Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 67 · 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) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) more time for more marks
2. 2.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to start drawing (b) to check answers (c) to leave early (d) to chat
3. 3.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) a few minutes to check (d) one Q eats half the time
4. 4.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) time per section (c) more time for more marks (d) long answers for 1 mark
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
9. 9.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) rewriting the question (c) more time for more marks (d) no time left to check
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) a plan for long answers (d) no eye on the clock
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
13. 13.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
14. 14.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) a full page (c) three diagrams (d) an essay
15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
16. 16.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
17. 17.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
18. 18.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
19. 19.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) keep going for ages (c) start it again (d) move on, return later
20. 20.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) leaving a stuck question (d) starting with hardest Q
21. 21.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) no time left to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) long answers for 1 mark
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) rewriting the question (d) leaving a stuck question
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
30. 30.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
32. 32.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) time per section (d) one Q eats half the time
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) rewriting the question (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a few minutes to check
35. 35.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
37. 37.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) no time left to check (d) more time for more marks
38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
39. 39.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?

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