Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 24 · 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 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
2. 2.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
3. 3.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) starting with hardest Q
4. 4.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) glancing at the clock (d) a plan for long answers
5. 5.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) a short, exact answer (d) three diagrams
6. 6.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) minutes ÷ marks (c) marks × minutes (d) marks + minutes
7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
10. 10.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
11. 11.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
12. 12.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) time per section
14. 14.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) no time left to check (d) a few minutes to check
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
21. 21.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) no time left to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
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.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) more time for more marks
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) more time for more marks (d) long answers for 1 mark
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
30. 30.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) more time for more marks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) leaving a stuck question
32. 32.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) one Q eats half the time (d) rewriting the question
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
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 of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) one Q eats half the time (d) starting with hardest Q
36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
37. 37.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) keep going for ages
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) one Q eats half the time
40. 40.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?

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