Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 62 · 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 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
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) rewriting the question (b) time per section (c) a plan for long answers (d) leaving a stuck question
7. 7.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) a plan for long answers
8. 8.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
10. 10.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
11. 11.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) more time for more marks (d) no eye on the clock
13. 13.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) marks × minutes
14. 14.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) starting with hardest Q (c) glancing at the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
17. 17.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) time per section (d) starting with hardest Q
18. 18.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
23. 23.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
24. 24.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
25. 25.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) time per section (c) leaving a stuck question (d) more time for more marks
26. 26.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
27. 27.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
28. 28.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) more time for more marks
29. 29.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) long answers for 1 mark
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
33. 33.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) start it again (c) keep going for ages (d) move on, return later
34. 34.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
35. 35.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
36. 36.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) time per section
38. 38.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) leaving a stuck question (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
40. 40.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) a plan for long answers

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