Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 10 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) long answers for 1 mark
2. 2.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) more time for more marks (d) one Q eats half the time
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) more time for more marks
8. 8.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
9. 9.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks ÷ minutes
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
12. 12.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) time per section
14. 14.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) glancing at the clock (c) starting with hardest Q (d) one Q eats half the time
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) skip it (c) write one word (d) give it less time
22. 22.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) no time left to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) glancing at the clock
30. 30.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
34. 34.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) leave the exam
35. 35.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
36. 36.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
37. 37.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to leave early (c) to chat (d) to start drawing
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
40. 40.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?

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