Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 41 · 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 2-mark question?
2. 2.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) a plan for long answers
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
6. 6.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
7. 7.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) time per section (d) starting with hardest Q
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ 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?
12. 12.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) a short, exact answer (c) three diagrams (d) an essay
13. 13.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it less time (c) write one word (d) give it more time
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) leaving a stuck question
17. 17.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
18. 18.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
19. 19.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) more time for more marks
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a few minutes to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a plan for long answers
25. 25.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to chat (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
26. 26.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) long answers for 1 mark
29. 29.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
32. 32.⏱️ 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?
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
34. 34.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
35. 35.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) long answers for 1 mark
38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
40. 40.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit

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