Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

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

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