Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 75 · 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) leaving a stuck question (b) no eye on the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
2. 2.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks + minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) marks ÷ minutes
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) time per section (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
9. 9.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) leave the exam (c) start it again (d) move on, return later
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
13. 13.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
14. 14.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
15. 15.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no time left to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) time per section
18. 18.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) a plan for long answers (d) no eye on the clock
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
23. 23.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it more time (c) give it less time (d) skip it
24. 24.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) rewriting the question (d) no time left to check
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
32. 32.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) glancing at the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) a plan for long answers
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) a few minutes to check (d) time per section
39. 39.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?

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