Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 162 · 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? “Define photosynthesis.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
2. 2.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
3. 3.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) moving on when stuck (c) circling key words (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to bank sure marks (b) to finish early (c) to look clever (d) to skip the rest
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) circling key words (c) ignoring instructions (d) watching others write
6. 6.📄 Circling key words in a question helps you… (a) skip reading (b) finish early (c) write more pages (d) answer what is asked
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.📄 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
9. 9.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) leave the hall (b) stare at it for ages (c) move on, come back (d) give up the paper
11. 11.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) noting the marks (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
12. 12.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) planning time per part (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
13. 13.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching others write (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) moving on when stuck
15. 15.True or false: “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) reading every question (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) noting the marks (c) starting with a sure one (d) moving on when stuck
18. 18.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) writing without reading (d) planning time per part
19. 19.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) answer two (b) choose only four (c) skip the section (d) answer all six
21. 21.📄 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) answering extra parts (c) watching others write (d) panicking at a hard Q
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) noting the marks
24. 24.True or false: “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📄 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
26. 26.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) starting with a sure one
28. 28.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📄 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
30. 30.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
31. 31.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
32. 32.True or false: “State two features of a desert.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) reading every question (b) watching others write (c) planning time per part (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
35. 35.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
36. 36.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) circling key words
37. 37.📄 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
38. 38.📄 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
39. 39.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: ignoring instructions? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
40. 40.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for short points. (a) True (b) False

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