Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

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

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