Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 94 · 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 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few minutes to check (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 10-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
5. 5.⏱️ 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?
6. 6.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 180 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?
8. 8.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) leave the exam (b) keep going for ages (c) move on, return later (d) start it again
9. 9.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to start drawing (b) to leave early (c) to check answers (d) to chat
10. 10.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) a plan for long answers (d) no eye on the clock
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) a plan for long answers (c) a few minutes to check (d) leaving a stuck question
13. 13.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) glancing at the clock (c) time per section (d) leaving a stuck question
15. 15.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
16. 16.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
17. 17.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no eye on the clock (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) a few minutes to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) long answers for 1 mark
21. 21.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 20 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
22. 22.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
23. 23.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) skip it (c) give it more time (d) write one word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) glancing at the clock (c) a plan for long answers (d) time per section
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
26. 26.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
27. 27.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 minutes. You use 15 minutes to read the paper first and keep 20 minutes to check at the end. How many minutes are left for writing?
28. 28.⏱️ 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
30. 30.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) three diagrams (b) an essay (c) a full page (d) a short, exact answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no eye on the clock (b) rewriting the question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) a plan for long answers
32. 32.⏱️ A paper has 25 marks and you have 25 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
33. 33.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) rewriting the question (c) a few minutes to check (d) leaving a stuck question
34. 34.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
35. 35.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
36. 36.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) time per section (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) no time left to check
37. 37.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
38. 38.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
39. 39.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) one Q eats half the time (c) leaving a stuck question (d) starting with hardest Q
40. 40.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?

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