Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 69 · 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.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) one Q eats half the time (d) leaving a stuck question
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) skip it (c) give it more time (d) give it less time
5. 5.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
6. 6.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
7. 7.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) move on, return later (c) start it again (d) keep going for ages
8. 8.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) leaving a stuck question (d) long answers for 1 mark
15. 15.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) no eye on the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) time per section
18. 18.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) more time for more marks (c) leaving a stuck question (d) no time left to check
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
24. 24.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
25. 25.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) an essay (c) three diagrams (d) a full page
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks × minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
31. 31.⏱️ 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?
32. 32.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a few minutes to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) long answers for 1 mark
34. 34.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
35. 35.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ 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?
38. 38.⏱️ 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?
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
40. 40.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) a few minutes to check (d) starting with hardest Q

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