Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 78 · 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.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) leaving a stuck question (d) no eye on the clock
5. 5.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) rewriting the question (d) leaving a stuck question
6. 6.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) three diagrams (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
8. 8.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) keep going for ages (c) leave the exam (d) move on, return later
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) time per section (d) more time for more marks
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) time per section (c) one Q eats half the time (d) no eye on the clock
14. 14.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) rewriting the question (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
18. 18.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ 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?
20. 20.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
21. 21.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to leave early (c) to check answers (d) to start drawing
22. 22.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) long answers for 1 mark
23. 23.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
24. 24.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
25. 25.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) write one word (d) give it less time
26. 26.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check
27. 27.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
28. 28.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
29. 29.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) rewriting the question
35. 35.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ 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?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) time per section (c) rewriting the question (d) no time left to check
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q

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