Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 14 · 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 have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) move on, return later (b) start it again (c) keep going for ages (d) leave the exam
2. 2.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
3. 3.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) a short, exact answer (d) three diagrams
4. 4.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
8. 8.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it less time (c) skip it (d) give it more time
9. 9.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a few minutes to check (d) glancing at the clock
10. 10.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
13. 13.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
14. 14.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) minutes ÷ marks (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) marks + minutes
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
19. 19.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
20. 20.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
21. 21.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
22. 22.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
23. 23.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
24. 24.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) time per section (d) long answers for 1 mark
26. 26.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) more time for more marks (d) glancing at the clock
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) leaving a stuck question (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
33. 33.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
34. 34.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) more time for more marks (d) no eye on the clock
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a plan for long answers (c) glancing at the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
40. 40.⏱️ 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?

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