Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 66 · 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 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) a short, exact answer (c) an essay (d) a full page
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) glancing at the clock
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a few minutes to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
6. 6.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) write one word (c) skip it (d) give it less time
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
8. 8.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
10. 10.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) no time left to check
12. 12.⏱️ 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?
13. 13.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks + minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) marks ÷ minutes
14. 14.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) one Q eats half the time (d) rewriting the question
17. 17.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
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 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?
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
21. 21.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) move on, return later (c) keep going for ages (d) start it again
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
23. 23.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
24. 24.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
25. 25.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a plan for long answers (c) starting with hardest Q (d) rewriting the question
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ 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?
30. 30.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
31. 31.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
32. 32.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
34. 34.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?

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