Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 61 · 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.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) give it less time (d) write one word
5. 5.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
7. 7.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
8. 8.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) no time left to check (d) time per section
9. 9.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks + minutes (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
10. 10.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) starting with hardest Q (c) time per section (d) a plan for long answers
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a plan for long answers (c) starting with hardest Q (d) rewriting the question
15. 15.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
18. 18.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
19. 19.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
20. 20.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
21. 21.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no time left to check (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no time left to check (c) time per section (d) starting with hardest Q
23. 23.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
24. 24.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) long answers for 1 mark
27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
29. 29.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a few minutes to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) long answers for 1 mark
30. 30.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
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.⏱️ 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?
33. 33.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) one Q eats half the time (c) glancing at the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
34. 34.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) three diagrams (c) an essay (d) a short, exact answer
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) time per section (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?

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