Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 149 · 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.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
2. 2.📄 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
3. 3.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
5. 5.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer all six (d) answer two
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) panicking at a hard Q
10. 10.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) planning time per part (c) moving on when stuck (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
11. 11.📄 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
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) how they differ or match (d) short points
14. 14.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) stare at it for ages
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) planning time per part (c) ignoring instructions (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or read the whole paper? (a) try the harder ones (b) read the whole paper
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) planning time per part (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
19. 19.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) write more pages (b) answer what is asked (c) finish early (d) skip reading
20. 20.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Distinguish between weather and climate.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) reading every question (d) panicking at a hard Q
32. 32.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” (a) short points (b) reasons and how (c) the exact meaning (d) how they differ or match
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) reading every question (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) answering extra parts
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or read the whole paper? (a) read the instructions (b) read the whole paper
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or check your answers? (a) try the harder ones (b) check your answers
36. 36.True or false: “Distinguish between weather and climate.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or check your answers? (a) read the whole paper (b) check your answers
40. 40.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start

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