Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 86 · 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.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
3. 3.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
4. 4.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.🔍 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) no time left to check
7. 7.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to check answers (b) to chat (c) to start drawing (d) to leave early
8. 8.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
9. 9.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) starting with hardest Q (c) more time for more marks (d) glancing at the clock
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks ÷ minutes (b) marks + minutes (c) marks × minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a few minutes to check
14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no time left to check (b) rewriting the question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) time per section
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ 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?
17. 17.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
18. 18.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 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.⏱️ 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?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: more time for more marks? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a few minutes to check
25. 25.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
26. 26.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
27. 27.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a few minutes to check
29. 29.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
33. 33.⏱️ 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?
34. 34.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a few minutes to check (d) leaving a stuck question
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
37. 37.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) no time left to check (d) one Q eats half the time
39. 39.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) write one word (c) skip it (d) give it more time
40. 40.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?

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