Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 63 · 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 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
2. 2.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to start drawing (b) to leave early (c) to check answers (d) to chat
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
9. 9.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
10. 10.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) three diagrams (c) a full page (d) an essay
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
13. 13.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) no time left to check
14. 14.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
15. 15.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
16. 16.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) glancing at the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
20. 20.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) leaving a stuck question (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) leave the exam
25. 25.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) one Q eats half the time (d) no time left to check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) no eye on the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q
29. 29.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
32. 32.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks × minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) marks + minutes
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
34. 34.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a few minutes to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) write one word (c) give it less time (d) give it more time
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) a plan for long answers
39. 39.⏱️ 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?
40. 40.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no eye on the clock (d) time per section

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