Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 58 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) rewriting the question (c) glancing at the clock (d) more time for more marks
2. 2.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
3. 3.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
4. 4.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) keep going for ages (c) move on, return later (d) start it again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) no time left to check (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) starting with hardest Q
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) leaving a stuck question (d) time per section
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
9. 9.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
10. 10.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
11. 11.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
12. 12.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks × minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks + minutes
13. 13.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
14. 14.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) leaving a stuck question (d) glancing at the clock
15. 15.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) give it less time (d) write one word
18. 18.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ 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?
20. 20.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) time per section (c) one Q eats half the time (d) long answers for 1 mark
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) a plan for long answers (c) no time left to check (d) a few minutes to check
24. 24.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) starting with hardest Q
25. 25.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no eye on the clock (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
26. 26.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) leaving a stuck question
27. 27.⏱️ 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?
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ 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?
30. 30.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
32. 32.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
33. 33.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?

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