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Time per question — Exam preparation tips

Marks tell you how much time a question deserves. Work out minutes per mark: writing time ÷ total marks (a 60-mark paper with 180 minutes gives 3 minutes a mark). Then time for a question = marks × minutes per mark. Take off a few minutes for reading the paper first and for checking at the end. When a question’s time is up, move on and come back later.

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Study tip

Minutes follow marks — “share your writing time by marks, and keep minutes to check”

  1. Minutes per mark = writing minutes ÷ total marks.
  2. Time for a question = marks × minutes per mark; for several questions, add the marks first.
  3. Writing time = exam minutes − reading minutes − checking minutes. Keep an eye on the clock and save a few minutes to check.

Use it for: Planning any timed paper, mock tests and practice papers at home.

Worked example: ⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 10-mark question need in all? → 30

  1. Total marks = 3 + 2 + 10 = 15.
  2. 15 × 2 = 30 minutes.

Check: Try it: before your next practice paper, write the minutes for each section beside it and check how close you were ✓

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