Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 76 · 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.⏱️ 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?
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) leaving a stuck question (c) no eye on the clock (d) no time left to check
4. 4.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
5. 5.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
6. 6.⏱️ 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?
7. 7.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) rewriting the question (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
9. 9.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) more time for more marks (c) starting with hardest Q (d) time per section
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) leaving a stuck question (c) more time for more marks (d) a plan for long answers
14. 14.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) give it less time (c) give it more time (d) skip it
15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
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.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
18. 18.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) a plan for long answers (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) glancing at the clock
21. 21.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
22. 22.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
23. 23.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
26. 26.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
30. 30.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
31. 31.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
32. 32.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
33. 33.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) an essay (c) a short, exact answer (d) three diagrams
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) starting with hardest Q
35. 35.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) start it again (c) move on, return later (d) keep going for ages
37. 37.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
38. 38.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?

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