Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 36 · 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.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
4. 4.⏱️ 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?
5. 5.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.⏱️ 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?
8. 8.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
10. 10.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
11. 11.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) time per section
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) glancing at the clock
14. 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) more time for more marks (d) long answers for 1 mark
15. 15.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no time left to check (c) a few minutes to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
16. 16.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) more time for more marks
17. 17.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
18. 18.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
20. 20.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
21. 21.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to leave early (c) to check answers (d) to start drawing
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
23. 23.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) leaving a stuck question
24. 24.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) rewriting the question (d) a plan for long answers
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
30. 30.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) give it less time (d) write one word
32. 32.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
33. 33.⏱️ 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q
35. 35.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) time per section (d) starting with hardest Q
37. 37.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks + minutes (b) marks × minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks ÷ minutes
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
40. 40.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) starting with hardest Q (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock

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