Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 43 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no eye on the clock (c) no time left to check (d) time per section
2. 2.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) a plan for long answers
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) more time for more marks
9. 9.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
10. 10.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
12. 12.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to start drawing (c) to check answers (d) to chat
13. 13.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
14. 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) a few minutes to check (c) rewriting the question (d) leaving a stuck question
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
20. 20.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) starting with hardest Q (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
21. 21.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
22. 22.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
23. 23.⏱️ 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?
24. 24.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) three diagrams (d) a short, exact answer
25. 25.⏱️ 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?
26. 26.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) time per section (c) a plan for long answers (d) leaving a stuck question
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
31. 31.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
32. 32.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
33. 33.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) no eye on the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
34. 34.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
35. 35.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
39. 39.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) give it more time (c) skip it (d) write one word
40. 40.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?

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