Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 143 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) writing without reading (d) noting the marks
3. 3.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to skip the rest (b) to finish early (c) to bank sure marks (d) to look clever
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) circling key words (d) watching others write
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) planning time per part
8. 8.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or try the harder ones? (a) check your answers (b) try the harder ones
9. 9.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
13. 13.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer all six (b) skip the section (c) choose only four (d) answer two
14. 14.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
16. 16.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the instructions? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the instructions
19. 19.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or answer known ones first? (a) read the instructions (b) answer known ones first
20. 20.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or answer known ones first? (a) mark the easy questions (b) answer known ones first
21. 21.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
22. 22.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) reasons and how (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
23. 23.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or mark the easy questions? (a) check your answers (b) mark the easy questions
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or mark the easy questions? (a) read the whole paper (b) mark the easy questions
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) short points
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or try the harder ones? (a) answer known ones first (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) circling key words (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
28. 28.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) writing without reading
29. 29.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or answer known ones first? (a) check your answers (b) answer known ones first
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
31. 31.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or answer known ones first? (a) read the whole paper (b) answer known ones first
33. 33.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to look busy (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
36. 36.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
37. 37.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) starting with a sure one (d) writing without reading
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones

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