Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 47 · 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 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
5. 5.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) a full page (c) three diagrams (d) an essay
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q
9. 9.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
10. 10.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a plan for long answers
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
13. 13.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
15. 15.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to chat
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
19. 19.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
20. 20.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) leave the exam (c) move on, return later (d) start it again
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
23. 23.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) more time for more marks (d) one Q eats half the time
25. 25.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) give it more time (c) skip it (d) write one word
26. 26.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) more time for more marks
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) no eye on the clock (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
30. 30.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a plan for long answers (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
31. 31.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
32. 32.⏱️ 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?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) time per section (c) no time left to check (d) more time for more marks
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) rewriting the question (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check
35. 35.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks × minutes
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
37. 37.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
38. 38.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) rewriting the question
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) glancing at the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a plan for long answers

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