Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 83 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) one Q eats half the time
2. 2.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
3. 3.⏱️ 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?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) time per section (c) glancing at the clock (d) a few minutes to check
5. 5.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 10 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
6. 6.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 5 minutes to read the paper first and keep 15 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
8. 8.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
9. 9.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) write one word (c) give it less time (d) skip it
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
11. 11.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
13. 13.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
14. 14.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to leave early (b) to check answers (c) to start drawing (d) to chat
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) time per section (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a few minutes to check
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) a plan for long answers
18. 18.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
19. 19.⏱️ 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?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
21. 21.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) three diagrams (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
23. 23.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
24. 24.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
25. 25.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) a plan for long answers (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
27. 27.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
28. 28.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ 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?
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a few minutes to check (c) glancing at the clock (d) more time for more marks
33. 33.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
35. 35.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
36. 36.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
39. 39.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) marks + minutes
40. 40.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?

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