Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 45 · 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.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) minutes ÷ marks (c) marks + minutes (d) marks ÷ minutes
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) rewriting the question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
4. 4.⏱️ 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?
5. 5.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) three diagrams
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
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: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to chat
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no eye on the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
13. 13.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a plan for long answers
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) keep going for ages
17. 17.⏱️ 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?
18. 18.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) more time for more marks (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
27. 27.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check
28. 28.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) write one word (c) skip it (d) give it more time
31. 31.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) rewriting the question (d) glancing at the clock
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
34. 34.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) time per section
36. 36.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) a plan for long answers (c) glancing at the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
37. 37.⏱️ 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?
38. 38.⏱️ 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?
39. 39.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
40. 40.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) no time left to check (d) a plan for long answers

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