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Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 29 · 40 questions
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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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
  2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
  3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
  4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
  5. 5.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) three diagrams (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
  6. 6.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
  7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
  8. 8.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
  9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
  10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
  11. 11.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) leaving a stuck question (d) glancing at the clock
  13. 13.⏱️ 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?
  14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
  15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
  16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
  17. 17.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
  18. 18.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
  19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
  20. 20.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
  21. 21.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
  22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
  23. 23.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) marks × minutes
  24. 24.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
  25. 25.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
  26. 26.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
  28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
  29. 29.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
  30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
  31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) leaving a stuck question (c) time per section (d) glancing at the clock
  33. 33.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
  34. 34.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
  35. 35.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
  36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
  37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
  38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) rewriting the question (d) glancing at the clock
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 6
  3. 3
  4. 3
  5. a short, exact answer
  6. a good timing habit
  7. 3
  8. 51
  9. 15
  10. 16
  11. 100
  12. one Q eats half the time
  13. 35
  14. more time for more marks
  15. a poor timing habit
  16. a poor timing habit
  17. 45
  18. 28
  19. 8
  20. 115
  21. 170
  22. 3
  23. minutes ÷ marks
  24. 45
  25. 9
  26. a good timing habit
  27. leaving a stuck question
  28. 95
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 57
  32. starting with hardest Q
  33. a good timing habit
  34. 14
  35. 2
  36. 2
  37. 6
  38. 10
  39. rewriting the question
  40. no eye on the clock

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