Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

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

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