Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 88 · 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 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
2. 2.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no eye on the clock (d) time per section
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
5. 5.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to check answers (c) to leave early (d) to start drawing
6. 6.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a plan for long answers (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a few minutes to check
7. 7.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
8. 8.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
9. 9.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
10. 10.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) leaving a stuck question (c) glancing at the clock (d) no time left to check
12. 12.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
13. 13.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 4-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
14. 14.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) rewriting the question (c) more time for more marks (d) starting with hardest Q
15. 15.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
16. 16.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
17. 17.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
18. 18.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) no eye on the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
21. 21.⏱️ 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?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no eye on the clock (d) glancing at the clock
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
24. 24.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) a few minutes to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) no time left to check
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a few minutes to check (c) time per section (d) long answers for 1 mark
27. 27.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a short, exact answer (c) a full page (d) three diagrams
28. 28.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
29. 29.⏱️ 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?
30. 30.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it more time (b) skip it (c) give it less time (d) write one word
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) starting with hardest Q
32. 32.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 15 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 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) one Q eats half the time (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
35. 35.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) minutes ÷ marks (b) marks × minutes (c) marks ÷ minutes (d) marks + minutes
36. 36.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
37. 37.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 150 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plan for long answers (b) leaving a stuck question (c) one Q eats half the time (d) glancing at the clock

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