Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 1 · 40 questions

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

1. 1.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
2. 2.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
3. 3.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 10 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) give it more time (c) skip it (d) write one word
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to start drawing (c) to chat (d) to leave early
8. 8.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
9. 9.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) a few minutes to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
12. 12.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) leaving a stuck question (d) rewriting the question
13. 13.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
15. 15.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
16. 16.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) one Q eats half the time (c) starting with hardest Q (d) no eye on the clock
17. 17.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
19. 19.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) starting with hardest Q (d) glancing at the clock
20. 20.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) no time left to check
21. 21.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
23. 23.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
24. 24.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) time per section (d) no eye on the clock
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) move on, return later (c) start it again (d) leave the exam
28. 28.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) leaving a stuck question (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
33. 33.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
34. 34.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
35. 35.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no time left to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
38. 38.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
39. 39.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?

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