Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 55 · 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.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
2. 2.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) time per section (d) a few minutes to check
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a few minutes to check (d) one Q eats half the time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) a few minutes to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) leaving a stuck question
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) no eye on the clock
13. 13.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) more time for more marks (c) a few minutes to check (d) glancing at the clock
15. 15.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
16. 16.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) leave the exam (c) start it again (d) move on, return later
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
19. 19.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
20. 20.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
21. 21.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) starting with hardest Q (d) leaving a stuck question
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
25. 25.⏱️ 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?
26. 26.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
27. 27.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
28. 28.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
29. 29.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
30. 30.⏱️ 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?
31. 31.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ 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?
34. 34.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
38. 38.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to check answers (c) to chat (d) to start drawing
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?

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