Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 34 · 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 90 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) leaving a stuck question (c) a plan for long answers (d) time per section
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
9. 9.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
10. 10.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) write one word (c) give it less time (d) give it more time
11. 11.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a few minutes to check (d) one Q eats half the time
14. 14.⏱️ 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?
15. 15.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
16. 16.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no eye on the clock (d) rewriting the question
17. 17.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) leaving a stuck question (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
18. 18.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
20. 20.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) marks + minutes
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
23. 23.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
24. 24.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) no eye on the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) time per section
26. 26.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
27. 27.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
28. 28.⏱️ 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?
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
31. 31.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) more time for more marks
32. 32.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
33. 33.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
34. 34.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) more time for more marks (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) leaving a stuck question (d) time per section
38. 38.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
39. 39.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) three diagrams (c) a short, exact answer (d) an essay
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?

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