Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 91 · 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: starting with hardest Q? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) a few minutes to check (c) time per section (d) no eye on the clock
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks + minutes (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) minutes ÷ marks (d) marks × minutes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) starting with hardest Q (c) a plan for long answers (d) leaving a stuck question
6. 6.⏱️ 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?
7. 7.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
8. 8.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to start drawing (c) to leave early (d) to check answers
9. 9.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) give it less time (c) give it more time (d) write one word
10. 10.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) move on, return later (c) leave the exam (d) keep going for ages
11. 11.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
12. 12.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) one Q eats half the time
14. 14.⏱️ A paper has 40 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
15. 15.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a short, exact answer (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) three diagrams
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 120 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) starting with hardest Q (c) rewriting the question (d) glancing at the clock
18. 18.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) more time for more marks (c) no time left to check (d) long answers for 1 mark
19. 19.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
20. 20.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 5-mark and a 9-mark question need in all?
21. 21.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
22. 22.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no time left to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a few minutes to check
23. 23.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
24. 24.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
26. 26.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) one Q eats half the time (c) leaving a stuck question (d) rewriting the question
27. 27.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
28. 28.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) leaving a stuck question (c) rewriting the question (d) a plan for long answers
30. 30.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
31. 31.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more time for more marks (b) glancing at the clock (c) a few minutes to check (d) no eye on the clock
33. 33.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 100 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
34. 34.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
35. 35.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 2-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
36. 36.⏱️ 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?
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 160 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 90 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
40. 40.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) rewriting the question (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check

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