Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 154 · 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.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
2. 2.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) noting the marks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) starting with a sure one (c) answering extra parts (d) circling key words
4. 4.📄 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
5. 5.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) writing without reading
6. 6.📄 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
7. 7.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
8. 8.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “What is meant by a democracy?” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) answering extra parts (c) starting with a sure one (d) ignoring instructions
10. 10.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
12. 12.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
13. 13.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) give up the paper (b) stare at it for ages (c) leave the hall (d) move on, come back
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
16. 16.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to finish faster (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to copy answers
17. 17.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) planning time per part (d) watching others write
19. 19.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) starting with a sure one (c) writing without reading (d) reading every question
20. 20.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) skip the section (b) choose only four (c) answer two (d) answer all six
22. 22.📄 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or check your answers? (a) read the instructions (b) check your answers
25. 25.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) reasons and how (d) the exact meaning
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
27. 27.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) short points (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
28. 28.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) reading every question
30. 30.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to skip the rest (c) to finish early (d) to look clever
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) watching others write (c) noting the marks (d) writing without reading
32. 32.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
33. 33.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
34. 34.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) noting the marks (d) reading every question
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: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) finish early (b) answer what is asked (c) write more pages (d) skip reading
38. 38.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📄 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
40. 40.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) ignoring instructions (c) reading every question (d) moving on when stuck

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