Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 92 · 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: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
3. 3.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
4. 4.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 5-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
5. 5.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a plan for long answers? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
6. 6.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) no time left to check (c) more time for more marks (d) glancing at the clock
8. 8.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: long answers for 1 mark? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
9. 9.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) keep going for ages (c) leave the exam (d) move on, return later
10. 10.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
11. 11.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) more time for more marks (d) starting with hardest Q
12. 12.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) no eye on the clock
14. 14.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
15. 15.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
16. 16.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) three diagrams (d) a short, exact answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a few minutes to check
18. 18.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) a plan for long answers
19. 19.⏱️ Minutes per mark = … (a) marks × minutes (b) marks ÷ minutes (c) marks + minutes (d) minutes ÷ marks
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 30 marks and you have 30 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
22. 22.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
23. 23.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 5-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) time per section (c) a plan for long answers (d) long answers for 1 mark
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
26. 26.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a plan for long answers (d) rewriting the question
28. 28.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) write one word (b) skip it (c) give it less time (d) give it more time
29. 29.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
30. 30.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) no time left to check (c) rewriting the question (d) more time for more marks
33. 33.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) leaving a stuck question
35. 35.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 75 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
36. 36.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
37. 37.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) no time left to check (c) a few minutes to check (d) glancing at the clock
38. 38.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?

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