Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 42 · 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.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it less time (c) skip it (d) give it more time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) a few minutes to check (c) more time for more marks (d) rewriting the question
3. 3.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ 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?
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) a plan for long answers
8. 8.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) keep going for ages (c) move on, return later (d) leave the exam
9. 9.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks × minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
13. 13.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
17. 17.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) no time left to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) no eye on the clock
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
21. 21.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) long answers for 1 mark
27. 27.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.⏱️ 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?
33. 33.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
34. 34.⏱️ 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?
35. 35.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
37. 37.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
40. 40.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q

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