Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 68 · 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.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) write one word (c) give it less time (d) skip it
2. 2.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no eye on the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
6. 6.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) time per section
8. 8.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a few minutes to check
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
15. 15.⏱️ 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
16. 16.⏱️ 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?
17. 17.⏱️ 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?
18. 18.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) marks × minutes
19. 19.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) an essay (c) three diagrams (d) a short, exact answer
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a plan for long answers (c) one Q eats half the time (d) no eye on the clock
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
28. 28.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) starting with hardest Q (c) rewriting the question (d) time per section
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) starting with hardest Q (c) time per section (d) glancing at the clock
30. 30.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) leaving a stuck question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) long answers for 1 mark
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no eye on the clock (c) glancing at the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
32. 32.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
33. 33.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) glancing at the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) no eye on the clock
34. 34.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
38. 38.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?

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