Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 53 · 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 paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
3. 3.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) starting with hardest Q
4. 4.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) write one word (c) give it less time (d) skip it
5. 5.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
6. 6.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a plan for long answers (c) a few minutes to check (d) glancing at the clock
7. 7.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) a short, exact answer (c) an essay (d) three diagrams
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) more time for more marks (c) time per section (d) no time left to check
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a plan for long answers (d) more time for more marks
10. 10.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to chat (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
11. 11.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
12. 12.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) leaving a stuck question (c) a few minutes to check (d) a plan for long answers
13. 13.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
14. 14.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) start it again (c) leave the exam (d) move on, return later
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ 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?
17. 17.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) a few minutes to check (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
23. 23.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
24. 24.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) rewriting the question (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check
25. 25.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
26. 26.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
27. 27.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) leaving a stuck question (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) leaving a stuck question (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no eye on the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
32. 32.⏱️ 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?
33. 33.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) minutes ÷ marks (c) marks × minutes (d) marks + minutes
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) a few minutes to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) no eye on the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
37. 37.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
38. 38.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
39. 39.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a few minutes to check (c) rewriting the question (d) no eye on the clock
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?

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