Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

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

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