Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 23 · 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 150 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) one Q eats half the time
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) time per section
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) glancing at the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
8. 8.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) rewriting the question (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
12. 12.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) rewriting the question (c) time per section (d) no eye on the clock
13. 13.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) three diagrams (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) one Q eats half the time
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) no time left to check (d) time per section
21. 21.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
22. 22.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) more time for more marks
23. 23.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) start it again (c) leave the exam (d) move on, return later
24. 24.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
25. 25.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to chat (c) to start drawing (d) to check answers
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) a few minutes to check (c) rewriting the question (d) long answers for 1 mark
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) glancing at the clock (c) no time left to check (d) a few minutes to check
37. 37.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
38. 38.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?

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