Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 49 · 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.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a short, exact answer (d) a full page
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
3. 3.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) one Q eats half the time (d) no time left to check
7. 7.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) no eye on the clock (d) a plan for long answers
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
13. 13.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ 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?
16. 16.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a few minutes to check (d) starting with hardest Q
17. 17.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) a few minutes to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to check answers (c) to chat (d) to start drawing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
26. 26.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) write one word (c) give it more time (d) skip it
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
29. 29.⏱️ 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?
30. 30.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ 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?
32. 32.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
33. 33.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
34. 34.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
35. 35.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
36. 36.⏱️ 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?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
40. 40.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit

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