Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 81 · 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: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
2. 2.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to start drawing (b) to chat (c) to check answers (d) to leave early
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) time per section
4. 4.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no eye on the clock (c) more time for more marks (d) long answers for 1 mark
6. 6.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no time left to check (d) leaving a stuck question
8. 8.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) time per section (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
9. 9.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) more time for more marks (c) time per section (d) long answers for 1 mark
11. 11.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) one Q eats half the time
12. 12.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) one Q eats half the time (c) leaving a stuck question (d) no eye on the clock
13. 13.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
14. 14.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it more time (c) give it less time (d) write one word
18. 18.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) rewriting the question (d) long answers for 1 mark
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
25. 25.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 4-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) no eye on the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) glancing at the clock
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) no eye on the clock (d) time per section
29. 29.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
30. 30.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
31. 31.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) move on, return later (c) leave the exam (d) start it again
32. 32.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
33. 33.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 3-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
34. 34.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks × minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) marks + minutes
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) starting with hardest Q (c) rewriting the question (d) long answers for 1 mark
37. 37.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) a few minutes to check (c) rewriting the question (d) one Q eats half the time
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?

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