Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 77 · 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: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
2. 2.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) a short, exact answer (c) an essay (d) three diagrams
3. 3.⏱️ 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?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) no eye on the clock (c) one Q eats half the time (d) starting with hardest Q
5. 5.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
6. 6.⏱️ 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?
7. 7.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
10. 10.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
11. 11.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) leave the exam (c) keep going for ages (d) move on, return later
12. 12.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) a plan for long answers (c) no eye on the clock (d) no time left to check
14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
15. 15.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
18. 18.⏱️ 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?
19. 19.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks + minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) marks ÷ minutes
20. 20.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
21. 21.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) write one word (c) give it more time (d) give it less time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) no time left to check (d) glancing at the clock
23. 23.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to check answers (c) to leave early (d) to start drawing
24. 24.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
25. 25.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
27. 27.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
33. 33.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) time per section (c) no eye on the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
37. 37.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
38. 38.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) one Q eats half the time
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section

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