Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 39 · 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 1-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
2. 2.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) a plan for long answers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
7. 7.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) write one word (c) give it more time (d) give it less time
8. 8.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
9. 9.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
10. 10.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) no time left to check (d) a plan for long answers
11. 11.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
12. 12.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a short, exact answer (d) a full page
13. 13.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) move on, return later (b) keep going for ages (c) start it again (d) leave the exam
14. 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) more time for more marks (c) time per section (d) rewriting the question
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no time left to check (d) more time for more marks
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
18. 18.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.⏱️ 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?
24. 24.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) leaving a stuck question (d) no eye on the clock
27. 27.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to leave early (c) to chat (d) to start drawing
28. 28.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
29. 29.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
31. 31.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
32. 32.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a few minutes to check
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) a few minutes to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a plan for long answers
36. 36.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
37. 37.⏱️ 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
39. 39.⏱️ 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?
40. 40.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?

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