Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 87 · 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 1-mark question?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) leaving a stuck question (c) rewriting the question (d) a few minutes to check
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) more time for more marks (c) glancing at the clock (d) long answers for 1 mark
4. 4.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) more time for more marks (c) one Q eats half the time (d) starting with hardest Q
5. 5.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
6. 6.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a plan for long answers (c) time per section (d) starting with hardest Q
7. 7.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) a plan for long answers (d) starting with hardest Q
10. 10.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
11. 11.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
12. 12.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
13. 13.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) leaving a stuck question (c) no eye on the clock (d) one Q eats half the time
15. 15.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
16. 16.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) time per section
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no eye on the clock (c) glancing at the clock (d) time per section
18. 18.⏱️ 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?
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) skip it (c) write one word (d) give it more time
21. 21.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) glancing at the clock (d) no eye on the clock
23. 23.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
24. 24.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) no eye on the clock (d) time per section
27. 27.⏱️ 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?
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
31. 31.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
32. 32.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
33. 33.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
34. 34.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) move on, return later (c) start it again (d) keep going for ages
35. 35.⏱️ 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?
36. 36.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) time per section (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) no time left to check
37. 37.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
38. 38.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
39. 39.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) glancing at the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) leaving a stuck question
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?

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