Exam Preparation Worksheet: Time per Question

Exam preparation lesson 19: Time per question · Set 96 · 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: rewriting the question? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
2. 2.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
3. 3.⏱️ Why keep a few minutes at the end? (a) to start drawing (b) to check answers (c) to leave early (d) to chat
4. 4.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: no time left to check? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
5. 5.⏱️ You have spent your planned time on a question. What is best? (a) keep going for ages (b) start it again (c) leave the exam (d) move on, return later
6. 6.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: a few minutes to check? (a) a good timing habit (b) a poor timing habit
7. 7.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
8. 8.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
9. 9.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
10. 10.⏱️ 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?
11. 11.⏱️ An exam lasts 60 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?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) a plan for long answers (c) glancing at the clock (d) a few minutes to check
13. 13.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) leaving a stuck question (c) no time left to check (d) starting with hardest Q
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rewriting the question (b) starting with hardest Q (c) time per section (d) no time left to check
15. 15.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
16. 16.⏱️ At 3 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 2-mark, a 4-mark and a 10-mark question need in all?
17. 17.⏱️ A 1-mark question needs… (a) an essay (b) a full page (c) a short, exact answer (d) three diagrams
18. 18.⏱️ At 1 minute per mark, how many minutes do a 4-mark, a 3-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
19. 19.⏱️ You plan about 1 minute per mark. How many minutes should you give a 5-mark question?
20. 20.⏱️ 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?
21. 21.⏱️ More marks for a question usually means… (a) skip it (b) write one word (c) give it more time (d) give it less time
22. 22.⏱️ A paper has 20 marks and you have 60 minutes of writing time. How many minutes is that per mark?
23. 23.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: glancing at the clock? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) a plan for long answers (c) no eye on the clock (d) leaving a stuck question
25. 25.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 6-mark question?
26. 26.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give an 8-mark question?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time per section (b) rewriting the question (c) a few minutes to check (d) leaving a stuck question
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) glancing at the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) more time for more marks (d) time per section
29. 29.⏱️ 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?
30. 30.Which of these is a good exam timing habit? (a) no eye on the clock (b) starting with hardest Q (c) no time left to check (d) more time for more marks
31. 31.⏱️ You plan about 2 minutes per mark. How many minutes should you give a 1-mark question?
32. 32.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) a plan for long answers (b) a few minutes to check (c) leaving a stuck question (d) long answers for 1 mark
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long answers for 1 mark (b) rewriting the question (c) starting with hardest Q (d) more time for more marks
34. 34.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 1-mark, a 3-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
35. 35.Which of these is a poor exam timing habit? (a) rewriting the question (b) more time for more marks (c) leaving a stuck question (d) a few minutes to check
36. 36.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: time per section? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit
37. 37.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 5-mark, a 6-mark and a 7-mark question need in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving a stuck question (b) one Q eats half the time (c) no time left to check (d) rewriting the question
39. 39.⏱️ At 2 minutes per mark, how many minutes do a 3-mark, a 2-mark and a 6-mark question need in all?
40. 40.⏱️ Good or poor exam timing habit: leaving a stuck question? (a) a poor timing habit (b) a good timing habit

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