Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 33 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) rewriting the question
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a plan for long answers (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
3. 3.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to start drawing (c) to chat (d) to leave early
4. 4.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks × minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks + minutes
7. 7.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) time per section (c) a few minutes to check (d) starting with hardest Q
8. 8.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
9. 9.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
10. 10.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
11. 11.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
12. 12.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) rewriting the question
14. 14.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
16. 16.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
17. 17.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) time per section (c) leaving a stuck question (d) more time for more marks
22. 22.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) no time left to check (d) rewriting the question
23. 23.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) starting with hardest Q
25. 25.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) a short, exact answer (c) three diagrams (d) an essay
26. 26.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
30. 30.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) more time for more marks (d) no time left to check
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
36. 36.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 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) one Q eats half the time (c) rewriting the question (d) glancing at the clock
40. 40.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?

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