Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

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

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