but still would like to know about where they should be in their test.

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Passage Mode is an advanced mode that allows you to track how much time you spend reading passages and how much time you spend answering questions. How it works is that you enter the total time you have to answer that particular section of the test. Then you input into THE SILENT TIMER™ how many reading passages you have, how much time you want to spend reading each passage, and how many questions you have to answer. The timer then calculates your time per question based on the amount of time you have remaining after reading the passages.

This mode is much better illustrated with an example:

Let's say you are taking a 45-minute test. You have four reading passages and a total of 28 questions to answer. You decide to spend 4 minutes and 30 seconds reading each passage. (How much time you want to spend reading depends on your personal preferences and what is recommended for your test.)

Spending 4:30 on each passage means you are spending 18 minutes out of your 45-minute test reading the passage. The remaining time (27 minutes) is divided among the 28 questions, yielding an average time of 58 seconds per question.

If you finish a reading passage one minute early, that extra minute is added to the original 27 minutes, and divided among any remaining questions. Same goes for the time saved when finishing a question early.

The idea is that as you answer your questions, your SILENT TIMER™ will continually update to tell you how much time you have to answer your questions. Taking too long in the beginning will decrease your per question time from 58 seconds. Finishing quickly adds more time.

Practice with this mode a few times, and you will get the hang of it. If you still have questions about this mode, please email us.

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One of the features of THE SILENT TIMER™ is the clock. The time is displayed in the 12-hour format with "AM" and "PM" icons shown accordingly. The timer can be left in Clock Mode (where you can see it constantly), and the clock can also be viewed while time is running with the single press of a button.

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