Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 65 · 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) starting with hardest Q (b) no time left to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
3. 3.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
4. 4.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) more time for more marks (d) no time left to check
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
9. 9.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) more time for more marks (d) time per section
10. 10.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
11. 11.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) leaving a stuck question
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
13. 13.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) time per section (c) more time for more marks (d) one Q eats half the time
16. 16.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
17. 17.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) rewriting the question (d) time per section
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) a plan for long answers (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a plan for long answers (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
27. 27.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no eye on the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
29. 29.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
31. 31.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) move on, return later (b) leave the exam (c) keep going for ages (d) start it again
32. 32.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it less time (c) give it more time (d) skip it
33. 33.⏱️ 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?
34. 34.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) leaving a stuck question
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no eye on the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) starting with hardest Q
37. 37.⏱️ 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?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) more time for more marks (d) leaving a stuck question
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) a full page (c) an essay (d) a short, exact answer

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