Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 80 · 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 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
2. 2.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) three diagrams (d) a short, exact answer
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
6. 6.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
7. 7.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
8. 8.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
9. 9.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks + minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) marks × minutes
10. 10.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) a few minutes to check
12. 12.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no eye on the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) one Q eats half the time
14. 14.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
15. 15.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) a plan for long answers (d) no eye on the clock
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) no eye on the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
17. 17.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to leave early (c) to chat (d) to start drawing
18. 18.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 10 minutes to read the paper first and keep 5 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) glancing at the clock (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
20. 20.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) one Q eats half the time (d) starting with hardest Q
21. 21.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
22. 22.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
23. 23.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
24. 24.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
25. 25.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ 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?
29. 29.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
30. 30.⏱️ 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?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
33. 33.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) give it less time (c) skip it (d) write one word
34. 34.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
35. 35.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?

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