Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 11 · 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.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
5. 5.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) more time for more marks (c) time per section (d) rewriting the question
8. 8.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) time per section (c) no eye on the clock (d) no time left to check
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 10 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
13. 13.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
14. 14.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
23. 23.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
24. 24.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a short, exact answer (c) three diagrams (d) a full page
25. 25.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
26. 26.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) keep going for ages
27. 27.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) write one word (c) give it more time (d) skip it
28. 28.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) glancing at the clock (c) more time for more marks (d) a few minutes to check
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
32. 32.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
33. 33.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
34. 34.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
35. 35.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 10 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
38. 38.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) rewriting the question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) no time left to check
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?

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