Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 18 · 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 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
3. 3.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
4. 4.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
5. 5.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a plan for long answers
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
13. 13.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
15. 15.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) time per section (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
18. 18.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a few minutes to check (d) time per section
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) a few minutes to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) more time for more marks
24. 24.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
25. 25.⏱️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) no eye on the clock (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) glancing at the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) no time left to check
28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
29. 29.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) write one word (d) give it less time
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
31. 31.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
34. 34.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
35. 35.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks × minutes
36. 36.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?

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