Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 95 · 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: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
2. 2.⏱️ An exam lasts 90 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?
3. 3.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
4. 4.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
5. 5.⏱️ A paper has 50 marks and you have 50 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
6. 6.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) give it less time (b) write one word (c) skip it (d) give it more time
7. 7.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 4-mark question?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time left to check (b) rewriting the question (c) long answers for 1 mark (d) more time for more marks
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) no time left to check (c) no eye on the clock (d) a few minutes to check
10. 10.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) a full page (b) three diagrams (c) an essay (d) a short, exact answer
11. 11.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
12. 12.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) glancing at the clock (c) no eye on the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
13. 13.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) start it again (b) keep going for ages (c) move on, return later (d) leave the exam
14. 14.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
15. 15.⏱️ An exam lasts 120 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?
16. 16.⏱️ A paper has 80 marks and you have 80 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
17. 17.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to chat (b) to start drawing (c) to leave early (d) to check answers
18. 18.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) glancing at the clock (b) a few minutes to check (c) one Q eats half the time (d) a plan for long answers
19. 19.⏱️ A paper has 60 marks and you have 180 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
20. 20.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 40 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
21. 21.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and an 8-mark question need in all?
22. 22.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: one Q eats half the time? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
23. 23.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
24. 24.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) more time for more marks (c) no eye on the clock (d) starting with hardest Q
25. 25.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) more time for more marks (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) a plan for long answers (d) time per section
26. 26.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no eye on the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) starting with hardest Q (b) no eye on the clock (c) leaving a stuck question (d) rewriting the question
28. 28.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 2-mark question?
29. 29.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 5-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
30. 30.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
31. 31.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 6-mark and a 5-mark question need in all?
32. 32.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: rewriting the question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
33. 33.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 4-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
34. 34.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) one Q eats half the time (b) starting with hardest Q (c) rewriting the question (d) time per section
35. 35.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) long answers for 1 mark (c) starting with hardest Q (d) no eye on the clock
37. 37.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
38. 38.⏱️ 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?
39. 39.⏱️ You plan about 3 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 3-mark question?
40. 40.⏱️ An exam lasts 150 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?

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